India vs Afghanistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: India crush Afghanistan by 66 runs to keep semis hopes alive

A slower short delivery from Naveen-ul-Haq and Rohit Sharma pulls it over midwicket for his third boundary. Good start for the Indian opener tonight.

1,4,1,0,6,4 - KL Rahul (13*) finished off the over with a six and a four in consecutive balls. Sharafuddin Ashraf leaked 16 runs in it. A good one for India.

BOOM! KL Rahul joins the party, smacks Sharafuddin Ashraf over long-on for a big six.

Another four for Rohit Sharma. Premeditated shot from the India opener as he paddles it past short fine leg fielder.

Rohit Sharma makes room and plays an aerial shot over extra cover to open the boundary count for himself and the team. Seven runs off Mohammad Nabi's first over.

Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi wins the toss, opts to bowl against India in a crucial Group 2 game

India face Afghanistan in a match they must win. However, a win alone will mean nothing because their fate in this tournament, and consequently their chances of making it to the semifinal, do not rest in their hands anymore. Too many equations at play as the two teams line up for the T20 World Cup's 33rd game at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Let's get done with these equations. India's only chances now hinge on them winning their next three matches, acquiring a good net run-rate, waiting to see if Afghanistan and New Zealand lose at least one of their respective league games and pray that their run-rate is better than the others who are tied on points.