Asia Cup 2022 | India thrash Afghanistan by 101 runs in Super Fours dead rubber

[MenInG]

After what happened yesterday, today's game will be a little tame!

Both teams will have a lot of pride to play for.

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[Romali_rotti]

Indians are out of the tournament so this should be a nice friendly match with fans from both sides posing together rather than thrown chairs at each other..

 

[Kianig89]

hopefully AFG will play with same zeal and energy like yesterday

 

[Major]

Backing afghans here. Hopefully they can get there first win against india.

They played great cricket and its unfair to see them not reach the finals while lankans are there.

They had pakistan down by 9 wickets, thats how good they are.

Fazalhaq had babar gone first ball.

Hopefully against india, the emotions can be controlled and can win tthe game against them

 

[Slim]

Backing afghans here. Hopefully they can get there first win against india.

They played great cricket and its unfair to see them not reach the finals while lankans are there.

They had pakistan down by 9 wickets, thats how good they are.

Fazalhaq had babar gone first ball.

Hopefully against india, the emotions can be controlled and can win tthe game against them

Backing India here, hope they can pound Afghans to kingdom come.

I hope the so called "my boys" get kicked to the airport by India. Backing Bhuvi to take them down single handedly.

 

[cric_man]

Expect Afghans to roll over. Have to protect those IPL contracts.

 

[RamLakhan]

Useless game. I would have preferred India packing back giving IPL or other reasons instead of playing this game!

 

[Ahmed216]

Nice opportunity for both teams to improve their NRR

 

[Mobashir]

It's time for the indians players to shine. This is when they are at there best.

 

[Fenrir]

Afghans will be bundled out cheaply by India.The defeat against Pakistan must have taken a toll.They will be physically and mentally scarred.Finally don’t forget the IPL contracts are worth more for Afghans than a win against India.

 

[Ashmal]

hopefully AFG will play with same zeal and energy like yesterday

They won't

 

[RamLakhan]

Looks like another Afghan vs Pakistan match would have generated more interest instead of this useless match...

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Expecting India to thrash Afg.

Don't think fitness levels of Afg players are good enough to play back to back t20i games on successive days.

India should bring Samson, Bishnoi and maybe Karthik into the team.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Expecting Afghanistan to get mauled into the ground. No other top team even takes them seriously. It’s only Pakistan that struggles against these noobs for some reason

 

[Varun]

I wonder how many Pakistanis will be rooting for us in this game.

 

[Babeikh]

haha strangely I actually am genuinely supporting India. Hope it is a record breaking victory i.e. India 350 for 1 after 20 overs, Afghanistan 17 all out. That kind of level.

 

[Mobashir]

I wonder how many Pakistanis will be rooting for us in this game.

Couldn't sleep all night hesitating who I will support hahaha!!!

But all said and done, I will support Afghanistan
I just want KL Rahul and SKY to score some runs.

 

[IAJ]

The Afghans must still be in shock after a heartbreaking defeat yesterday, so it should give India an opportunity to defeat them easily.

 

[Fenrir]

Afghans will not play with the same intensity against India.I will be happy whichever team trashes the other.

 

[Uzzy_Khan]

Backing afghans here. Hopefully they can get there first win against india.

They played great cricket and its unfair to see them not reach the finals while lankans are there.

They had pakistan down by 9 wickets, thats how good they are.

Fazalhaq had babar gone first ball.

Hopefully against india, the emotions can be controlled and can win tthe game against them

Keep making urself feel better. Pakistan won and that's all that matters. Its not about them being great its about Pakistan dropping down to their level for some silly reason. Apart from Rashid they are still minnows and a nothing team

 

[Cryptic]

This is the real finals for me. Two equal caliber powerhouses fighting it out.

 

[Rana]

Let’s see Afghan fans show the same intensity and aggression now

 

[sajad]

They have to think about their IPL contract, so easy win for India

 

[Civil]

It's been a while since Pakistanis could watch a stress free neutral game this late in a tournament. No implications for us so I'm gonna sit back and enjoy some cricket lol.

