Afghanistan

Match 3 – Easy win for India against Afghanistan

Match Details
Match – 3 ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010
Date – May 1, 2010
Venue – Gros Islet
Toss – India won the toss and elected to field first
Result – India won by 7 wickets

India scored an easy seven-wicket win against Afghanistan in their opening ICC World T20 match.

India began on an aggressive note. A 55-run third wicket stand between Murali Vijay and Yuvraj Singh ensured an easy win for Indian team, the partnership took 49 balls. When Vijay was dismissed by Hamid Hassan – caught out at long-on – India needed just 15 runs. In came captain MS Dhoni and he smashed successive sixes ensuring India an early win.

Half century by Noor Ali Zadran helped Afghanistan to a respectable total. 68-run partnership for the fourth wicket laid the foundation of the Afghanistan’ total – after they were struggling at 29 for 3 earlier. Afghanistan made 115 for eight in 20 overs. Ashish Nehra was the most successful bowler for India with figures of 19 for 3.

Match Highlights
*Afghanistan: 50 runs in 10.2 overs
*Noor Ali: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4)
*Afghanistan: 100 runs in 17.6 overs
*India: 50 runs in 6.5 overs
*India: 100 runs in 12.2 overs

Match 3 ICC T20 World Cup – India Vs Afghanistan Scorecard

Indian Takes On Debutant Afghanistan

Match 3, Group C – Afghanistan v India
Time – 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST
May 1, 2010
Venue: Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

India will take on Afghanistan in the third match of ICC T20 World Cup today in Beausejour Stadium. Afghanistan who are the surprised package in this tournament have got huge attention as the country is marred with war and most of its players are born in refugee camps. Though they lack the facilities but the iron will of those players have made the dream come true.

India on the other have are preparing for the unexpected as none of the Afghan player is known in world cricket. Dhoni said, we have seen few videos so as to know the style of batting and bowling. But cricket is the game of uncertainty and India can not take them lightly.

Team for today’s match
India
Gautam Gambhir, M Vijay, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.

Afghanistan
Karim Sadiq, Noor Ali, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Nowroz Mangal (capt), Hamid Hassan, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Stanikzai, Shapoor Zadran, Raees Ahmadzai.

Afghanistan Twenty20 World Cup 2010 Squad

Afghanistan Squad 2010 World Cup

For the very first time, Afghanistan will be taking part in Cricket World Cup and these are the players which will be the part of the Afghan Team.