ICC T20 World Cup | India vs Afghanistan highlights: IND win by 66 runs

India take on Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in a must-win situation. Winless in two matches, nothing but a win will do for the Men in Blue if the are to keep their qualification hopes alive. Afghanistan, on the other hand, have won two matches from three will seek the two points to strengthen their semi-final hopes.

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Captain quotes from post match presentation

Virat Kohli, India captain: Much better wicket to be fair. We spoke about the fact that in the other games, if we just had two overs of free-flowing batting, then that sends a message to the opposition that we are going to put you under the pump. When we do that, we know how we can play. Sometimes, you do fall to the pressure and have to accept that. T20 cricket is a very instinctive game, in batting, bowling and decision-making. We do make decisions on the go. Top three is mostly settled unless situations like today when the openers batted all the way through and the power-hitters were ready. We don't always decide early to go hard, but we do back ourselves and when we do get going, we know what we can do. Well, yes that is the plan (to keep playing this way) but as I said, sometimes you just give in to the pressure. The other teams bowled really well to us. Yes, it (net run rate) was to be honest. We are always positive, and so were thinking about it. The return of Ash (is the biggest positive), we saw him doing well in the IPL and when he does this, we get control in the middle overs. That's what I'm most pleased about (today).

Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan captain: We usually bat first, we tried to chase due to the dew. Also the wicket looked really good. Yeah, there wasn't much dew, but the wicket played really good. India batted really well, and put us under pressure. Not always, we try to rotate strike a bit too. Today we didn't do well enough but we lost early wickets and that put us under pressure. Hopefully, we can win our last game.

Player of the Match

Rohit Sharma is the Player of the Match for his thrilling knock of 74 from 47 balls.

Rohit Sharma: The idea was to go after it, and get off to a good start, which didn't happen in the first two games and lay the platform for the others. Exceptional batting from Rahul, and that partnership was vital. We were prepared to field first, and it was a good pitch to bat on. Getting to a respectable total was important, and the NRR could come into play so we had to win by a good margin, so glad we got that. Today it was necessary to get off to a good start, and that's not my natural game - I usually like to get in. So I made an effort to settle in, play cricketing shots, and put up a big total.

IND 144/7 after 20 overs.

Pandya to bowl the last over.

19.1Pandya to Janat, FOUR! Short and wide, Janat makes room and hits the ball through point for a boundary.

19.2Pandya to Janat, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Janat works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

19.3Pandya to Ashraf, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Ashraf works the ball to fine-leg for a single.

19.4Pandya to Janat, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Janat pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

19.5Pandya to Ashraf, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Ashraf pulls the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

19.6Pandya to Janat, SIX!Short and wide, Janat makes room and thumps the ball over cover for a maximum!!!!

AFG 130/7 after 19 overs.

Shami to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Shami to Nabi, WIDE! Full ball bowled wide of off stump.

18.1Shami to Nabi, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Nabi slogs and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket where Jadeja takes an easy catch.

Nabi c Jadeja b Shami 35(32)

Rashid Khan walks out to bat.

18.2Shami to Janat, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Janat hits the ball high in the air and gets a single.

18.3Shami to Rashid, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on off stump, Rashid thumps the ball straight down the ground where Hardik Pandya takes a good catch at long-off.

Rashid Khan c Hardik Pandya b Shami 0(1)

Sharafuddin walks out to bat.

18.4 Shami to Janat, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Janat slaps the ball down the ground for two runs.

18.5Shami to Janat, 1 run, full ball on off stump. Janat hits the ball down the ground for a single.

18.6Shami to Ashraf, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Ashraf plays the ball to the leg side.

AFG 123/5 after 18 overs.

Thakur to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Thakur to Janat, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Janat hits the ball down to third-man for a single

17.2Thakur to Nabi, SIX! Full ball on off stump, Nabi pumps the ball over long-off for a maximum!!!!

17.3Thakur to Nabi, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Nabi rocks back and pulls the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

17.4Thakur to Nabi, 2 runs, short and wide, Nabi cuts the ball over point for a couple of more runs.

17.5Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Nabi hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

17.6Thakur to Janat, 2 runs, full toss wide of off stump, Janat thumps the ball through cover for two runs.

AFG 109/5 after 17 overs

Bumrah to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1Bumrah to Janat, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Janat pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

16.2Bumrah to Janat, 1 run, good length ball wide of off stump, Janat slaps the ball through cover for a single.

