KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma's sparkling fifties along with powerful knocks from Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya before Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin shared five-wickes as India’s record 66-run win over Afghanistan, despite a late assault from Karim Janat and India keeps alive their campaign during the 33rd match of the T20 World Cup.
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| An record 140-run partnership between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma © ICC / AFP / Getty Images |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 33rd match between India and Afghanistan, played on November 03, 2021, at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi . This match was part of The 2021 ICC T20 World Cup international tournament where India beat Afghanistan by 66-runs.
Match Highlights
India secured a record 66-run win over Afghanistan in the 33rd match of the ICC T20 World Cup.
India Innings :
India posted a mammoth total of 210 for 2 in 20 overs with Rohit Sharma was the top-scorer with hammering a 74 runs off 47 balls, while KL Rahul smashed a 69 runs off 48 balls featuring 6 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 143.75.
Hardik Pandya played a blistering unbeaten 35 off just 13 balls hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 269.23 and Rishabh Pant contributed a whirlwind unbeaten 27 off 13 balls contained 3 sixes and a four with a strike-rate of 207.69.
Afghanistan Bowling :
For Afghanistan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib was the best bowlers for Afghanistan - each taking one wickets.
Afghanistan Innings :
In response, Afghanistan managed 144 for 7 in their 20 overs with Karim Janat was the top-scorer with a unbeaten 42 off 22 balls featuring 3 fours and two sixes with a striking at 190.90.
Mohammad Nabi contributed 35 runs off 32 balls with 2 fours and a six, Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed a 19 off 10 balls hitting 2 sixes and a four with a strike rate of 190, while Gulbadin Naib added 18 off 20 balls with 3 fours.
India Bowling :
For India, Mohammed Shami was the best bowler for India - who taking 3 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin finished with 2 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs with maintaining an impressive economy rate of 3.50, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah each took one wickets.
Player of the match :
Rohit Sharma was named Player of the Match for his sparkling 74 runs off 47 balls - which included 8 fours and three sixes with a strike rate of 157.44.
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