DTVHINDIT20 WC 2024: This mistake can prove costly against Afghanistan…’, Harbhajan Singh warns Team India
According to Harbhajan Singh, the mistake of underestimating the Afghan team could prove costly for Team India. Team India and Harbhajan Singh (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 WC 2024: In the T20 World Cup, the Indian team will play its first Super 8 match against Afghanistan on June 20. Before this match, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has warned Rohit Sharma and company. According to Harbhajan Singh, the mistake of underestimating the Afghan team can cost Team India heavily. India won all the matches in Group A and got a ticket to Super 8. Although the Indian team has won all the matches so far, the situation in West Indies is different from America. In such a situation, the biggest challenge for Team India will be to first understand the pitch. Harbhajan Singh alerted Team India Harbhajan Singh warned Team India and said- “They (Afghanistan) are a very good team. The graph we have seen shows that Afghanistan has made a lot of progress in a very short time. They have Rashid Khan and Nabi. Their spinners are probably the best bowlers of the tournament. At the same time, their batting is also strong. They don’t just play flick shots or get out playing careless shots. They now have experience after playing the ODI World Cup. They almost defeated Australia.” Don’t underestimate Afghanistan in big matches Harbhajan further said that Afghanistan should not be underestimated especially in big matches. He said- “This team has the strength and can beat any big team. So they should not be underestimated when they play against India. Because if they win the toss and things go their way then it can be a challenge for India. Afghanistan teams are adept at making big upsets. Because they have done such feats before.” t20 world cup team india super 8 schedule 20 June 2024: Afghanistan vs India: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: 8 PM 22 June 2024: India vs Bangladesh: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua 8 PM 24 June 2024: Australia vs India: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia: 8 PM
“We need to do a lot of work…”- Afghanistan head coach says before facing India in Super-8
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott says there are a lot of areas the team needs to work on. Jonathan Trott (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup 2024: The Afghanistan cricket team had a great start to the tournament by winning all three matches of the group stage. The team defeated Uganda and Papua New Guinea and registered a big win against New Zealand. But in the last match of the group stage against hosts West Indies, Afghanistan had to face a humiliating defeat by 104 runs. In the match, West Indies batted first and scored 218 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In response, Afghanistan was all out for 114 runs in 16.2 overs while chasing the target. After this defeat, the team now has to face India on June 20 in the first match of the Super-8 round. Afghanistan is part of Group 1 along with Australia, Bangladesh and India. Before the match against India, head coach Jonathan Trott said that there are many areas on which the team needs to work. Jonathan Trott furious at the team’s performance against West Indies Head coach Jonathan Trott is very disappointed with both Afghanistan’s batting and bowling in the match against West Indies. Speaking at the post-match presentation after the match, he said, ‘We need to work a lot on, if we don’t start an over well, then be able to get out of an over and try to stop it. Jonathan Trott further said, ‘Today we had a total of two overs in which 60 runs were scored and this changed the course of the game to a great extent. There is a lot of pressure in the next 18 overs, although this is the reality, this is the black and white part of the game. Yes, in terms of batting, I am disappointed, and we could not get even a little closer to the target.’
T20 World Cup 2024: “They performed well because of IPL…”- Afghanistan head coach made a big statement
A lot of our players play in the IPL, whenever they come back after playing franchise cricket, I see a little bit of a difference or change every time – Jonathan Trott Afghanistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) T20 World Cup 2024: Under the captaincy of Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan cricket team is playing brilliantly in the tournament. The team is at the top of the Group-B points table with three wins in three matches and 6 points. The team has already reached the Super-8. The team would like to maintain its brilliant performance in this round as well and win the title of the tournament. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott has made a big statement, giving all the credit for the team’s excellent performance to the IPL. Trott believes that participating in the IPL and other franchise tournaments has helped Afghanistan cricket a lot in the last few years. There is a change in players after IPL- Jonathan Trott Head coach Jonathan Trott says that whenever the players return after playing in domestic leagues around the world, changes are seen in them. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the last match of the group stage round against West Indies on June 18, Trott said, I think the more exposure the players have got in IPL and different franchises, where there is pressure all the time in this format of the game, it has been good for us and it will help us going forward as well. A lot of our players play in IPL, whenever they come back after playing franchise cricket, I see a little difference or change every time. Which is both good and bad. Jonathan Trott added, It’s just about you know holding on to those good people and you know making sure you pay attention to the things that need attention. So, the guys are ready, we had a really good training session where the guys worked really hard. I know the boys take a lot of pride in representing their country. We will give our 100 per cent tomorrow as well.