16.3Bumrah to Nabi, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Nabi drives the ball through backward point for a boundary.

16.4Bumrah to Nabi, no run, full ball on off stump, Nabi drives the ball to the fielder at extra cover.

16.4Bumrah to Nabi, WIDE! Slow full ball wide of off stump.

16.4 Bumrah to Nabi, WIDE! Slow full ball again fired wide of off stump.

16.5Bumrah to Nabi, no run, full ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Nabi.

16.6Bumrah to Nabi, no run, full ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Nabi.

AFG 98/5 after 16 overs

Shardul Thakur to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Shardul Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, full ball, Nabi drives the ball down to long-on for a run.

15.2Shardul Thakur to Janat, SIX! Full ball on middle and leg, Janat flicks the ball over fine-leg for a maximum!!!!

15.3Shardul Thakur to Janat, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Janat drives the ball down the ground for a single.

15.4Shardul Thakur to Nabi, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to Pant.

15.5Shardul Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, slow boncer wide of off stump, Nabi pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

15.6Shardul Thakur to Janat, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Janat slaps the ball through cover for a single.

AFG 88/5 after 15 overs

Bumrah to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Bumrah to Nabi, no run, good length ball on off stump, Nabi punches the ball to point.

14.2Bumrah to Nabi, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Nabi hits the ball to cover for a single.

14.3Bumrah to Janat, no run, short ball on middle and leg, Janat ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.

14.4Bumrah to Janat, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Janat hits the ball to fine-leg for a single.

14.5Bumrah to Nabi, no run, slow full ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Nabi.

14.6Bumrah to Nabi, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Nabi drives the ball down the ground for a single.

AFG 80/5 after 13 overs

Jadeja to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Jadeja to Janat, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Janat hits the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

12.2Jadeja to Nabi, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Nabi hits the ball through cover for two runs.

12.3Jadeja to Nabi, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Nabi works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.4Jadeja to Janat, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Janat paddle sweeps the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

12.5Jadeja to Janat, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Janat pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

12.6Jadeja to Nabi, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Nabi drives the ball to cover for a single.

AFG 69/5 after 12 overs.

Ashwin to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1 Ashwin to Nabi, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Nabi defends.

11.2Ashwin to Nabi, 2 runs, short ball on middle and leg, Nabi guides the ball down to fine-leg for two runs.

11.3Ashwin to Nabi, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Nabi makes room and plays an inside out shot to Rohit Sharma at cover, Rohit puts a dive to hold on to the ball, the two umpires have referred the call for the catch to the TV umpire, the soft signal is NOT OUT, the third umpire gives that as NOT OUT!

11.4Ashwin to Nabi, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Nabi sweeps the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

11.5Ashwin to Najib, WICKET! CLEAN BOWLED! Good length ball on off stump, Najib looks for a reverse sweep but is beaten and the ball hits the stumps.

Najibullah b Ashwin 11(13)

Karim Janat walks out to bat.

11.6 Ashwin to Janat, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Janat drives the ball down the ground for a single.

AFG 66/4 after 11 overs

Shardul Thahur to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Shardul Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, short and wide, Nabi cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

10.2Shardul Thakur to Najib, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Najib works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

10.3Shardul Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Nabi dabs the ball down to third-man for a single.

10.4Shardul Thakur to Najib, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Najib dabs the ball to cover for a single.

10.5Shardul Thakur to Nabi, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, a swing and a miss from Nabi.

10.6Shardul Thakur to Nabi, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Nabi hammers the ball through cover for a run.

AFG 38/2 after 5 overs

Shami to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Shami to Naib, no run, good length ball on off stump, Naib blocks the ball with a straight bat.

4.2Shami to Naib, EDGE AND FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Naib gets a thick outside edge as he looks to defend the ball, and the ball rolls down to third-man for a boundary.

4.3Shami to Naib, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Naib guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

4.4Shami to Gurbaz, SIX! CLEAN HIT! Full ball on middle and leg, Gurbaz swings and sends the ball flying over long-on for a maximum!!!

4.5Shami to Gurbaz, SIX MORE! SMOKED! Full ball on middle and leg Gurbaz slogs the ball soaring over deep mid-wicket for another biggie!!!!

