ICC World T20 2012: Afghanistan steady in pursuit of 160 against India in Group A match

Afghanistan batsman Karim Shadiq in action during their ICC World T20 clash against India © Getty Images

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Colombo: Sep 19, 2012

 

Afghanistan were 69 for two in 10 overs in pursuit of 160 set by India in their first match of the ICC World T20 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

 

Afghanistan need a further 91 runs to win with eight wickets in hand.

 

Mohammad Shahzad struck three boundaries to score 18 off 19 balls, before falling to L Balaji  in the fourth over.

 

Shahzad added 26 runs for the first wicket with skipper Mangal.

 

The left-arm Indian spinner Yuvraj Singh jolted Afghanistan in the eighth over to get rid of Mangal, who was trapped in front of the wickets for 22.

 

Mangal’s 22 came from 18 balls, studded with a boundary and a six.

 

Brief Scores: India 159 for 5 in 19 overs (Virat Kohli 50, Suresh Raina 38; Shapoor Zadran 2 for 33) vs Afghanistan 69 for 2 in 10 overs (Karim Shadiq 24*, Nawroz Mangal 22; Yuvraj Singh 1 for 9)

 

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