ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, India vs Afghanistan, live: Jasprit Bumrah gets an early wicket

Ibrahim Zadran comes in at No 3 for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan 13/1 (1.2 overs): WICKET FOR INDIA! It's that man, Jasprit Bumrah who gets the early wicket. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 11 runs in the first over and looked dangerous. But the Afghan batter managed to just get an edge off a slow Bumrah-delivery to hand Rishabh Pant a simple catch.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai will begin the Afghan chase.

“I enjoy batting in that phase from 7-15. That’s the most difficult phase when the other teams try and control the game. I like to take charge and be the game changer on the given day.

I knew I have played in this phase before and how to play in this phase. I just backed my game, backed my instincts and most importantly the intent has to be good at that time.”

Strong total from India on a slow wicket that makes batting difficult. And, there is the slow outfield to deal with.

The late flurry from Axar Patel helped India get over the 180-run mark. But credit to Suryakumar Yadav, whose 53 off 28 helped put India back in the contest after the Afghans struck with early and frequent wickets.

Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with impressive figures of 3/26 off...

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