AFG vs IND T20WC 2024: Afghanistan and India will lock horns at Kensington Oval in Barbados in Super 8s match 3. Afghanistan vs India match 43 is scheduled for Thursday 20 June starting at 8:00 pm.
Rashid Khan and his squad became the most touted cricket team during their 3 out of 3 glorious performances in the group stage matches. However, the team lost their last group stage match against West Indies and failed to blemish-free entry into Super 8. Led by Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan team is a perfect mix of young and experienced talents like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zdran, and Noor Ahmad. Ahead of the Super 8 match, 3 Afghan players will face Indian cricketers.
Led by Rohit Sharma who was also a torchbearer in the last year ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Unlike other T20 squads, Team India has many more veteran and experienced players in the team. Team India secured their place into Super 8s as an unbeaten champion winning all three games. To climb the ladder of the ICC T20 World Cup two Asian countries India and Afghanistan will fight in Barbados.
We Fantasy Khiladi brings the top 3 key player battles for the upcoming AFG vs IND, to watch out for in today’s game.
Afghanistan vs India T20 World Cup Head to Head Records
Afghanistan and India have played only 8 games together in the overall T20 Cricket game history. Out of 8 games, India came out victorious in all 7 games except one went without any result.
Let’s look at the top 3 Key Players’ battles for the AFG vs IND ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Top 3 Key Player Battle Between AFG vs IND Match of T20 World Cup 2024
1. Rishabh Pant vs Fazalhaq Farooqi
Rishabh Pant is one of the top run scorers in the T20 World Cup 2024 list. So far, Rishabh Pant has bagged 96 runs with an average rate of 48.00 in three group-stage matches. Rishabh Pant hasn’t disappointed as a middle batter it would be interesting to watch out for his battle against Fazalhaq Farooqi. Farooqi came out as the top wicket-taker with 12 most wickets in the 4 T20 Group stage matches. Despite not taking any wickets in the AFG vs WI, Farooqi is still topping the charts.
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Arshdeep Singh
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been exceptional in the T20 World Cup 2024. Currently with 167 runs from 4 T20 matches, Gurbaz is the top run scorer in the ongoing ICC event. Ahead of the Super 8, Rahmanullah Gurbaz will face medium pacer Arshdeep Singh in the upcoming T20 World Cup match 43. Arshdeep Singh is a left-armed pacer who registered his career-best bowling figure of 4/9 against the host United States. With 9 scalps from 3 games, Arshdeep Singh became one of the top wicket-takers in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup.
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3. Ibrahim Zadran Vs Hardik Pandya
Ibrahim Zadran is second second-highest most-run scorer for Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. Zadran has amassed 152 runs including 70 highest score in 4 T20 games. Ahead of the IND vs AFG battle, dashing Zadran will face the stylish Hardik Pandya in the upcoming Super 8 match. Hardik Pandya has been surprising the cricket world while overcoming his IPL failure and personal combat. In three games, Pandya has scalped a total of 7 wickets including his best 3-wicket haul for 27 runs.
So these are our top 3 Afghanistan vs India key player battles for the ongoing ICC Men’s t20 World Cup.