 

[Rana]

Two days of pointless friendly cricket

 

[docteurmanish]

Two days of pointless friendly cricket

for india each game heron is actuallly v important

india needs rahul and kohli to be at peak form to compete with any team. also india needs chahar and pant to perform

afghanistan is a very good side and india may loose this match too.

most indians will rejoice as we are used to coning in finals and loosing

being humiliated by sri lanka and afgh might be the only way selectors will show some love to real pace bowlers like shami, mohsin, sen and umran

 

[RamLakhan]

for india each game heron is actuallly v important

india needs rahul and kohli to be at peak form to compete with any team. also india needs chahar and pant to perform

afghanistan is a very good side and india may loose this match too.

most indians will rejoice as we are used to coning in finals and loosing

being humiliated by sri lanka and afgh might be the only way selectors will show some love to real pace bowlers like shami, mohsin, sen and umran

They cannot reach anymore peaks!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Afghanistan can beat India but India will win it for obvious reasons.

 

[Fenrir]

In T20 only two or three players need to perform.They test just need to play around them.Afghanistan can beat India in T20 but in longer versions they are not good enough to beat India.I think Afghans will not play with any intensity today.They will just go through the motions.This game is meaningless for both teams so why would Afghans want to jeopardise their IPL contracts.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Should easily win this match, lol. Afghans have never done well against us.

 

[Sarwar89]

It is a numaishi match.

I am watching it & enjoying it to the fullest, yesterday i was in sharjah stadium to see Our incredible win, what a day it was.

 

[Rana]

Rohit too embarrassed to see his team through now that they have been knocked out

What a coward. Virat played the last two games of the T20 World Cup as captain even when his team were out!

 

[JaDed]

Remarkable how Indian captains manage to lose the toss, might as well send Pandya to the toss useless punk, i wonder if it would even bother me if we lose today.. after atrocious tournament we have had.

 

[Saj]

Teams:

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi

KL Rahul: We wanted to bat first. We want to challenge ourselves as a batting unit. Rohit wants to take a break, playing back-to-back is not easy in these conditions. Yuzi (Chahal), Rohit and Hardik miss out. Chahar, Karthik and Axar come in. Even coming into this tournament, we had the T20 WC in mind. It's a good learning for us to play such a tournament before the World Cup. We have learnt a few things from the losses. Trying to finalise the roles that each individual will play in the World Cup.

Mohammad Nabi: We will bowl first. We left the stadium immediately and went to the hotel last night. Had some green tea and took a few sleeping pills, it was a tough night. We have played well in the tournament, we could have won the last two games. We will try our best to play some good cricket.

Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[JaDed]

I didn’t know cricketers were allowed to take sleeping pills.

 

[Technics 1210]

Rohit is not a captain. No captain bails on his team because its too hot.

I don't care who wins or loses, both teams are heading to the airport anyway.

Saying this I want Rashid Khan to be spanked for runs, and Kohli to score big.

 

[Rana]

Rohit is not a captain. No captain bails on his team because its too hot.

I don't care who wins or loses, both teams are heading to the airport anyway.

Saying this I want Rashid Khan to be spanked for runs, and Kohli to score big.

Fareed needs to be put in his place

 

[daytrader]

Kohli to open today?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Afghanistan won the toss so are they going to win this match too?

 

[Rohan]

Not enjoying or interested, but still watching it and cheering team India.

 

[daytrader]

More confusion from India. Sending Kohli to open... what if he scores a century, where will KL go

 

[Fenrir]

Keep an eye on Afghan fielding.They will drop catches and give extra runs via midfielding.Could be deliberate ploy to let India win.

 

[Technics 1210]

Hahaha commentators continue to mention Naseem Shah's sixes.

Love it!

 

[Villager6964]

Crowds have been very poor for India's matches against other team apart from Pakistan. but we were told that Indians would fill the stadium even if they were playing a 100th ranked team.LOL.

 

[Technics 1210]

Crowds have been very poor for India's matches against other team apart from Pakistan. but we were told that Indians would fill the stadium even if they were playing a 100th ranked team.LOL.

Maybe the Indians fans are checking out and heading to the airport too?

 

[Rohan]

Maybe the Indians fans are checking out and heading to the airport too?

Not that soon, after shopping and sight-seeing

 

[Azzurri]

rooting for indians today. can't stand these afghans anymore

 

[Hextro]

Truly feels like a dead rubber. A empty stadium is very fitting for this match.

 

[Rohan]

Pakistan’s favourite Fareedbhai is bowling

 

[MRSN]

Pakistan’s favourite Fareedbhai is bowling

Men in blue smash the hell out of this minnow team and show them their true aukat.

 

[MRSN]

rooting for indians today. can't stand these afghans anymore

after seeing the uncivilized behavior of these Afghanis I'm never gonna support this pathetic team. It's not just their fans but their players as well. That Fareed guy looked like had come to play wwe rather than cricket.

