ICC T20 World Cup, India vs Afghanistan: Statistical preview

Nov 01, 2021

ICC T20 World Cup, India vs Afghanistan: Statistical preview Image

1 catch needed by Virat Kohli (42) to go past Suresh Raina (42) and become the leading catcher among Indian non-wicketkeepers. Rohit Sharma has 41 catches.

2 matches between India and Afghanistan, both in the T20 World Cup. India won by 7 wickets at Gros Islet in 2010 and by 23 runs at Premadasa in 2012.

2.307 Afghanistan's win-loss ratio (60 wins, 26 defeats), the best for any team with a 30-match cut-off. With 1.745 (89 wins, 51 defeats), India are second-best.

3 wickets needed by Jasprit Bumrah (61) to go past Yuzvendra Chahal (63) and become the leading wicket-taker among Indians.

3 wickets for L. Balaji and Yuvraj Singh, the most for India against Afghanistan. For Afghanistan, Shapoor Zadran has the most wickets (2) against India.

4 catches needed by Mohammad Nabi to become the fourth non-wicketkeeper to 50 catches, after David Miller (66), Martin Guptill (61), and Shoaib Malik (50). Nabi is now tied with Ross Taylor on 46 catches.

12 players have played both matches between India and Afghanistan. Of them, Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad are the only ones in this T20 World Cup. This excludes Asghar Afghan, who had also played both matches but retired midway through this edition.

26 runs needed by Nabi (1,474) to become the fourth cricketer to do the 1,500 run-50 wicket double. Nabi also has 73 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan (1,894 and 117), Mohammad Hafeez (2,450 and 61), and Kevin O'Brien (1,973 and 58) are the only others to have done this.

28 runs needed by K.L. Rahul (1,578) to go past Suresh Raina (1,605) and 41 to go past M.S. Dhoni (1,618). For India, only Kohli (3,225), Rohit (2,878), and Shikhar Dhawan (1,759) have more runs.

56 runs for Raina, the most for India against Afghanistan. Kohli is second, with 50. For Afghanistan, Noor Ali Zadran has the most runs (50) against India.

57 runs needed by Kohli (841) to go past Tillakaratne Dilshan (897) and become the third-highest run scorer in T20 World Cup history. Only Mahela Jayawardene (1,016) and Chris Gayle (933) have more.

122 runs needed by Rohit (2,878) to become the second (after Kohli, 3,225) to reach 3,000 runs. Guptill has 2,976.