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-40, WI vs AFG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between West Indies vs Afghanistan?
The last match of the group stage round in T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between West Indies and Afghanistan WI vs AFG (Photo Source: X/Twitter) WI vs AFG Match Preview: 40th match of T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies And Afghanistan The match between Afghanistan and West Indies will be played on 18 June at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. Both the teams have reached Super-8. In the Group-B points table, Afghanistan is at the first position with 3 points from 3 matches and 6 points from 3 matches while West Indies is at the second position with 3 points from 3 matches and 6 points. Afghanistan had won the last match against Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets. Whereas West Indies had defeated New Zealand by 13 runs. WI vs AFG Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The pitch of Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is favorable for batting. Due to which a high scoring match can be seen here. However, as the match progresses, the pitch will also become favorable for spinners. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 158 runs. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeel Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, Alzari Joseph, Gudakesh Moti Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 11 runs in 7 balls in the last match. But he can be seen batting well against West Indies. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Fazalhaq Farooqi took three wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs against Papua New Guinea in the last match. Farooqi can bowl brilliantly against West Indies as well. WI vs AFG Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team wins the toss can win the match Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 150-160 West Indies won Scenario 2 Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 35-45 First innings score- 135-145 Afghanistan registered a win
In these conditions, Afghanistan is the top contender to win the T20 World Cup: Mohammad Kaif
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that the Afghanistan team is all set to win the ongoing T20 World Cup. Afghanistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Afghanistan has reached the Super 8 round of T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan has entered the Super 8 along with West Indies from Group C. Let us tell you that Afghanistan has qualified for the Super 8 with the highest net run rate by winning its third consecutive match. With Afghanistan’s third win against Papua New Guinea, a big change was seen in Group C. Afghanistan’s win has had a direct impact on three teams. Now three teams from Group C are out of the race for Super 8. The biggest name among them is New Zealand. New Zealand has played 2 matches so far and the Kiwi team has not won a single match. Along with New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Uganda have also been eliminated from the World Cup. Afghanistan can win the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that the Afghanistan team is all set to win the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Rashid Khan-led side has won three matches in a row and has already qualified for the Super 8 by playing aggressive cricket. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have performed well in batting while Fazalhaq Farooqi has performed brilliantly with the ball, taking 12 wickets in three matches. Kaif said that Afghanistan is in good form and will be a tough team to beat in the current conditions. He informed that the team spent more than two to three weeks in the West Indies and they have an idea of the surface, which will help them in the remaining matches. “Afghanistan is in good form. Their bowling is in form, where Fazalhaq Farooqi has also taken five wickets and Rashid Khan is in form. If we talk about both the openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, they are in great form. Afghanistan is a top contender to win the World Cup in these conditions.” “They are playing all their matches here (in the West Indies). They haven’t even been to the US. Spending two or three weeks there gives them an idea of how to bowl and bat on which pitch. They have got an idea of the conditions and their players are in form.”
