IND vs AFG LIVE: All eye on Bumrah & Company: With the fate of Virat Kohli & Co hinging on the last 3 matches, the bowling department will be very crucial. The Indian bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah are yet to turn up in the T20 World Cup. Now, they are under pressure to perform against Afghanistan as India need a big margin of victory to stay in semifinals contention. Follow India vs Afghanistan LIVE updates on InsideSport.in
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- The Indian bowling department failed entirely against Pakistan while defending 151
- India bowlers continued to struggle against New Zealand managing just a couple of wickets while defending a score of 111.
- Interestingly, the opposition took 7 wickets each in these matches.
- Jasprit Bumrah was the bowler who returned with wickets, managing both scalps against the Kiwis.
- The likes of Mohammad Shami, R Jadeja and Varun Chakaravarthy have failed to pick any wicket.
- Even Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned wicketless in their lone outings.
India has taken only 8 wickets during powerplays in the last 10 T20Is, lost 6 matches
Martin Guptill’s wicket was India’s 8th Powerplay wicket in 2021. India had taken 7 Powerplay wickets in 9 matches prior to today at a bowling average of 58.#T20WorldCup #INDvNZ
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) October 31, 2021
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | England | England | 8 wickets | Ahmedabad | Mar 12, 2021 | T20I # 1131 |
| India | England | India | 7 wickets | Ahmedabad | Mar 14, 2021 | T20I # 1132 |
| India | England | England | 8 wickets | Ahmedabad | Mar 16, 2021 | T20I # 1133 |
| India | England | India | 8 runs | Ahmedabad | Mar 18, 2021 | T20I # 1135 |
| India | England | India | 36 runs | Ahmedabad | Mar 20, 2021 | T20I # 1138 |
| Sri Lanka | India | India | 38 runs | Colombo (RPS) | Jul 25, 2021 | T20I # 1204 |
| Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | 4 wickets | Colombo (RPS) | Jul 28, 2021 | T20I # 1206 |
| Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka | 7 wickets | Colombo (RPS) | Jul 29, 2021 | T20I # 1207 |
| India | Pakistan | Pakistan | 10 wickets | Dubai (DSC) | Oct 24, 2021 | T20I # 1361 |
| India | New Zealand | New Zealand | 8 wickets | Dubai (DSC) | Oct 31, 2021 | T20I # 1381 |
India have lost a couple of T20I series this year (vs England and Sri Lanka) and now they are on a brink of a T20 World Cup exit.
The bowlers need to turn the tide and take an example from England who bowled out Sri Lanka to complete their 100 per cent win record in the ongoing T20 World cup. They broke the jinx on Monday among teams bowling second ending up losing matchs.
Teams chasing have won 13 times but on 4 instances the bowlers won the match for their teams.
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