Afghanistan will be taking on India in the Super 8 Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Both these teams have played some excellent cricket in the group stage of the T20 World Cup, reaching the next round with three wins each in four matches.
In Group D, Afghanistan brushed aside the likes of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Uganda before a big defeat against West Indies, to secure their passage through to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. Meanwhile, India didn’t have it easy against either Ireland, Pakistan, or the USA, but they held their nerve to top the Group A standings despite a washout against Canada.
Some of the top performers for Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2024 have been Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and the captain Rashid Khan. On the other side, for India, the captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah have stepped up at various stages of the tournament.
Talking about the weather for the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 2 match at the Kensington Oval, it is expected to stay mostly cloudy and humid in the morning and afternoon hours according to the listings on AccuWeather. The probability of precipitation on Thursday, June 20, stands at 25% and the probability of thunderstorms stands at 0%.
During the big game in Bridgetown, Barbados, there will be wind gusts of around 39 km/h during the day, which is expected to blow away the rain showers quickly from the stadium. With that, it is likely that there won’t be much of a weather delay when Afghanistan and India take the field at the Kensington Oval.