Opening batting pair of team India showcased an amazing performance in Abu Dhabi and scored the biggest total of the tournament and registered a massive victory over Afghanistan. The massive victory also helps team India to keep their hopes alive for the next round of the tournament. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul did an awesome performance in the middle and they scored half-century. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between India versus Afghanistan.
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field first in Abu Dhabi but the bowling unit of Afghanistan never came into the game as the batting department of team India demolished the entire bowling unit of Afghanistan.
The stylish opening pair of team India, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma showcased thrilling performance and celebrated Diwali one day before. KL Rahul added 69 runs in his account while Rohit Sharma smashed 74 runs from just 47 deliveries and his innings includes 8 fours and three sixes. After that, Rishabh Pant came into the middle and smashed 27 runs and Hardik Pandya showcased his character by adding 35 runs from just 12 deliveries. This made the total 210 after 20 overs on the board.
In the reply, the bowling unit of India showcased sensational performance as they removed the wickets of Afghanistan on a regular interval. It is worth mentioning that Ravichandran Ashwin made a comeback in the T20 format after a gap and he took two wickets in his account.
Afghanistan ended their innings at 177 runs after 20 overs and team India registered 66 runs victory over Afghanistan and kept their hopes alive for the next round of the tournament.
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