India impress in Super 8s victory over Afghanistan

T20 World Cup, Super 8s, Barbados

India 181-8 (20 overs): Suryakumar 53 (28); Rashid 3-26, Farooqi 3-33

Afghanistan 134 each retired (20 overs): Bumrah 3-7, Arshdeep 3-36

India won by 47 runs

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India underlined their title credentials pinch a broad 47-run triumph complete Afghanistan successful nan T20 World Cup Super 8s successful Barbados.

Suryakumar Yadav struck a sublime 53 disconnected 28 balls to lead India to an imposing 181-8 contempt their acclaimed apical bid failing to fire.

Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan and tourney starring wicket-taker Fazalhaq Farooqi impressed, claiming 3 wickets each, but a loose extremity to nan innings near their batters small room for correction successful nan chase.

They slipped to 23-3 early connected successful their reply, pinch India's ultimate accelerated bowler Jasprit Bumrah removing some openers connected his measurement to figures of 3-7.

India kept nan unit connected to guarantee Afghanistan fell acold down nan required rate, earlier they were dismissed for 134 disconnected nan last ball, pinch Arshdeep Singh taking 3-36.

The different 2 sides successful Group One, Australia and Bangladesh, play successful Antigua later connected Thursday nighttime (01:30 BST).

Suryakumar was astatine his captivating best, mixing powering pinch finesse arsenic he threatened nan bound each information nan ground.

A fierce expanse for six disconnected Rashid was followed by 2 mighty maximums down nan crushed disconnected Azmatullah and Farooqi - SKY some times delightfully holding nan airs successful his travel through.

He reached his 50 disconnected 27 balls earlier falling adjacent transportation arsenic he miscued Farooqi to Mohammad Nabi astatine long-off.

Hardik Pandya provided invited support, hitting 2 large sixes successful his 32 disconnected 24, while Axar Patel added a canny 12 disconnected six precocious connected to put India connected top.

Those were important contributions aft Afghanistan started good to region India's apical 3 comparatively cheaply.

Farooqi duped India skipper Rohit Sharma pinch a slower shot to person him caught for eight, Rashid trapped Rishabh Pant for 20 and past removed Kohli for 24 erstwhile he picked retired long-off.

Kohli's shape will beryllium nan main area of interest for India. He scored only 5 runs successful 3 matches during nan group shape and, 1 sublime six aside, again struggled for timing.

Regardless, this is nan blueprint that makes India specified a vulnerable broadside arsenic they activity a first T20 world title since nan inaugural tourney successful 2007 - group a large full and fto their fantabulous bowling onslaught wreak havoc.

Bumrah foxed Rahmanullah Gurbaz pinch a cutter arsenic he edged down and drew chap opener Hazratullah Zazai into a starring separator to gully, either broadside of Ibrahim Zadran slapping Axar consecutive to cover.

Afghanistan are often reliant connected their apical bid and, erstwhile they were dismissed early, India's squeezed nan remainder to guarantee they fell good short of their target.

India adjacent look Bangladesh successful Antigua connected Saturday (15:30 BST), while Afghanistan play Australia successful St Vincent that nighttime (01:30 BST).