The Super 8 matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 are being played. Team India will play the second match of Super 8 against Afghanistan. The match between India and Afghanistan will be played on June 20 at Kensington Oval, Barbados at 8 pm. In this match, Rashid Khan’s team has to face Rohit Sharma’s team. However, Team India would like to make its debut with a win in Super 8 also. But victory will not be so easy for the team. Let us know how the pitch of Barbados is and whether the pitch here helps the bowler or the batsman.
Match Details
Match- Afghanistan vs India, 43rd Match, Super 8 Group 1
Date & Time: Jun 20, 10:30 AM LOCAL (8 PM IST)
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Pitch report
The Kensington Oval Stadium of Barbados proves to be helpful for the bowlers. There is both bounce and swing here. Apart from this, spinners also get a lot of help. There is tough competition between the bowler and the batsman on this ground. On this pitch, the team batting first has a huge advantage, due to which the toss will play an important role. Here the average score of the first innings is 138 runs. However, before this, Australia had scored 201 runs while batting first. A total of 47 T20 matches have been played so far at the Kensington Oval Stadium in Barbados. During this period, the team batting first has won 30 matches, while the teams chasing the target have won 17 times. However, after looking at these figures, it can be said that the captain can decide to bat first after winning the toss. Now it remains to be seen what the captains would like to do after winning the toss in the match between India and Afghanistan.
Weather report
Indian cricket fans are very worried about the weather. Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados will host the match between India and Afghanistan. It is a matter of happiness that the possibility of rain in this match is very low. According to Accuweather, there is a 44 percent chance of rain during the match, which starts at 10.30 am local time. It is expected to be cloudy at Kensington Oval. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius and humidity 75 percent.
IND vs AFG Predicted XI
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), SA Yadav, S Dubey, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
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