India vs Afghanistan Scorecard, Match 33, ICC T20 World Cup 2021

This will be the third meeting between India and Afghanistan in men’s T20Is; India won both of their previous encounters with their most recent clash coming in September 2012.

India come into this game on the back of a four-game losing streak in men’s T20Is; they have never lost more than four straight games in the history of the men’s format.

Afghanistan have won nine of their last 11 men’s T20Is (L2), including five of their last six; they have a 69% win rate in men’s T20Is overall, the second-highest of any team to have played at least 20 games in the format (Namibia – 78%).

India have lost five of their last eight games at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, more than they had lost in their 15 games at the tournament prior (L4).

Afghanistan have won their last eight men’s T20Is on the bounce at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates; their last defeat at the venue came against Hong Kong in November 2015.

India have not hit more than five sixes in any of their last five men’s T20Is; they had logged at least six maximums in all but four of their 16 innings prior.

Afghanistan have bowled at least five percent of their total deliveries on a short length in four of their last six men’s T20Is, more times than they had done so in their 15 innings prior.

Mohammad Nabi is 26 runs shy of becoming the second player to log 1,500 runs in men’s T20I for Afghanistan, he also needs just one more boundary four to become the second player to log 100 for Afghanistan in the format (Mohammad Shahzad – 2,011 runs, 224 fours).

Jasprit Bumrah (61) is three wickets shy of eclipsing Yuzvendra Chahal (63) as the most prolific wicket-taker for India in men’s T20Is; Bumrah has taken five wickets across his last three innings in the format.

Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan) has taken three wickets and conceded just nine runs from his four overs bowled at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup; he’s has not conceded more than a single run from a delivery this campaign.