India vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma Reacts As Virat Kohli Drops Sitter, Afghanistan Struggle In Chase

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan lagging behind

AFG 88/5 (13.3)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Another wicket for India and the first one in the game for Ravindra Jadeja. Azmatullah Omarzai has mishit the fuller delivery of Jadeja down to Axar Patel’s safe hands at long-on. Afghanistan need 111 runs in 53 balls.

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Kuldeep Yadav gets the wicket of Gulbadin Naib. The right-handed batter failed to pick the delivery and ended up edging the ball high in the air before Rishabh Pant took the catch. After a 44-run partnership between Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai, Afghanistan are in trouble again. They need 115 runs in 58 balls.

AFG 67/4 (10.2)

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan need 116 in 60

AFG 66/3 (10)

IND vs AFG Live: Poor start from Kuldeep

Kuldeep Yadav started with a no-ball and was then smashed for a four on the free-hit. He bowled well in the next five balls but the over still fetched 10 runs for Afghanistan. The Rashid Khan-led side needs 125 runs in 66 balls.

AFG 57/3 (9)

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan under pressure

Only five runs came off Hardik Pandya’s first over. Afghanistan are under serious pressure at the moment as the asking rate goes close to 11 for them. They need 142 runs in 78 balls. This getting tougher for them. Someone needs to fire to keep them fighting in this chase.

IND vs AFG Live: End of six over!

That is the end of powerplay. It was truly dominated by India as they claimed three wickets in it and conceded even less than 6 runs per over. Afghanistan need 147 runs in 84 balls. They have an uphill task at hand from this point.

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Jasprit Bumrah strikes once again and Afghanistan are in all sorts of trouble now. They are three down in 4.1 overs in this chase of 182 runs. Hazratullah Zazai closed the face of his bat too early while trying to work it on the leg side and thus got a top edge on it. The ball flew to Ravindra Jadeja at short third.

AFG 23/3 (4.1)

IND vs AFG Live: WICKET!

Ibrahim Zadran is gone! Axar Patel strikes in his very first over. It was a good trap for Zadran and he fell in it. It was a flighted delivery outside off stump from Axar, inviting Zadran to go over the extra cover. The Afghanistan batter failed to loft it well and handed a catch to Rohit Sharma there. 

AFG 23/2 (3.4)

IND vs AFG Live: Kohli drops a sitter!

Virat Kohli dropped an easy catch of Ibrahim Zadran at backward point. The Indian star failed to time his jump well and dropped the catch after Zadran hit Arshdeep Singh’s fourth delivery in the air. Rohit Sharma was disappointed and so was Kohli with his effort. 

AFG 23/1 (3)

IND vs AFG Live: Bumrah strikes!

Jasprit Bumrah struck on the second ball of his first over. He once again boasted of his experience. Bumrah saw Rahmanullah Gurbaz creating room for himself by moving on the leg side and thus bowled a slower delivery wide outside off stump. Gurbaz ended up edging the ball to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.

AFG 14/1 (2)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

That is a terrific shot from Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a six. He danced down the track and pulled away the Arshdeep Singh delivery for a mighty six. Gurbaz took a single off the next ball to retain strike. 13 runs came off the over.

AFG 13/0 (1)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

Sensational shot this is from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! He dances down the track and lofts the delivery for a four over the bowler’s head. Intent is clear from the start for Afghanistan in this chase.

IND vs AFG Live: The chase begins

Arshdeep Singh starts with a wide ball outside off stump to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Hazratullah Zazai is at the other end.

IND vs AFG Live: India post 181 for 8!

14 runs came off Naveen-ul-Haq’s final over and India have got a really good total on the board. The pitch played nicely later in the innings and Indian batters made sure the side remained in the hunt for a competitive total. Suryakumar Yadav’s fiery 53 kept India going despite losing wickets at regular intervals. Rashid Khan, with figures of 3 for 26, was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan.

IND 181/8 (20)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Afghanistan are making a brilliant comeback towards the end of the Indian innings. A slower bouncer from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Ravindra Jadeja has cut it towards the short third man, who runs to his right to take a good catch. 

IND 165/7 (18.4)

IND vs AFG Live: After narrow escape, Hardik gets OUT

Naveen-ul-Haq bowled a beautiful fuller delivery to Hardik Pandya and that hit the Indian batter on the back foot. Umpire raised his finger over the LBW appeal but a review saved Hardik. On the very next ball, Hardik edged Naveen’s fuller delivery to Azmatullah towards deep point.

IND 159/6 (18) 

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

This is a vintage Hardik Pandya! It was bowled fuller from Naveen-ul-Haq and Hardik cleared his front leg and slammed the ball away for a biggie over the cow corner. The ball travelled a distance of 98 metres. It’s a mighty hit from Hardik. It seems that the ball has been lost. The search operation is underway.

IND 159/5 (17.4)

IND vs AFG Live: Surya departs after fifty

Suryakumar Yadav raced to his half-century in 27 balls and lost his wicket off the very next ball. He fell for 53 on the bowling of Fazalhaq Farooqi. It was bowled slower and outside off stump from Farooqi and Suryakumar hit the ball high in air before Mohammad Nabi took the catch at long-off.

IND 150/5 (17)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

The mid-on was up so Suryakumar Yadav went across the stumps and lofted the delivery for an 89-metre six.

IND 146/4 (16.4)

T20 World Cup Live: FOUR! SIX!

That is a beautiful inside out shot from Hardik Pandya for a four. Noor Ahmad bowled it fuller outside the off stump and Hardik lofted it over extra cover for a four. Ahmad bowls fuller again and this time Hardik has slammed it over the bowler’s head for a biggie. Hardik has also put his foot on the accelerator pedal and India are in the driving seat now.

