T20IWC : India outplayed Afghanistan by 47 runs , Surya shines bright

 


India moves one step closure to the semi final with a big win over Afghanisan . Batting first  india overcame a shaky start to get 180 but Afghanistan kept losing  wickets and finally   ended at 



India started poorly with Rohit (8) getting out early , Pant came out and batted with enterprise but was lbw against the run of play on 20 off 11 balls. 


Kohli struggled to time his shots on this sluggish pitch . He did hit a 6 but soon was out for 24 caught at long off of Rashid .


Finally it fell upon Surya Kumar Yadav to provide the impetus and he played an outrageous innings full of stunning  strikes.  Surya was finally   caught off a skier for 53 off 28 balls. 


Dube (10) was out cheaply again but Hardik Pandya (32) batted superbly to add vital quick runs as India reached 181 in 20 overs . For Afghanistan  Farooqui and Rashid took 3 wickets each .



In reply Afghanistan after a quick start in the first over by Gurbaz  , started losing wickets at regular intervals . No Afghan batter could stand strong against a lethal Indian bowling attack . Bumrah caused the early damage in his brilliant spell of 3/7. 3 wickets for Arshadeep too while the spinners ripped through the middle order . Omerzai top scored with 26 for Afghanistan in a mediocre batting prformance . India won by 47 runs in a clinical performance and Surya Kumar Yadav was the player of the match for his exceptional batting on a tough pitch

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