2012 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 V Afghanistan – India win by 23 runs - Match Recap
Dropped catches cost the lowly ranked Afghanistan an upset against former champions India in the ongoing ICC World T20 Championship in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, as they lost the Group A fixture by 23 runs, at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo last night.
After being put in to bat, the formidable Indian batting line-up was restricted to 159 for five, courtesy http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 (8), the butter-fingered Afghan fielders dropped as many as five catches to help the Indians reach the competitive total in their allotted quota of twenty overs.
In-form http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karim-Sadiq-c70298 on the first ball of the next over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 was also dropped on two occasions by the butter-fingered Afghan fielders – by Mohammad Nabi off his own bowling in the 13th over on 2, and an over later by the 12th man – as he went on to score 33-ball 38 before being bowled out by Mohammad Nabi on the second ball of the final over.
Kohli shared valuable stands of 46 runs each with Yuvraj and Raina to help India recover from the early jolts. After Kohli’s dismissal in the 16th over, Raina and Dhoni scored quick 34 runs from 3.4 overs for the fifth wicket stand. Dhoni played an 18-run cameo studded with two fours and a lofty six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shapoor-Zadran-c89730 picked up two wickets, conceding 33 runs in his spell of four overs, while Dawlat Zadran, Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Nabi all shared one wicket apiece.
Afghanistan’s chase was an interesting one, and despite losing wickets on regular intervals, the belligerent Afghan batsmen forced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his men to focus on their game plan, before rolling up the opposition line-up for 136 in the final over.
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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 both took three wickets each, while Ashwin returned with startling figures of two for 20 in four overs.
Had the minnows not dropped those four catches of danger men, Kohli and Raina, it could have been a different ball game, as the minnows managed to reach 136 before being bowled out in the final over. It is pertinent to mention here that the last six batsmen of Afghanistan fell for single digit scores.
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