T20 World Cup 2024: After winning the match, Rashid Khan did such a thing that even Fazalhaq Farooqui could not stop laughing, here is the video
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets against Papua New Guinea. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan (Pic Source-X) Afghanistan’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has been very good so far. They have won all three of their matches in the group stage so far and have qualified for the Super 8. Recently the team defeated Papua New Guinea. Afghanistan won by 7 wickets against Papua New Guinea. In this match, experienced fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi from Afghanistan took 3 wickets for 16 runs in four overs. He was the Player of the Match. As soon as Fazalhaq Farooqi went to receive the Player of the Match award, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan sat in the middle of the cameramen. He was hiding behind the camera. As soon as Fazalhaq started talking about his performance, Rashid Khan started imitating him. Seeing this, the Afghanistan fast bowler could not stop laughing. Fazalhaq Farooqi said in the presentation after the match, ‘I would like to thank the people of Afghanistan that we have qualified for the Super 8. I think we played very good cricket. I was also in the IPL but I did not get to play a match and that is why I came to this important tournament and bowled to my strength. I had two plans while bowling. If the ball is swinging then it is important to take wickets and if there is no movement then I have to bowl in the right areas. We just have to give our 100 percent and perform the same in Super 8 as well. Here is the video: Rashid Khan crashes Fazalhaq Farooqi’s post-match interview.😂 Cr: @ICC / Instagram#AFGvsPNG #T20I #super8 #cricket #fantasyplayer #T20IWorldCup2024 #Afghanistan #fantasyplayer #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/WQymJa4CnV — Fantasy Khiladi (@_fantasykhiladi) June 14, 2024 So far, India has qualified from Group A in the Super 8 of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 while Australia has also confirmed its place from Group D. Afghanistan and West Indies have qualified from Group C and South Africa has confirmed its place in the Super 8 in Group D. Still three more teams have to qualify. Today, on 14th June, an important match of this important tournament will be played between America and Ireland. If America wins this match, then they will also secure their place in the Super 8. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-29, AFG vs PNG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea?
The 29th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea. AFG vs PNG (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) AFG vs PNG Match Preview: t20 world cup 2024 29th match of Afghanistan And Papua New Guinea The match will be played between India and Pakistan in Trinidad on 14 June. In the Group-C points table, Afghanistan is second with two wins and 4 points from two matches and Papua New Guinea is fourth with two losses from two matches. Afghanistan had won against New Zealand by 84 runs in the last match. Whereas Papua New Guinea had to face defeat against Uganda by 3 wickets. AFG vs PNG Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad is one of the best batting pitches in the Caribbean region. The average first innings score in the seven T20 matches played here so far has been 161. With this being the first match of the tournament on this ground, it is expected to be a new pitch and the new ball might move a bit. Probable Playing XIs: Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan (captain), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi Papua New Guinea Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Sayaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 80 runs in 56 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes in the last match. He can also bat brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan took 4 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs in the last match. He can bowl brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. AFG vs PNG Today’s Match Prediction: Afghanistan will win this match Scenario 1 Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay score- 45-55 First innings score- 150-160 Afghanistan registered a win Scenario 2 Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay score- 30-40 First innings score- 110-120 Afghanistan registered a win
ICC released new rankings amidst T20 World Cup, this Afghanistan all-rounder became number-1, Hardik Pandya also benefited
Hardik Pandya has managed to make it to the top-10 (Image Credit- Twitter X) The ICC has released the new T20 rankings amid the T20 World Cup 2024. In this, Afghanistan’s experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has gained tremendously and he has become the number-1 player in the ranking of all-rounders. He has overtaken Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan. At the same time, Hardik Pandya has managed to make it to the top-10. 39-year-old Mohammad Nabi has gained two places. Australia’s Marcus Stoinis has also jumped three places and has now reached the second position. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has lost one place and has slipped to the third position. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is at fourth place and Shakib Al Hasan is at fifth place. England’s all-rounder Liam Livingstone is at sixth place and Moeen Ali is at seventh place. Hardik Pandya is present in the top-10. He has gained one place and has reached the 8th position. Hardik is the only Indian in the top-10. Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee has jumped one place to reach the ninth position, while South Africa’s Aiden Markram has slipped a place to reach the 10th position. Suryakumar Yadav remains at number-1 Talking about the T20I batting rankings, Suryakumar Yadav remains at number-1. England’s Phil Salt is at the second position, while Pakistani captain Babar Azam has jumped one place to reach the third position. Talking about the T20I bowling rankings, Adil Rashid is at the top. There are two Indian bowlers in the top-10. Axar Patel has lost 4 places and is at the seventh position, while Ravi Bishnoi has slipped 6 places to the 10th position.
