3rd Match, Group A: India vs Afghanistan ICC World Twenty20 2012
Afghanistan give India scare, but lose by 23 runs
September 19, 2012
Mohammad Nabi scored a blistering 31 off just 17 balls which included two huge sixes and two fours, but Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals against India, and fell short of the 160 run target by 23 runs. After a steady start to their run chase, Afghanistan lost half their side for just 76 runs in 12.1 overs. Earlier sent in to bat, Virat Kohli (50) and Suresh Raina (38) helped India post 159/5. Afghanistan put down four chances, reprieving Raina twice and Kohli.
India T20 Team: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Zaheer Khan
Afghanistan T20 Team: Karim Sadiq, Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad (Wicket Keeper), Nawroz Mangal (Captain), Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbodin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran
India 159/5 (Kohli 50, Raina 38, Shapoor 2-33) beat Afghanistan 136 (Nabi 31, Balaji 3-19, Yuvraj 3-24) by 23 runs
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