The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is heating up as we move into the Super Eight stage. Hosted by the United States and the Caribbean since June 1st, the tournament has been nothing short of chaotic.
A total of 20 teams, split into four groups, competed in the first round where we had some surprising results, which saw the teams like Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka fail to reach Super Eight. In this round, Group 1 features India, Australia, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, while Group 2 consists of the West Indies, England, South Africa, and the USA.
Today we bring you the top parlay picks for a Group 1 encounter between Afghanistan and India, which is scheduled to take place at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 20th. Before you put your money on this game, it would be better to have further information about the teams, and where and what to bet on.
India topped Group A with three wins and a washout to secure their spot in the Super Eight stage. They kicked off the tournament with a dominant eight-wicket win over Ireland before beating the arch rivals Pakistan by six runs. The men in blue then defeated the USA by seven wickets, with Arshdeep Singh claiming his career-best T20I figures of 4 for 9 and Suryakumar Yadav scoring an unbeaten fifty while chasing 111.
Afghanistan have had a brilliant campaign in the 2024 T20 World Cup, winning their first three games in Group C and punching their ticket to Super Eight. They hammered Uganda by 125 runs in the opening game and followed it up with a stunning 84-run victory over New Zealand. The Rashid Khan-led side then defeated PNG by seven wickets. In the final group fixture, they suffered a heavy defeat by 104 runs at the hands of West Indies.
Let’s have a look at the top parlay picks for this Afghanistan vs India match.
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Jasprit Bumrah performance points over 20.5 runs
Jasprit Bumrah to score over 20.5 performance points at the odds of 2.00 (20Bet)
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s ace pace bowler has been in incredible form with the ball across formats and the T20 World Cup is no different. He has taken five wickets in three innings in the ongoing tournament at an exceptional economy of 4.09, with best figures of 3 for 14 coming against Pakistan.
Earlier, he had snared 19 wickets in the Indian Premier League season at an economy of 6.48. This bet looks pretty safe as all Bumrah has to do is pick up on wicket and against a vulnerable batting unit like Afghanistan. Bet on Bumrah to score over 20.5 performance points at the odds of 2.00 on 20Bet.
India to hit most sixes
India to hit most sixes in the match at the odds of 1.60 (20Bet)
If we look at these two sides, India clearly have the stronger batting unit. They have the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya. Most of these batters are pretty good at clearing the ropes. They have played three games on the treacherous pitches of New York and batting at Bridgetown, Barbados would be a welcome change.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, lack firepower in the side, and are heavily dependent on their opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran to score the bulk of the runs. You can back him to be the top batter for India at 1.60 on 20Bet.
Rashid Khan performance points over 30.5
Rashid Khan to score over 30.5 performance points in the match at the odds of 1.85 (BetWinner)
Rashid Khan has gone wicketless in the last two games but his class cannot be ignored. One of the best spinners in the game, Rashid has picked six wickets in the tournament at an economy of 6.18, including best figures of 4 for 17 against New Zealand.
The pitches at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown provide good assistance for spinners and Rashid should do well against a batting unit which can be vulnerable to spin. You can bet on Rashid to score over 30.5 performance points at the odds of 1.85 on BetWinner.
Rishabh Pant over 20.5 runs
Rishabh Pant to score over 20.5 runs in the match at the odds of 1.85 (22Bet)
Rishabh Pant’s comeback to competitive cricket after recovering from a severe accident has been truly inspiring. Following a very good IPL campaign, he continued his form in the T20 World Cup, being India’s top run-scorer with 96 runs from three innings on tricky pitches.
In IPL 2024, Pant had scored 446 runs at an average of 40 while striking at 155, including three half centuries. The left-hand batter has been given the number three spot and he has enjoyed batting there. Betting on Pant to score over 20.5 runs in the match at the odds of 1.85 on 22Bet seems a good option.
Team with the top bowler – India
Top bowler of the match to be from India at the odds of 1.47 (BetWinner)
Afghanistan have one bowler performing at his best – Fazalhaq Farooqi. The left-arm pacer has taken 12 wickets in four games at an economy of 5.58. But facing the Indian batting unit might not be as easy.
India have Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya amongst the wickets. Arshdeep has taken seven scalps at an economy of 6.25 while Hardik has picked the same number of wickets at 5.41 rpo. Bumrah has five wickets from three innings at just 4.09 rpo. Afghanistan have a weaker batting unit so the chances of Indian bowlers out-performing Afghanistan bowlers look good. You can bet on India to have the top bowler of the match at the odds of 1.47 on BetWinner.
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