‘Our fielding was weak’: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson after the humiliating defeat against Afghanistan
Afghanistan beat New Zealand by 84 runs. New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) NZ vs AFG: A big upset has been seen in the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 being played under the hosting of West Indies and USA. Let us tell you that in this match, the Afghan team has won a big victory against New Zealand by 84 runs. This victory of the Afghan team is being discussed a lot in the cricket world. Talking about the match, the Afghan team batted first and set a target of 160 runs for the Kiwi team to win. But when New Zealand came out to chase this target, it could score only 75 runs in 15.2 overs and had to face a shameful defeat by 84 runs in the match. On the other hand, team captain and veteran batsman Kane Williamson has given a big statement on New Zealand’s crushing defeat against Afghanistan. Williamson says that our fielding was very weak. Kane Williamson gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan ended, Kane Williamson said during the post-match – First of all congratulations to Afghanistan, they left us behind in every department in the match. They saved their wickets on such a pitch and made a good total. We have to forget this defeat quickly, and come back for the next challenge. Williamson further said- The matches in the tournament are very short and end quickly. It was difficult to chase a score of 160 runs, but after that the skill shown by their spin bowlers made this target very difficult. Our fielding was weak, especially in the first 10 overs, we had chances but we did not use them. We did not take advantage of the opportunity and this changed the result of the match to a great extent. We will talk about this and then try to make a good comeback in the next match.
“We can do it at any time….” Captain Rashid Khan’s statement is going viral after defeating Uganda by 125 runs
Afghanistan defeated Uganda by a huge margin of 125 runs in the fifth match of the T20 World Cup 2024. UGA vs AFG (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the fifth match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan defeated Uganda by a huge margin of 125 runs. This was a huge victory for Afghanistan. In this match, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran showed amazing batting and then bowling for Afghanistan, while Fazal Haq Farooqui broke the back of Uganda’s batting by taking 5 wickets. And thus, while chasing Afghanistan’s target of 184 runs, the Ugandan team was all out for just 58 runs. After this big win, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said Rashid has expressed happiness. Rashid has also sent a warning notice to the other teams in which he has said that the teams should stay away from him. Along with this, he said that the team’s confidence has increased a lot due to the ODI World Cup played in India last year. What did Rashid Khan say- “The last World Cup has given us a lot of confidence. It made us believe that we are capable of beating any team at any time. It is not just about skill and talent, it is also about belief. It is very important to focus on what we are doing rather than thinking about what the opposition is doing.” “This is the kind of start we wanted as a team. It doesn’t matter who we play, it’s all about the mindset. The hard work we have put in over the last few weeks, the way the openers started and the way our bowlers bowled – it was a great overall team effort.” Afghanistan performed very well in bowling While chasing the target of 184 runs, Uganda’s team was all out for 58 runs in 16 overs. Robinson Obuya played the biggest innings for the team. He scored 14 runs with the help of a six. Out of 11 Ugandan batsmen, only 2 batsmen could cross the double-digit mark. Most wickets taken by Fazal Haq Farooqi: 5 Fazal Haq Farooqi took the maximum 5 wickets from Afghanistan, during this he gave only 9 runs in 4 overs. Naveen Ul Haq and captain Rashid Khan got 2-2 wickets. Naveen gave 4 runs in 2 overs and Rashid gave 12 runs in 4 overs. The remaining one wicket went to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, he gave 16 runs in 3 overs.
