2010 ICC World Twenty20, West Indies
ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010
The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was the third ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in the West Indies between 30 April and 16 May 2010. It was won by England, who defeated Australia in the final. Kevin Pietersen was named as player of the tournament.
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2010 ICC World Twenty20, The West Indies
Match 3
Group Stage match 3: Easy win for India
May 1, 2010
India cruised to a seven-wicket victory with 31 balls remaining in St Lucia against minnows Afganistan on day two of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.Put to bat first, Afghanistani team could manage to score just 115 for eight with the help of Noor Ali (50 off 48 balls) and Asghar Stanikzai (30 off 33 balls). They shared a 68 runs partnership to pull the team out of trouble, after losing the first three wickets for just 29 runs. Ashish Nehra took three wickets for 19 and Praveen Kumar claimed two for 14.India lost Gautam Gambhir early on and debutant Murali Vijay (48) top scored for India, while Yuvraj Singh (23 not out) and captain Dhoni (15 not out in 6 balls) took India to victory.
India: M Vijay, G Gambhir, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), YK Pathan, RA Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, P Kumar, Z Khan, A Nehra
Afghanistan: Noor Ali, Mohammad Shahzad (Wicket Keeper), Nowroz Mangal (Captain), Hamid Hassan, Raees Ahmadzai, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Stanikzai, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Ahmadzai