IND 138/4 (15.5)

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A fuller ball from Azmatullah Omarzai outside off stump and Suryakumar Yadav hits it over the bowler’s head for a six. An amazing shot this is from India’s number four batter. Omarzai bowled a wide on the next ball and the duo of SKY and Hardik also stole a single off it. Hardik hit the ball for another single to retain strike. 11 runs came off the over.

IND 126/4 (15)

T20 World Cup Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Rashid Khan and Hardik Pandya slams it away for a four on the off side. Only five runs came off the over and that sees Rashid finishing his quota of four overs with figures of 3 for 26. He bowled brilliantly and kept India’s scoring rate in check with wickets at regular intervals. 

IND 115/4 (14)

IND vs AFG Live: India improve

12 runs came off the Azmatullah Omarzai over. Suryakumar Yadav hit two fours in it. He along with and Hardik Pandya has stitched 20 runs for the fifth wicket so far off only 13 balls. This partnership is proving to be really-really crucial for India and dangerous for Afghanistan.

IND 110/4 (13)

T20 World Cup Live: FOUR!

What a shot this is from Suryakumar Yadav! It was a fuller ball from Azmatullah Omarzai well outside the off stump, close to the tramline and SKY swept away the ball from there for a four towards square leg.

IND 103/4 (12.2)

T20 World Cup Live: Suryakumar Yadav survives

That is a narrow escape for Suryakumar Yadav! Hardik Pandya hit the Naveen-ul-Haq delivery down the ground on the fifth ball of the over. Naveen got a touch of his right hand on it and the ball hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end. Suryakumar however managed to take his bat inside the crease in time.

IND 98/4 (12)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Shivam Dube is gone! Rashid Khan is wreaking havoc. He has claimed his third wicket and India are in all sorts of trouble. It was bowled fuller from Rashid and Dube wanted to block it on the back foot. The ball hit his pad before bat could touch the ball. Umpire was unconvinced but Afghanistan decided to go upstairs and rightly so.

IND 90/4 (10.5)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR! DOT! SIX!

Suryakumar Yadav is playing brilliantly. He is using slow sweeps and sweeps with perfection to counter the Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan. SKY started the over with a four towards backward square leg before slamming a six through the same region on the third ball of the over.

IND 89/3 (10.3)

IND vs AFG Live: End of 10 overs!

12 runs came off the Noor Ahmad over. Despite losing three wickets, India have maintained a good scoring rate on this track. The pitch is not that easy to bat on. And if it slows down in the second innings, then India are heading towards a really good total. They just need one good partnership.

IND 79/3 (10)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

That is a powerful shot from Shivam Dube and it sails over the long-off for a biggie. Noor Ahmad bowled it fuller and Dube took the aerial route. The ball comfortably went over the boundary rope for a six. 

IND 75/3 (9.3)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

A beautiful sweep shot from Suryakumar Yadav for a four through the backward square leg. Rashid pitched it fuller outside off stump and Surya dragged it from there for the boundary. Seven runs came off the over.

IND 67/3 (9)

IND vs AFG Live: Virat Kohli is OUT!

Rashid Khan has got the big wicket of Virat Kohli. The spin wizard bowled it fuller and Kohli wanted to loft it over extra cover but failed to place it well and handed an easy catch to Mohammad Nabi at long-off. India are in serious trouble.

IND 62/3 (8.3)

IND vs AFG Live: Economical over

Only 6 runs came off the Noor Ahmad over. The silver lining for India despite losing two wickets is that Virat Kohli is still there.

IND 60/2 (8)

IND vs AFG Live: WICKET!

Rishabh Pant is gone! You live by the sword, you die by it. Such has been the case for Rishabh Pant, always! He was playing a quickfire knock in his typical style, and he now perishes in the process. Pant tried to play a reverse sweep on the bowling of Rashid Khan and missed it completely. The ball hit him on the back pad and umpire raised his finger. To make things worse, Pant took a review and India lost it.

IND 54/2 (7)

IND vs AFG Live: Catch dropped!

Naveen-ul-Haq dropped the catch of Rishabh Pant on the third ball of Mohammad Nabi’s third over. Pant tried to play a sweep shot but got a top edge on it but Naveen, who was running to his left from the square leg region, dropped it.

IND 47/1 (6)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

A short of length ball from Naveen-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli goes down the ground in it. He jumped out of his crease to slam the ball over the bowler’s head for a handsome six. India need some more boundaries.

IND 33/1 (4.4)

IND vs AFG Live: 9-run over from Nabi

Mohammad Nabi has conceded 9 runs in his second over. Notably no boundaries came in the over yet India managed to score well in it, thanks to some good running between the wickets. This is what you expect when Virat Kohli is at the crease. 

IND 25/1 (4)

ND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Rohit Sharma is OUT! Afghanistan don’t have to wait for long for the wicket of Rohit Sharma. He has been dismissed by Fazalhaq Farooqi. This is a big blow for India and Afghanistan are a happier side now. They get the reward of some tight start in bowling.

IND 11/1 (2.5)

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan lose review

On the first ball of the over, Afghanistan reviewed against Rohit Sharma for an LBW as umpire was unconvinced with the appeal. Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled fuller and Rohit completely missed it. However, ball tracking revealed that the it was pitched outside the leg stump. Afghanistan lose the review.  

IND 8/0 (2.1)

T20 WC Live: Brilliant bowling

Only three singles have come off Mohammad Nabi’s first over. This is smart bowling from the Afghanistan star. He knew both Rohit and Kohli are new to crease so kept his line tight on the stumps and thus bowled an economical over.

IND 8/0 (2)