Tags: Afghanistan tour of India 2024,
India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I at Mohali, Jan 11, 2024,
India,
Afghanistan,
Shivam Dube,
Axar Rajeshbhai Patel
Printed on: Jan 12, 2024
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Shivam Dube (60 not out off 40 & 1/9) and Axar Patel (2/23) performed starring roles as India beat Afghanistan by six wickets within the first T20I on the Punjab Cricket Affiliation IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, January 11.
India received the toss and determined to bowl first. The hosts did an excellent job to limit Afghanistan to 158/5. The opening pair added 50 earlier than Axar foxed the harmful Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23 off 28) and had him stumped. Dube struck quickly after as Ibrahim Zadran (25 off 22) hit one straight to quick cowl. Rahmat Shah (3) then dragged a supply from Axar onto his stumps. Afghanistan have been 57/3 on the midway stage.
Mohammad Nabi (42 off 27) and Azmatullah Omarzai (29 off 22) added 68 runs for the fourth wicket. Each fell to Mukesh Kumar within the 18th over. Nonetheless, Najibullah Zadran (19 not out off 11) and Karim Janat (9 not out off 5) supplied Afghanistan with the ultimate flourish.
Chasing 159, Group India misplaced skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck, run out second ball. The Indian captain wished a run, however Shubman Gill was watching the ball and compelled his captain to stroll again in disgust. Gill appeared good and hit a number of well-timed fours. Nonetheless, he was out for 23 off 12, stumped off Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s bowling.
Varma (26 off 22) and Dube featured in a 3rd wicket stand of 44. After the previous’s dismissal, Jitesh Sharma joined Dube and contributed a vital 31 off 20. Jitesh additionally fell to Mujeeb, on the lookout for a giant hit. Nonetheless, Dube was there until the top, hitting 5 fours and two sixes in his unbeaten knock. On the different finish, Rinku Singh additionally contributed a helpful 16 not out off 9 balls.
Talking after the win, skipper Rohit stated, “Lot of positives, we obtained rather a lot from this sport, particularly with the ball. Wasn’t the simplest of circumstances. Our spinners bowled very well and the seamers additionally did the job as nicely.”
On the run out incident, he added, “This stuff occur. When it occurs you’re feeling annoyed, you need to be on the market and rating runs for the staff. Every thing won’t go your approach. We received the sport, that is extra vital.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
