Team India’s explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav has scored a brilliant half-century against Afghanistan in the Super 8 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Surya scored this half-century at a time when Team India was in trouble. Team India’s batsmen started well, but both Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant failed to convert the innings into a big score. Team India lost wickets early. But Surya saved Team India’s innings and took singles and double runs. He also hit a big blow when he got the chance. Surya batted strongly in top gear and scored a brilliant half-century. This was Surya’s second consecutive half-century in this T20 World Cup tournament and the 19th half-century of his career. Surya had earlier scored a half-century against USA in the league round.
Team India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
Afghanistan’s playing XI: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