4.6Shami to Gurbaz, FOUR! PUNISHED! Short and wide, Gurbaz cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

AFG 17/2 after 4 overs

Bumrah to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Bumrah to Zazai, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Zazai looks to slog the ball, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and lobs high in the air, Shardul Thakur takes an easy catch.

Hazratullah Zazai c Thakur b Bumrah 13(15)

Gulbadin Naib walks out to bat.

3.2 Bumrah to Gurbaz, no run, full toss on off stump, Naib hits the ball to the off side.

3.3Bumrah to Gurbaz, no run, short ball on off stump, the ball jumps and hits Guzbaz on the helmet.

3.4Bumrah to Gurbaz, 1 run, slow low full toss, Gurbaz guides the ball down to the leg side for a single.

3.5Bumrah to Naib, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Naib digs the ball to square-leg for a single.

3.6Bumrah to Gurbaz, 2 runs, slow full ball wide of off stump, Gurbaz hits the ball over cover for a couple of runs.

AFG 13/1 after 3 overs

Shami to bowl the third over.

2.1Shami to Zazai, no run, good length ball on off stump, Zazai looks to cut the ball but fails to connect.

2.2Shami to Zazai, no run, slow full ball on off stump, Zazai looks to hit the ball to mid-wicket but fails to connect.

2.3Shami to Zazai, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, Zaizai flashes his blade but fails to connect once more.

2.4Shami to Zazai, no run, good length ball on off stump, another swing and a miss from Zazai.

2.5Shami to Zazai, 1 run, good length ball around off, Zazai slogs the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

2.6Shami to Shahzad, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on middle and leg, Shahzad looks to flick the ball over square-leg, the ball takes a leading edge and balloons high in the air, Ashwin at mid-off takes an easy catch.

Mohammad Shahzad c Ashwin b Shami 0(4)

AFG 5/0 after 1 over.

Mohammad Shami to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Mohammad Shami to Zazai, slow short ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Zazai.

0.2Mohammad Shami to Zazai, FOUR! Short and wide, Zazai cuts the ball through point for a boundary.

0.3Mohammad Shami to Zazai, no run, good length ball on off stump, the ball swings away, Zazai looks to defend but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

0.4Mohammad Shami to Zazai, no run, full ball wide of off stump, the ball moves away, Zazai looks for a wild slog but fails to connect.

0.5Mohammad Shami to Zazai, 1 run, back of the length ball on leg stump, Zazai works the ball behind square for a single.

0.6Mohammad Shami to Shahzad, no run, full ball on off stump, Shahzad pushes the ball to cover.

Right then, welcome back for the second half of the match. Afghanistan's chase is about to get underway. The Indian players form a huddle by the boundary side. After a quick team chat, the Indian players disperse on the field. Mohammad Shahzad and Hazrathulla Zazai are the two openers for Afghanistan.

IND 210/2 after 20 overs.

Hamid Hasan to bowl the last over.

19.1Hamid Hasan to Pant, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Pant moves to the off side and scoops the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

19.2Hamid Hasan to Pant, SIX! CARNAGE! Full ball on off stump, Pant slaps the ball over long-off for a biggie!!!!

19.3Hamid Hasan to Pant, no run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Pant.

19.4Hamid Hasan to Pant, 1 Bye, slow short ball wide of off stump, another swing and a miss from Pant, Pant steals a single.

19.5Hamid Hasan to Pandya, FOUR! Yorker on middle and leg, Pandya digs the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

19.6Hamid Hasan to Pandya, 1 Bye, full ball on middle and leg, the ball goes through the big gap between the two legs and Pandya steals another run.

IND 192/2 after 19 overs.

Naveen Ul Haq to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, DROPPED! Slow short ball wide of off stump, Pandya hits the ball high in the air, Najib at mid-off drops an easy chance. Pandya completes two runs.

18.1Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, WIDE! Full ball wide of off stump

18.2Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, SIX! POWERED! Slow short ball wide of off stump, Pandya hammers the ball over extra and sends the ball into the crowd.

18.3Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Pandya drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

18.4Naveen Ul Haq to Pant, 1 run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, Pant hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

18.5Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, SIX! TONKED! Full ball on middle stump, Pandya slogs the ball over long-off for a maximum!!!!

18.6Naveen Ul Haq to Pandya, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Pandya hits the ball for a single.

IND 175/2 after 18 overs.

