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ICC Men's T20 World CupSuper 12 · 33rd Match, Group 2 · T20I

India beat Afghanistan by 66 runs in the 33rd Match, Group 2

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.

India210/220 ov
Afghanistan144/720 ov
India won by 66 runs
Australia won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. India made 210 for 2 in 20 overs, Rohit Sharma 74 from 47 balls and KL Rahul 69 from 48 balls.

Afghanistan made 144 for 7 in 20 overs, Karim Janat 42 not out from 22 balls and Mohammad Nabi 35 from 32 balls. Mohammed Shami took 3 for 32.

India won by 66 runs.

Key performers

India innings

210/2(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
KL Rahulb Gulbadin Naibb Gulbadin Naib694862143.75
Rohit Sharmac Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janatc Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat744783157.45
Rishabh Pant †not outnot out27*1313207.69
Hardik Pandyanot outnot out35*1342269.23
Extras(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)5
Total20 Ov (RR 10.50)20 Ov (RR 10.50)210/2
Fall of wickets: 140-1 (RG Sharma, 14.4 ov), 147-2 (KL Rahul, 16.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mohammad Nabi10707.0021000
Sharafuddin Ashraf2025012.5013100
Naveen-ul-Haq4059014.7545411
Hamid Hassan403408.50105100
Gulbadin Naib403919.7553200
Rashid Khan403609.0041200
Karim Janat10717.0021000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKL Rahul 65(42) & RG Sharma 74(47)14088
2ndRR Pant 3(5) & KL Rahul 4(6)711
3rdHH Pandya 35(13) & RR Pant 24(8)63*21

Afghanistan innings

144/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hazratullahc SN Thakur b JJ Bumrahc SN Thakur b JJ Bumrah13151186.67
Mohammad Shahzad †c R Ashwin b Mohammed Shamic R Ashwin b Mohammed Shami04000.00
Rahmanullah Gurbazc HH Pandya b RA Jadejac HH Pandya b RA Jadeja191012190.00
Gulbadin Naiblbw b R Ashwinlbw b R Ashwin18203090.00
Najibullah Zadranb R Ashwinb R Ashwin11130184.62
Mohammad Nabi (c)c RA Jadeja b Mohammed Shamic RA Jadeja b Mohammed Shami353221109.38
Karim Janatnot outnot out42*2232190.91
Rashid Khanc HH Pandya b Mohammed Shamic HH Pandya b Mohammed Shami01000.00
Sharafuddin Ashrafnot outnot out2*30066.67
Extras(w 4)(w 4)4
Total20 Ov (RR 7.20)20 Ov (RR 7.20) · Target 211 from 20 ov144/7
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (Mohammad Shahzad, 3 ov), 13-2 (Hazratullah, 3.1 ov), 48-3 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 6.5 ov), 59-4 (Gulbadin Naib, 9.3 ov), 69-5 (Najibullah Zadran, 11.5 ov), 126-6 (Mohammad Nabi, 18.1 ov), 127-7 (Rashid Khan, 18.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mohammed Shami403238.00133210
Jasprit Bumrah402516.25132120
Hardik Pandya2023011.5033100
Ravindra Jadeja301916.3381100
Ravichandran Ashwin401423.50120010
Shardul Thakur3031010.3321200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHazratullah 13(14) & Mohammad Shahzad 0(4)1318
2ndHazratullah 0(1) & Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0(0)01
3rdRahmanullah Gurbaz 19(10) & Gulbadin Naib 16(12)3522
4thGulbadin Naib 2(8) & Najibullah Zadran 9(8)1116
5thMohammad Nabi 7(9) & Najibullah Zadran 2(5)1014
6thKarim Janat 26(15) & Mohammad Nabi 28(23)5738
7thKarim Janat 1(1) & Rashid Khan 0(1)12
8thKarim Janat 15(6) & Sharafuddin Ashraf 2(3)17*9

Commentary

End of innings: AFG 144/7 (20 ov)
End of over 2014 runsAFG 144/7411116
Karim Janat 42(22)Sharafuddin Ashraf 2(3)HH Pandya 2-0-23-0
19.66
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, SIX
19.51
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run
19.41
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run
19.31
HH Pandya to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run
19.21
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, 1 run
19.14
HH Pandya to Karim Janat, FOUR
End of over 195 runs, 2 wktsAFG 130/7WdW1W210
Sharafuddin Ashraf 0(1)Karim Janat 30(18)Mohammed Shami 4-0-32-3
18.60
Mohammed Shami to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run
18.51
Mohammed Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run
18.42
Mohammed Shami to Karim Janat, 2 runs
18.3W
Mohammed Shami to Rashid Khan, OUT
Rashid Khan c HH Pandya b Mohammed Shami 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 127/7 (18.3 ov)
18.21
Mohammed Shami to Karim Janat, 1 run
18.1W
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Nabi, OUT
Mohammad Nabi c RA Jadeja b Mohammed Shami 35(32) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 126/6 (18.1 ov)
18.1Wd
Mohammed Shami to Mohammad Nabi, wide
End of over 1816 runsAFG 125/5164212
Karim Janat 26(15)Mohammad Nabi 35(31)SN Thakur 3-0-31-0
17.62
SN Thakur to Karim Janat, 2 runs
17.51
SN Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run
17.42
SN Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs
17.34
SN Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR
17.26
SN Thakur to Mohammad Nabi, SIX
17.11
SN Thakur to Karim Janat, 1 run
End of over 1711 runsAFG 109/54140WdWd00
Mohammad Nabi 22(27)Karim Janat 23(13)JJ Bumrah 4-0-25-1
16.60
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run
16.50
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run
16.5Wd
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, wide
16.5Wd
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, wide
16.40
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run
16.34
JJ Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR