India To Win T20 World Cup 2022? Shahid Afridi Delivers Huge Statement

Jul 10, 2022 at 9:39 AM

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India To Win T20 World Cup 2022? Shahid Afridi Delivers Huge Statement

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has given his verdict on Team India’s chances in this year’s T20 World Cup after their series victory against England.

India thrashed England by 49 runs in the second T20I to clinch the three-match series with a match remaining. The visitors had earlier won the first game by 50 runs in Southampton.

After conceding nearly 200 runs in the series-opener, England’s bowlers put up a better show in the second T20I after Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. India started strongly once again and had raced away to 61 for 1 in the powerplay before England picked up some quick wickets.

The hosts had the visitors reeling at 89 for 5 from 61 for 1. Debutant Richard Gleeson was the wreaker-in-chief, taking 3 for 15 as he dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant.

At one stage, the 150-run mark was looking like a distant dream for India before Ravindra Jadeja bailed the team out of trouble. The in-form allrounder played an unbeaten knock of 46 to help India recover from 89 for 5 and post a competitive total of 170 for 8.

Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja (AFP Photo)

Shahid Afridi on India’s chances in T20 World Cup 2022:

170 turned out to be more than enough for India as their bowlers put up a scintillating show. Led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s bowlers never let England off the hook and bowled them out for a paltry 121 in 17 overs.

Bhuvneshwar gave India a solid start by dismissing the dangerous Jason Roy on the very first ball of the innings. In his next over, he dismissed captain Buttler to put India well on top.

He went on to take one more wicket to finish with impressive spell of 3 for 15. Returning man Jasprit Bumrah also did well to pick up 2 wickets while spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also accounted for a couple of wickets.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Credits: Twitter)

Following India’s impressive series win against England, Shahid Afridi took to Twitter to react to it. The Pakistan legend stated that the Men in Blue would be one of the favourites to win this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

Afridi lavished praise on India’s bowlers for their impressive display as he tweeted:

“India have played outstanding cricket and deserve to win the series. Really impressive bowling performance, they’ll surely be one of the favourites for the T20 World Cup in Australia.”

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