Virat Kohli’s India will take on an upbeat Afghanistan in their bid to stay alive in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday. India...
Virat Kohli’s India will take on an upbeat Afghanistan in their bid to stay alive in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
India started the tournament as one of the favourites but crashed to two losses in the Super 12 stage and now need to win their final three group games, improve their Net Run Rate significantly, and depend on other results, to have any chance of making the semi-finals.
Underdogs Afghanistan are second behind group leaders Pakistan in the table and another win would boost their hopes for a place in the final four.
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Totals of 151 (v Pakistan) and 110 (v New Zealand) are not usually associated with a team having world class batsmen including Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
But India’s batting has been found wanting against the quality pace attacks of Pakistan and New Zealand on a Dubai pitch that was one of the venues of the recent Indian Premier League.
In a procession against a Trent Boult-inspired Kiwi bowling line-up, KL Rahul (18), Ishan Kishan (4), Sharma (14) and Kohli (9) returned to the dug out cheaply....
