T20 World Cup 2021: Twitter Reacts As India Register Their First Victory, Beat Afghanistan Quite Comprehensively

Team India registered their first win of the T20 World Cup 2021, defeating Afghanistan by 66 runs at the Abu Dhabi Stadium on Wednesday. It was their batsmen who came to the party first before the bowlers completed the job on the night.

Chasing 211, the Afghan team was never really in with a shot, losing wickets at regular intervals. The Indian pacers, Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah struck in tandem early on, dismissing the openers without a lot on the board.

Youngster, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looked good for a brief period of time, before Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him. Ravichandran Ashwin soon joined the party, picking up a couple of wickets to finish with a brilliant spell of 2/14 in four overs in his first game of this tournament.

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It was a formality thereon for the Indian team, as they choked the Afghans out of the match. The win was much needed for Virat Kohli’s men after they were put to the sword by Pakistan and New Zealand in their first two matches.

Earlier, openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul put on a brilliant batting display on one of the best surfaces seen so far in this tournament. Both scored wonderful fifties in a 140-run opening wicket association, putting on a much-needed show for the loyal Indian fans at the stadium.

A promotion for Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya worked out as well, with both getting useful time in the middle during their quickfire cameos. The team went on to put this World Cup’s highest score – 210/2 in their 20 overs.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s first win:

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Ashwin bowling well is always a great sign for Indian cricket in every format. Never easy to bowl so well after making a comeback after four years in white ball cricket. #<!---->A<!---->f<!---->g<!---->v<!---->s<!---->i<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->F<!---->G #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->F<!---->G

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Rohit Sharma = class #<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->v<!---->A<!---->f<!---->g

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Perfect Diwali Gift from #<!---->T<!---->e<!---->a<!---->m<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a Fantastic all round performance!#<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->F<!---->G

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India's Net Run Rate has gone from -1.61 +0.07. #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p

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#<!---->I<!---->n<!---->d<!---->i<!---->a has finally opened their account with 2 points in 3 matches.
Their NRR from -1.609 has now jumped to 0.073
However, is this, all too late?
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First win for India in T20 World Cup 2021 – total team effort lead by Rahul and Rohit – finished well by Hardik and Pant – bowlers did a great job in restricting Afghanistan under 150 and improving the NRR for India. Time to rise again, this team is far better.

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An emphatic performance from start to end! ??

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New Zealand's 2 remaining matches are against Afghanistan and Namibia. If they win both matches, they will qualify for the semi-finals with #<!---->P<!---->a<!---->k<!---->i<!---->s<!---->t<!---->a<!---->n #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p

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India opens their account in T20 World Cup 2021 with a magnificent win over Afghanistan. India won by 66 runs and their NRR is now into positive.

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Nom blame Mohammed Shami
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Superb win. Now two more Games. Keep adding to the NRR and let’s see what happens on Sunday when NZ play Afghanistan. #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->F<!---->G at least cricket fans can enjoy their Diwali. Here is my take. p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->8<!---->j<!---->8<!---->C<!---->7<!---->p<!---->P<!---->U<!---->4<!---->a

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