T20 WC 2024: Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah help India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs

Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah’s contributions helped India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs. It was India’s first Super-8 match. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, India made 181/8 in the 20 overs. Yadav was the highest scorer with 53 runs. Afghanistan were bowled out for 134 runs. Bumrah and Arshdeep took 3 wickets each. Surya Kumar Yadav was declared the player of the match.

After the match Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said, “We adapted well and got 180, which was a great effort from the batters. We had class bowlers who defended it perfectly. Everyone came in and did their job, that’s critical and we dwell on it. SKY and Hardik’s partnership was critical at that point, we needed someone to bat deep which they did.”

Appreciating Bumrah, he said, “We know Bumrah’s class and what he can do. Important for us to use him smartly regardless of conditions. He’s willing to responsibility and he’s been doing it for years.”