Hamid to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Hamid to Pandya, FOUR! Good length ball, Pandya flicks the ball for a boundary.

17.2Hamid to Pandya, 1 run, full ball, Pandya plays the ball for a single.

17.3Hamid to Pant, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Pant works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

17.4Hamid to Pandya, FOUR! MUSCLED! Slow good length ball on off stump. Pandya swings and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

17.5Hamid to Pandya, FOUR MORE! PUNISHED! Good length ball on off stump, Pandya whacks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary once more.

17.6Hamid to Pandya, 1 Leg Bye, slow short ball, Pandya is early into his pull, the ball hits Pandya in the ribs and Pandya takes a single.

IND 145/1 after 16 overs.

Rashid Khan to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Rashid Khan to Rahul, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul guides the ball to the leg side.

15.2Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rahul works the ball to the leg side for a single.

15.3Rashid Khan to Pant, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Pant steps down to play the ball down to the leg side but fails to connect and the ball hits the pads, Rashid appeals for LBW but the umpire gives that as Not Out, Nabi takes the review and the review shows that the ball is pitching outside the leg stump.

15.4Rashid Khan to Pant, no run, another appeal for LBW and given this time, full ball on middle and leg, Pant tries a reverse hit bit fails to connect, the umpire raises his finger, Pant takes the review and the review shows that the ball had hit Pant's gloves. So Pant survives once more.

15.5Rashid Khan to Pant, 1 run, full ball, Pant slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

15.6Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run,

IND 142/1 after 15 overs.

Karim Janat to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Karim Janat to Rahul, FOUR! SMACKED! Slow short ball wide of off stump, Rahul gets on the top of the bounce and cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

14.2Karim Janat to Rahul, 1 run, slow short ball on off stump, Rahul hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

14.3Karim Janat to Rohit, no run, slow ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Rohit.

14.4Karim Janat to Rohit, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball wide of off stump, Rohit mishits the ball and the ball flies straight into the hands of the fielder at extra cover.

Rohit c Nabi b Karim Janat 74(47)

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.

14.5 Karim Janat to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off stump, Pant drives the ball through cover for a single.

14.6Karim Janat to Rahul, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump,Rahul dabs the ball to short third for a single.

IND 135/0 after 14 overs.

Rashid Khan to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Rashid Khan to Rohit, 1 run, slow short ball, Rohit slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

13.2Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rahul guides the ball down to leg side for a single.

13.3Rashid Khan to Rohit, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Rohit edges the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

13.4Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, slow shot ball on middle and leg, Rahul hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

13.5Rashid Khan to Rohit, SIX! Full ball on middle and leg, Rohit charges down the track and hits the ball over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.6Rashid Khan to Rohit, SIX MORE! MONSTER! Full ball on middle and leg, Rohit slogs the ball over fine-leg for a maximum!!!

IND 119/0 after 13 overs.

Gulbadin Naib to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, FOUR AND FIFTY FOR RAHUL TOO! Fuller ball on off stump, Rahul smacks the ball over extra cover for a boundary and get to his FIFTY!!!

12.2Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul plays the ball down to long-on for a single.

12.3Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Rohit slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.4Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off stump, Rahul drives the ball down to third-man for a single.

12.5Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Rohit drives the ball through point for a single.

12.6Gulbadin Naib to Rahuk, FOUR! Slow good length ball on the pads, Rahul whips the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

IND 107/0 after 12 overs.

NaveenUl Haq to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1 NaveenUl Haq to Rohit, no run, full ball fired into middle and leg, Rohit goes for a wild slog but fails to connect, the ball raps on the pads and there is a loud appeal for LBW from Navven but not given, Nabi is not interested in taking the review.

11.2NaveenUl Haq to Rohit, FOUR AND FIFTY FOR ROHIT! Slow good length ball wide of off stump, Rohit cuts the ball through cover for a boundary and the boundary takes Rohjty Sharma to his FIFTY!!!!

11.3NaveenUl Haq to Rohit, 1 run, full toss on off stump, Rohit punches the ball through cover for a single.

11.4NaveenUl Haq to Rahul, SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! Slow short ball on middle and leg, Rahul pulls and helps the ball over square-leg for a maximum!!!!

11.5NaveenUl Haq to Rahul, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off stump, Rahul slogs, the ball takes a thick outside edge and runs down to short fine, Rahul settles for a single.

