LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav gets India flying against Afghanistan as Super Eight Group 1 begins in Barbados

India have Suryakumar Yadav to thank for a solid first-innings score of 181/8 against Afghanistan as they got the Group 1 action going in the Super Eights in Bridgetown.

After ten overs, India were 79/3 – having lost Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Virat Kohli.

But Yadav’s partnership with Hardik Pandya got them back on an even keel.

In their response, Afghanistan were 66/3 after ten overs.

Afghanistan were hugely impressive in qualifying for the Super 8 stage, hammering New Zealand to set themselves on course for the next round and then seeing off Uganda and Papua New Guinea with ease to seal their spot in Group 1.

With a set of strengths that lend themselves to the Caribbean conditions, Afghanistan will be a major threat to the top-ranked nations throughout the remainder of the tournament, and first up comes this meeting with India in Barbados.

Rohit Sharma’s side cruised through relatively comfortably from Group A, but played all of their matches in the USA and will need to adjust quickly to the change of conditions in a game that may well define their Super Eight campaign.

India and Australia are the big favourites to progress to the Super Eight from this four-team group, but defeat here would put that in serious doubt ahead of meetings with Bangladesh and the Aussies on Saturday and Monday respectively.

India make one change, with Kuldeep Yadav coming in for Mohammed Siraj. For Afghanistan, Hazratullah Zazai comes in as a replacement for Karim Janat.

Scorecard: India v Afghanistan

Toss: India win toss and will bat