BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 20, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Suryakumar Yadav smashed afine half-century to lead India to a challenging 181-8 in their T20 World CupSuper Eights clash against Afghanistan on Thursday. Suryakumar made 53 from 28 balls with five fours and three sixes and shareda 60-run fifth-wicket partnership with Hardik Pandya. Farooqi struck first for Afghanistan by having India skipper Rohit Sharmacaught by Rashid for just eight. That left India on 54-2 before Rashid struck again in his next over,claiming the prestige scalp of Kohli who was caught by Nabi at long-off for 24off 24 balls. Suryakumar and Pandya threatened to take the game away from Afghanistan.