11.6NaveenUl Haq to Rohit, FOUR! Slow short ball wide of off stump, Rohit plays a late cut to send the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

IND 91/0 after 11 overs.

Gulbadin Naib to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1 Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Rahul creams the ball through cover for a single.

10.2Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, no run, slow short ball on middle and leg, Rohit steps down to pull the ball but fails to connect.

10.3Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, FOUR! CLEVER! Slow short ball on off stump, Rohit makes room and late-cuts the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

10.4Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Rohit slaps the ball through cover for a single.

10.5Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, no run, fullish ball on off stump, Rahul pushes the ball to the fielder at extra cover.

10.6Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, no run, slow short ball on off stump, Rahul is early into the pull shot and the ball hits Rahul into the ribs.

IND 85/0 after 10 overs.

Rashid Khan to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Rashid Khan to Rahul, FOUR! Fuller ball fired on the pads, Rahul bends his back knee and sweeps the bal down to fine-leg for a boundary.

9.2Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rahul works the ball to the leg side for a single.

9.3Rashid Khan to Rohit, 1 run, full flat ball wide of off stump, Rohit sweeps and slaps the ball to square-leg for a single.

9.4Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Rahul works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another single.

9.5Rashid Khan to Rohit, 3 runs, good length ball on off stump, Rohit plays a gentle reverse sweep down to third-man and gets three runs.

9.6Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg. Rahul nudges the ball down to long-on for a single.

IND 74/0 after 9 overs.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to bowl the ninth over.

8.1 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Rahul knocks the ball down to leg side for a single.

8.2Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rohit, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rohit steps down and drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

8.3Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, FOUR! NICE! Short ball on middle and leg, Rahul bends his back knee and smacks the ball over short fine for a bounadry.

8.4Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul nudges the ball to the leg side for a single.

8.5Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rohit, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Rohit pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

8.6Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, 1 run, full ball into the pads, Rahul drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

IND 65/0 after 8 overs.

Rashid Khan to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Rashid Khan to Rohit, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit knocks the ball to square-leg for a single.

7.2Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball drifting down leg. Rahul guides the ball down to the leg side for a single.

7.3Rashid Khan to Rohit, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg. Rohit nudges the ball to the leg side for a single.

7.4Rashid Khan to Rahul, 2 runs, short ball on middle and leg, Rahul works the ball down to deep mid-wicket and sneaks two runs.

7.5Rashid Khan to Rahul, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rahul is early into his shot and the ball raps on the pads.

7.6Rashid Khan to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul works the ball on the leg side for a single.

IND 59/0 after 7 overs.

Gulbadin Naib to bowl the seventh over.

6.1 Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 2 runs, good length ball wide of off stump, Rahul drives the ball through backward point for a couple of runs.

6.2Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, no run, short ball on middle and leg, the ball nips back in and hits Rahul on the body.

6.3Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul nudges the ball down to mid-on for a single.

6.4Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, 1 run, slow full ball on off and middle, Rohit pushes the ball down to long-off for a single.

6.5 Gulbadin Naib to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rahul knocks the ball through point for a single.

6.6Gulbadin Naib to Rohit, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Rohit hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

IND 53/0 after 6 overs.

Hamid Hasan to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Hamid Hasan to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball through backward point for a single.

5.2Hamid Hasan to Rohit, no run, slow good length ball on off and middle, Rohit drives the ball back to Hamid.

5.3Hamid Hasan to Rohit, an appeal for LBW, NOT OUT GIVEN! Slow full ball on middle and leg, Rohit looks to sweep the ball but fails to connect and the ball hits his backfoot, there is a slight appeal from Hamid, the umpire gives that as not out, Nabi takes the review and the review shows that the ball is missing the stumps.

5.4Hamid Hasan to Rohit, great yorker on middle and leg, Rohit squeezes the ball out.

5.5Hamid Hasan to Rohit, no run, slow full toss on off stump, Rohit mistimes his drive and the ball rolls to the fielder at mid-off.

5.6Hamid Hasan to Rohit, no run, slow good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit works the ball to mid-on.

IND 52/0 after 5 overs.

Naveen to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Naveen to Rohit, no run, slow fuller ball on off stump, Rohit pushes the ball to cover.

OH NO! IT IS A NO BALL!

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4.1Naveen to Rohit, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Rohit pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.

4.2Naveen to Rahul, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball to cover for a single.