 

[sajsultan]

Please Kohli get your first century against this team.. I hope Kohli smashes Rashid Khan for 20+ in an over.. 200 run partnership coming

 

[MRSN]

Crowds have been very poor for India's matches against other team apart from Pakistan. but we were told that Indians would fill the stadium even if they were playing a 100th ranked team.LOL.

no body would want to come in a stadium filled with Afghan fans. sorry if that hurts some but that's the truth.

 

[Omer2002]

Kohli putting Mujeeb to the sword...unlike yesterday when he bowled his first three overs for three runs....

 

[Marooned]

Should easily win this match, lol. Afghans have never done well against us.

Huh?
Asia cup 2018? Wc2019?

 

[imshally81]

It will be one sided contest and india will win easily because it is dubai not Sharjah

 

[IAJ]

Pity that India don’t play in Sharjah. This Dubai wicket is something else than wich was presented in Sharjah yesterday.

So you can’t blame the Afghan bowlers here.

 

[Rana]

The difference between an attacking mindset and a slow mindset

It is causing the bowlers to make mistakes

Afghanistan hardly let our batsmen breath because they know how timid they are

 

[Technics 1210]

Best opening partnership for India in this Asia Cup.

 

[Rana]

Kohli putting Mujeeb to the sword...unlike yesterday when he bowled his first three overs for three runs....

Kohli plays the ball, not the bowler

Pakistan always plays the bowler and not the ball!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

What a drop lol

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Huh?
Asia cup 2018? Wc2019?

Asia Cup 2018 was hardly a first XI. I'll give you the 2019 CWC though.

 

[AAli98]

The kid who just dropped Kohli.. juicy IPL contract coming up for him.

 

[Technics 1210]

Bechare Afghanistan players. Dropped Kohli cos they haven't gotten over yesterday's pasting.

Naseem Shan will be living rent free in Afghani minds for years to come.

 

[Ashmal]

The kid who just dropped Kohli.. juicy IPL contract coming up for him.

Going for a one-handed catch at the boundary...lol

 

[sajsultan]

he dropped it for a six.... rather suspicious

 

[JaDed]

Lol that drop reminded me of Indian players in 1990s , there is a part of me which wants us to lose this game but I’m trying not to be Mamoon.

 

[Double Trouble]

It’s over 20 years since i supported India in a match as i really want them to give Afghan a good hiding if possible.

Some of players & fans really need some help mentally.

I was at the Headingley match in 2019 so thought this was a one off but last nights events were shocking.

 

[Fenrir]

I said Afghans will drop catches on purpose.The fielder uses one hand to drop a simple catch.

 

[Majestic]

Both the chokers showing how is it done in a dead rubber game.

 

[AAli98]

Going for a one-handed catch at the boundary...lol

They never looked like dropping or tipping the ball over boundary yesterday!!

 

[Rohan]

Rashid bowled a dot ball to Kohli, suddenly remembered IPL contract, gave 4 next ball

I wonder SL cricketers did not want any IPL contracts by that logic.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Both the chokers showing how is it done in a dead rubber game.

Its more like a friendly game. No pressure on anyone.

Any Afghan player who can smash Indian trundlers will get a fat IPL contract. Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran must use this opportunity to showcase their skills.

 

[Majestic]

Rashid bowled a dot ball to Kohli, suddenly remembered IPL contract, gave 4 next ball

I wonder SL cricketers did not want any IPL contracts by that logic.

Yes, I will be surprised if Bhanuka wears that Punjab jersey or any IPL jersey next time. Even Hasaranga for that matter.

 

[NeVerMind]

It's only classified as a drop if one makes an effort to catch the ball...what happened just now is that player parried the ball over the boundary as it wasn't going to make over the line otherwise

 

[Villager6964]

Maybe the Indians fans are checking out and heading to the airport too?

No they didn't even fill the stadium for other Indian matches.

Indians only filled the stadium when they played against Pakistan.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

That extra-cover inside-out hit boundary in Raheed over is beautiful.
After long time from Kohli.

 

[Villager6964]

no body would want to come in a stadium filled with Afghan fans. sorry if that hurts some but that's the truth.

Yeah i get your point they are definitely the worst cricket fans but Indians didn't fill the stadium when their team played other teams apart from Pakistan.

 

[Champ_Pal]

This looks like a practice match. Intensity is missing from both sides.

Good to see Rohit Sharma sit out. Probably disgusted with the overall performance of Indian team.

 

[Villager6964]

Virat Kohli has scored almost 70 percent runs on the leg side in this Asia Cup.