Who is the ruler of the match: Team India got the first victory in the T20 World Cup, these players were brilliant

India vs Afghanistan: India got its first victory in the 2021 T20 World Cup being played in the United Arab Emirates. Team India won by 66 runs against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and fast bowler Mohammed Shami contributed significantly to this victory. Both of them took three wickets each. Apart from this, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma also performed amazingly in the batting. Both hit half-centuries.

Electing to bat after losing the toss, the Indian team scored 210 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs. In response, Afghanistan’s team could only score 144 runs in the allotted overs for the loss of seven wickets. This is Afghanistan’s second defeat in this tournament.

Shami and Ashwin were the heroes of India’s victory

For India, Mohammed Shami took three wickets for 32 runs in four overs. Also, Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned to limited overs cricket after almost four years from this match, performed brilliantly. He took two wickets for just 14 runs in his four overs.

Afghanistan had lost their five wickets for just 69 runs in the 12th over at one time. Then it seemed as if Team India would win by a big margin. But captain Mohammad Nabi and all-rounder Karim Janat added 57 runs for the sixth wicket to reduce the margin of their team’s defeat significantly. Mohammad Nabi scored 35 runs in 32 balls with the help of two fours and a six. At the same time, Janat played an innings of 42 not out in 22 balls. Three fours and two sixes came off his bat. Apart from this, Hazratullah Zazai scored 13 for Afghanistan, Mohammad Shahzad scored 00, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 19 runs in 10 balls, Gulabdin Naib scored 18 runs in 20 balls and Najibullah Zadran scored 11 runs in 13 balls.

Rohit-Rahul hit half-centuries

Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul got Team India off to a great start today. Both added 140 runs for the first wicket in 14.4 overs. Rohit was dismissed after scoring 74 runs in 47 balls. He hit eight fours and three sixes. At the same time, KL Rahul played an innings of 69 runs in 48 balls. During this, six fours and two sixes came off Rahul’s bat.