4.3Naveen to Rohit, FOUR! SLAPPED! Fullish ball bowled wide of off stump, Rohit goes deep in the crease and smacks the ball through backward point for a boundary.

4.4Naveen to Rohit, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, Rohit pushes the ball to mid-off.

4.5Naveen to Rohit, SIX! BOOM! Fullish ball on off and middle stump, Rohit pumps the ball straight over long-off for a biggie!!!!

4.6Naveen to Rohit, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Full ball on off stump, Rohit steps down and plays an inside out shot over cover for a boundary.

IND 35/0 after 4 overs

Hamid Hasan to bowl the fourth over.

3.1 Hamid Hasan to Rohit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rohit dabs the ball down to third-man for a single.

3.2Hamid Hasan to Rahul, 1 run, fuller ball on off stump, Rahul punches the ball down to mid-off and takes a single.

3.3Hamid Hasan to Rohit, no run, yorker in the blockhole, Rohit brings his bat down in time to block the ball.

3.4Hamid Hasan to Rohit, 1 run, slow full ball on middle and leg. Rohit steps down and drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

3.5Hamid Hasan to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul whips the ball to square-leg for a single.

3.6 Hamid Hasan to Rohit, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rohit hits the ball to the fielder at extra cover for a single.

IND 30/0 after 3 overs

Naveen-ul-Haqto bowl the third over.

2.1 Naveen-ul-Haqto Rohit, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Rohit nudges the ball to the on side.

2.2 Naveen-ul-Haqto Rohit, 1 run, slow back of the length ball wide of off stump, Rohit hits the ball through cover for a single.

2.3Naveen-ul-Haqto Rahul, 1 run, slow fuller ball on middle and leg, Rahul drives the ball down to mid-on for a single.

2.4Naveen-ul-Haqto Rohit, no run, slow good length ball on off and middle, Rohit rocks back and hits the ball back to Naveen.

2.5Naveen-ul-Haqto Rohit, FOUR! WHACKED! Slow good length ball wide of off stump, Rohit sits back and slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

2.6Naveen-ul-Haqto Rohit, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rohit drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

IND 23/0 after 2 overs

Sharafuddin Ashraf to bowl the second over.

1.1 Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rahul plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

1.2Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rohit, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Rohit paddle sweeps the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

1.3Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rohit, 1 run, full ball drifting in the pads, Rohit guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

1.4Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Rahul makes room and pushes the ball to mid-off.

1.5Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, SIX! BANG! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Rahul has the ball in his arc and he slogs the ball to send the ball flying over long-on for a maximum,

1.6Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rahul, FOUR! HAMMERED! Fuller ball on middle and leg, the ball is again in Rahul's arc and Rahul slogs the ball down to long-on for a boundary.

IND 7/0 after 1 over

Mohammad Nabi to bowl the first over of the innings. Rahul has the strike.

0.1Mohammad Nabi to Rahul, no run, full ball wide of off stump, Rahul pushes the ball to point.

0.2Mohammad Nabi to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

0.3Mohammad Nabi to Rohit, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rohit nudges the ball down to mid-wicket for a run.

0.4Mohammad Nabi to Rahul, no run, fuller ball on middle and off, Rahul drives the ball to cover.

0.5Mohammad Nabi toRahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul makes room and drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

0.6Mohammad Nabi to Rohit, FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump, Rohit plays an inside out shot over cover for a boundary.

The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul is back. The two make their way to the middle.

The players and the match officials are lining up for the national anthems. First, the national anthem of Afghanistan. Next is the national anthem of India. National anthems have been sung, time for cricket!

Teams

Afghanistan: 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

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

Captain quotes from toss

Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan captain:Will bowl first. Last game there was a lot of dew in the second half. Mujeeb isn't playing. We always prepare for both, but today we'll bowl first because of dew. We'll play normal cricket and go and enjoy.

Virat Kohli, India captain:Firstly there's no denying the fact that the situation is a tricky one. Having said that there's still a chance. We as a team will look at the chance and try to play positive cricket. We know we haven't played up to potential whatever the reasons might be - need to brush that aside. Would have bowled first. But it's not a bad thing against a side like Afghanistan who looks to put up runs on the board. A couple of changes - Surya is back as he's fit. Ashwin replaces Varun who has a bit of a niggle.

Toss

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

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