NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep bagged three wickets each after a dazzling half-century from Suryakumar Yadav as India swept to a 47-run victory over Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash in Barbados on Thursday.
After Player-of-the-match Suryakumar's audacious 53 from 28 balls propelled India to a daunting 181 for 8, pace spearhead Bumrah proved virtually unplayable, taking three for seven runs from his four overs as Afghanistan finished on 134 all out from the final ball of the match
After their second loss in a row at the cricketing extravaganza while chasing, skipper Rashid Khan said his team should start successfully chasing such scores against top teams.
"That was a surface we thought we could chase 170-180. You just go there and how you play. Against bigger teams, we should be thinking we will have to chase such scores," Rashid said.
"The morale is still pretty high and this loss does not affect us. We have achieved our first goal of reaching the Super 8s and now it is about taking the next step, he added.
Rashid was the best bowler for Afghanistan as he took three wickets for 26 runs and this is one of his better international performances since his comeback post surgery.
"Body is feeling well. I struggled a little in the IPL. I am hitting the areas consistently now. We have enjoyed everywhere we have played. We forget our own skills sometimes. If the conditions are there, we will look to use it," he said.
After failing to chase 219 in their final group game against co-hosts West Indies, this is now a second time in a row, Afghanistan have faltered batting second.
Afghanistan next face Australia in Kingstown on June 22.
