IND vs AFG Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Barbados Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8

Barbados is all set to host the IND vs AFG Super 8 match on Thursday, June 22. All India's matches in the Super 8s will start from 8 pm IST which is 10.30 am local time.

India qualified from Group A while Afghanistan for Group C in the Super 8s. The two teams are expected to play out a close game in Barbados. The Group stage was a low-scoring affair and with the top teams playing in the Group stage, a few high-scoring games are expected.

India defeated Ireland, USA, and Pakistan and their match against Canada was abandoned in Florida due to rain. Afghanistan, on the other hand, beat New Zealand in their very first game and then defeated the likes of Uganda, and PNG and lost their last league game to the Windies.

The teams that have been eliminated in this tournament are Pakistan, New Zealand, Scotland, Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Uganda, PNG, Oman, Nepal, Canada, and Oman.

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Rain played spoilsport throughout the Group stage games as several important games were washed out. With the next crucial round of games starting, teams and fans would hope for the weather to be better across venues.

IND vs AFG Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Barbados Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8

IND vs AFG Weather Report Of Barbados

The match starts at 10. 30 am local time in Barbados. The weather conditions are expected to be "Partly sunny and humid with a shower in places" as per Accuweather.

There is a 40 percent chance of rain expected. The temperatures will be around 31 degrees and humidity 75 percent. The sun is expected to keep the clouds away in Barbados.

IND vs AFG Pitch Analysis

Barbados will host the IND vs AFG match, USA vs West Indies, and USA vs England matches, and also the final on June 29. So far 47 T20Is have been played at this venue with 30 matches won by the team batting first and 14 chasing.

138 is the average first innings total but the highest first-innings total recorded is 224. A score of over 170 was also chased down.

Weather Impact on IND vs AFG, T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 Group 1

The weather conditions are expected to be sunny for the major part of the match. The temperatures will be in the high 30s. Rain is expected to stay away from the contest given how the forecast is. However, rain has played spoilsport in plenty of matches in this World Cup and thus the threat can never be counted out.

Conclusion

This is a crucial game for both teams as it starts the Super 8 stage for both India and Afghanistan. India has been unbeaten in T20Is against Afghanistan winning six out of the eight matches played. Afghanistan who had a good Group stage will face the real test as they will be facing the tougher teams in this knockout stage of the tournament.

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