3rd Match, Group A · T20I
India beat Afghanistan by 23 runs in the 3rd Match, Group A
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.
India159/520 ov
Afghanistan13619.3 ov
India won by 23 runs
Match report
From the scorecardAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. India made 159 for 5 in 20 overs, Virat Kohli 50 from 39 balls and Suresh Raina 38 from 33 balls. Shapoor Zadran took 2 for 33.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 136, Mohammad Nabi 31 from 17 balls and Karim Sadiq 26 from 26 balls. Lakshmipathy Balaji took 3 for 19.
India won by 23 runs.
Key performers
India innings
159/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirb Shapoor Zadran | b Shapoor Zadran | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Virender Sehwagc †Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | c †Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Virat Kohlic Mohammad Nabi b Dawlat Zadran | c Mohammad Nabi b Dawlat Zadran | 50 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 128.21 |
| Yuvraj Singhc Shapoor Zadran b Karim Sadiq | c Shapoor Zadran b Karim Sadiq | 18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 90.00 |
| Suresh Rainab Mohammad Nabi | b Mohammad Nabi | 38 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 115.15 |
| MS Dhoni (c) †not out | not out | 18* | 9 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Rohit Sharmanot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 14) | (lb 2, w 14) | 16 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 5.96) | 20 Ov (RR 5.96) | 159/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (G Gambhir, 2.1 ov), 22-2 (V Sehwag, 4.1 ov), 68-3 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.1 ov), 114-4 (V Kohli, 15.4 ov), 148-5 (SK Raina, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6.19 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4.69 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Sadiq | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 6.56 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan innings
136(19.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad †c Yuvraj Singh b L Balaji | c Yuvraj Singh b L Balaji | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Nawroz Mangal (c)lbw b Yuvraj Singh | lbw b Yuvraj Singh | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Karim Sadiqc G Gambhir b Yuvraj Singh | c G Gambhir b Yuvraj Singh | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Asghar Afghanc †MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh | c †MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mohammad Nabic RG Sharma b R Ashwin | c RG Sharma b R Ashwin | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 182.35 |
| Samiullah Shenwaric & b R Ashwin | c & b R Ashwin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shafiqullahlbw b IK Pathan | lbw b IK Pathan | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Gulbadin Naibc SK Raina b L Balaji | c SK Raina b L Balaji | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Najibullah Zadranrun out (†MS Dhoni/L Balaji) | run out (†MS Dhoni/L Balaji) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Dawlat Zadranb L Balaji | b L Balaji | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Shapoor Zadrannot out | not out | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 2, w 3, nb 1) | (lb 2, w 3, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total19.3 Ov (RR 5.26) | 19.3 Ov (RR 5.26) · Target 160 | 136 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Mohammad Shahzad, 3.5 ov), 52-2 (Nawroz Mangal, 7.1 ov), 75-3 (Karim Sadiq, 11.2 ov), 75-4 (Asghar Stanikzai, 11.3 ov), 76-5 (Samiullah Shenwari, 12.1 ov), 100-6 (Shafiqullah, 14.6 ov), 119-7 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.5 ov), 125-8 (Najibullah Zadran, 17.4 ov), 136-9 (Gulbadin Naib, 19.2 ov), 136-10 (Dawlat Zadran, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.22 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |