Suryakumar Yadav Scored 50 Vs Afghanistan T20 WC: India notched up 181 runs against Bangladesh in a Super 8 match in the 2024 T20 World Cup on the back of a brilliant half-century by Suryakumar Yadav.
India is taking on Afghanistan in the 43rd game of the T20 World Cup being played in the United States and the West Indies. This match, a part of the Super 8 stage of the competition, is being played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
India won the toss and decided to bowl first, but tight bowling by the Afghan pacers at the start resulted in captain Rohit Sharma losing his wicket in the third over. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant then formed a decent partnership before the latter was caught in front of the wicket by Rashid Khan in the seventh over.
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At this point, in walked Suryakumar Yadav, who would prove to be India’s saviour. Soon after Pant’s wicket, Virat Kohli succumbed to the pressure and became yet another victim of Rashid Khan’s brilliant spin in the ninth over after having scored a run-a-ball 24.
Shivam Dube looked uncomfortable for the seven balls he was out on the pitch before becoming Rashid’s third wicket. But from here, Suryakumar Yadav formed India’s most important partnership. Although the two took things a little slow in the beginning, both Mumbai Indians players picked up the pace considerably.
Suryakumar Yadav Scored 50 Vs Afghanistan T20 WC
During this partnership, Suryakumar Yadav reached his half-century in just 28 balls. His innings were in contrast to how everyone else was batting around him. So even though SKY was dismissed at 53 in 28 balls, he had taken India to 150 in 17 overs.
Hardik Pandya lost his wicket soon after, and so did Ravindra Jadeja, but late-inning heroics by Axar Patel, who scored 12 in six, took India past the 180-run mark.
As of writing this piece, Afghanistan has gotten off to a poor start, as Jasprit Bumrah has already dismissed the dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the second over.
This was Suryakumar Yadav’s second half-century in the 2024 T20 World Cup, as he scored one in 49 deliveries in a tricky chase against the United States.
The winner of this match will take a big step towards a semi-final spot. On the other hand, the loser will find it difficult to stay in the race for the final four.
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