11/01Result
1st T20I (N), Afghanistan tour of India at Mohali, Jan 11 2024
India won by 6 wkts (15b rem)
Player of the Match
Shivam Dube
Shivam DubeIndia
11/01Result
1st T20I (N), Afghanistan tour of India at Mohali, Jan 11 2024
India won by 6 wkts (15b rem)
Player of the Match
Shivam Dube
Shivam DubeIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | AFG: 158/5 | RR: 7.90

  • Najibullah Zadran19 (11b)
  • Karim Janat9 (5b)
  • Arshdeep Singh4-1-28-0
  • Washington Sundar3-0-27-0

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8.33pm After opting to bowl in chilly conditions, India have restricted Afghanistan to 158 for 5. Axar was the best bowler on display, coming away with 2 for 23 in his four overs. That Afghanistan reached a competitive score was down to late blows from Omarzai and Nabi. India also experimented with their attack, bowling Washington at the death and using Dube with a new(ish) ball. How will Rohit fare with the bat on his T20I return? Join Sreshth after the break to find out. Cheers

19.6
4
Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, inswinging yorker on leg stump, but Najib somehow squirts it away to the right of deep square leg for four. Good finish from Afghanistan
19.5
4
Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, Arshdeep goes short and wide of off to the left-handed Najib. He stays leg-side of the ball and slashes it in the air. Tilak, I think, runs back from point, dives forward, but ends up palming the ball to the boundary. Such a difficult chance. Rohit has his hands on his head
19.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, 1 run, pitched-up delivery outside off, smeared down to long-off

Kannan: "Sundar may be a option in powerplay, certainly not at death overs"

19.4
1w
Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, 1 wide, Arshdeep aims for another yorker but it comes out as a full-toss and it's too wide
19.3
0
Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, no run, Janat shuffles across off but misses a scoop as Arshdeep darts another yorker outside off
19.2
1
Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, Najib backs away once again, but Arshdeep nails the yorker this time. Squirted away through square leg
19.1
4
Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, Najib backs away, so Arshdeep chases him but misses his length. This full-toss is flicked away through the vacant spaces at backward square leg for four

Arshdeep will bowl the final over of the innings

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | AFG: 143/5 | RR: 7.52

  • Karim Janat8 (3b)
  • Najibullah Zadran6 (7b)
  • Washington Sundar3-0-27-0
  • Mukesh Kumar4-0-33-2
18.6
4
Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, FOUR, width outside off and Janat slams it through extra cover for another boundary. Spin in the death didn't quite work with Washington unable to hide the ball outside the batters' reach
18.5
4
Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, FOUR, crouches low to deal with a flatter delivery from around the wicket and hoicks it over the corner for four to fine leg
18.4
0
Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, no run, looks for a sweep, doesn't make contact
18.3
1
Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, quicker delivery, skids through, so Najib can't get under it as he crashes it to long-off
18.2
0
Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, no run, dropped with the ball coming back really hard and fast at Washington. Najib is putting everything he has into it now, and he manages to get enough contact, and place it wide enough to the right of the bowler to get away with it
18.1
4
Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, clatters it down the ground. A slow, short offbreak that Washington wants to keep out of the left-hander's reach. But isn't successful. Najib flat-bats it for four

Karim Janat is thew new man in, but he's at the non-strikers'

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | AFG: 130/5 | RR: 7.22

  • Najibullah Zadran1 (4b)
  • Mukesh Kumar4-0-33-2
  • Arshdeep Singh3-1-13-0

Kannan: "Can Dube get another Zardan out"

17.6
W
Mukesh Kumar to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, Carved in the air and Rinku takes it at sweeper cover. Short and Mukesh hides it away from the reach of Nabi. Nabi could barely reach it. He slices it high in the air. Rinku runs in from the deep and dives forward to snag the catch

Mohammad Nabi c Singh b Mukesh Kumar 42 (36m 27b 2x4 3x6) SR: 155.55

17.5
1lb
Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, 1 leg bye, mighty full at the legs, from over the wicket, Najib, having backed away, deflects it behind towards short fine leg
17.5
1nb
Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, 1 no ball, short and wide of off, second one for the over, so this is a no-ball. Free-hit coming up for Najib

Around the stumps

17.5
1w
Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, 1 wide, bumper outside off, flies through to the keeper. Too short and it's a wide

Ashish: "17.1 I can relate to the look on Omarzai's face after getting out. I had got a beautiful opportunity to bat and then I played at a similar ball, the inside edge went on to the stumps. I smiled and went back to pavilion. A smile of frustration!"

17.4
1
Mukesh Kumar to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, very full and wide of off, drilled away to sweeper cover
17.3
1
Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, spliced away between point and cover
17.2
0
Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, no run, kicks up from a short of a length, Najib somehow fends it down

Najib is the new man for Afghanistan

17.1
W
Mukesh Kumar to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT, Mukesh has Omarzai chopping on! On a length and outside off, Mukesh hides it away from the reach of the batter in these slog overs. Omarzai throws his bat at ball but can only drag it back onto his own stumps. End of Omarzai's cameo

Azmatullah Omarzai b Mukesh Kumar 29 (37m 22b 2x4 1x6) SR: 131.81

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | AFG: 125/3 | RR: 7.35

  • Azmatullah Omarzai29 (21b)
  • Mohammad Nabi41 (25b)
  • Arshdeep Singh3-1-13-0
  • Mukesh Kumar3-0-29-0
16.6
1
Arshdeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, low full-toss on middle, nicely whipped away to deep midwicket

Kannan: "Looks like Dube will bowl in death overs"

16.5
1
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, whipped away from a middle-stump line to deep square. Nabi settles with a single
16.5
1w
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nabi, 1 wide, very full and darted across off stump. Tight call, but it's an off-side wide in the end
16.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, mighty full on middle and leg, almost a yorker-length delivery, which is jammed down to long-on

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd28Shubman GillNT Tilak Varma
3rd44S DubeNT Tilak Varma
4th45S DubeJM Sharma
5th42S DubeRK Singh