T20 World Cup 2024, India vs Afghanistan Preview: Rohit Sharma-led India will begin their T20 World Cup 2024’s Super 8 campaign as they take on Afghanistan in match 43 of the tournament on Wednesday. This is the first match for India in the Super 8 stage. The game will be played in Barbados’ Bridgetown from 8:00 pm onwards. As Men in Blue prepare for the Super 8 showdown, here’s a look at the Dream11 picks, weather and pitch report from Kensington Oval:
Unlike the US phase of the tournament, India will play all three matches in the Caribbean. With change of weather, the pitch will also behave differently. The Kensington Oval has been the venue of 29 T20I games so far. This venue has a very definite advantage for this side that has won the toss and elected to bat first. On 18 occasions, the side that has won the toss and opted to bat first has won the match. On the other hand, the side chasing has won just 8 times. This is not a high-scoring venue.
On an average, Kensington Oval has seen a total of 160 of so. The Barbados pitch has displayed bounce and is very pacer-friendly. But that doesn’t mean that batters can’t enjoy their big shots. Some matches here have seen a score of 180-190 and that means that there are runs for batters as well.
Ind vs Afg T20 World Cup 2024: Dream11 Picks
Nicholas Pooran (C), Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Akeal Hosein, Fazalhaq Farooqi (VC), Alzarri Joseph