IND vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Kensington Oval Bridgetown Pitch Report

India and Afghanistan are set to clash in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Thursday, June 20.

India enters this stage unbeaten, topping Group A, while Afghanistan finished second in Group C, despite a heavy defeat to the West Indies in their last group stage game.

Kensington Oval Pitch Report

The Kensington Oval pitch at Barbados for this fixture is likely to be a fresh pitch, although similar to the others used so far, it has cracks at both ends.

The average first innings score is 143, but considering today’s teams, you might add another 10-15 runs. However, it’s not a 180-190 run wicket.

The square boundaries measure 58m and 67m, with the straight hit at 72m

In a recent match at this venue, Australia posted 201/7 against England, who were then restricted to 165/6.

Kensington Oval pitch is likely to be in favour of batsmen.

Predicted India Playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

Predicted Afghanistan Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi