Afghanistan vs India – T20 World Cup 2024: Teams, weather, toss, Kohli form

India will be wary of the Afghan bowling attack and not take them ‘lightly’ in their Super Eight match in Barbados.

Who: Afghanistan vs India
What: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight
When: Thursday, June 20, 10:30am local time (14:30 GMT)
Where: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s build-up and live coverage begins at 10:30 GMT

When India and Afghanistan meet in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, both teams will be met with different challenges.

Afghanistan have played all their group matches in the Caribbean, where their bowlers and opening batters have led them to three wins in four outings.

But Rashid Khan’s side will now face their toughest challenge as they face the top-ranked T20 team, whose bowlers could pose serious problems to Afghanistan’s middle-order batters.

However, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott believes his side will not be overawed by the occasion nor the opponents in Thursday’s match and will take it on “like any [other] game”.

“We have still got our best game to come in us and hopefully that’s tomorrow,” Trott told reporters on Wednesday.

Trott admitted India will be favourites to win the game but that will also add pressure on Rohit Sharma’s team.

“We come in [to the game] perceived as underdogs, but [we are] fully prepared and ready for the battle that confronts us tomorrow.”

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