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India vs Afghanistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: India crush Afghanistan by 66 runs to keep semis hopes alive

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 03, 2021, 23:46:12 IST

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India vs Afghanistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: India crush Afghanistan by 66 runs to keep semis hopes alive

Defending 210, India bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to stop Afghanistan at 144/7 in 20 overs. With the 66-run win, India not only opened their account, they also improved their NRR to +0.073. Sent in to bat, openers Rohit Sharma (74) and KL Rahul (69) put on a record 140-run partnership to power India to a massive 210 for 2. After openers, Hardik Pandya (35*) and Rishabh Pant (27*) took India past the 200-run mark. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates of the 2021 T20 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan.

22:35 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 80/5 after 13 overs, need 131 more in 42 balls

Karim Janat hit a four as Racindra Jadeja conceded 10 runs in his third over. The asking rate is 19 per over for Afghans at this moment.

22:32 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 70/5 after 12 overs, need 141 more in 48 balls

Another brilliant over from Ravichandran Ashwin - a wicket and just 4 runs off it.

22:30 (IST) Nov 03

OUT! Ashwin cleans up Zadran for 11 | AFG 69/5 in 11.5 overs

BOWLED! Trying to play a reverse sweep, Najibullah Zadran misses the ball completely and it castled into his stumps. Second wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin. Afghanistan lost half their side for just 69. They are in big trouble now.

22:25 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 66/4 after 11 overs

Tidy start for Shardul Thakur too -- just five singles off it.

22:24 (IST) Nov 03

* Shardul Thakur comes into the attack

22:23 (IST) Nov 03

Afghanistan are struggling in their massive run chase as they reached 61 for 4 at the half-way mark. India were 85/0 at this stage.

22:21 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 61/4 after 10 overs, need 150 more in 60 balls

Brilliant over from Ravichandran Ashwin - a wicket and just three runs off it.

22:20 (IST) Nov 03

* REMINDER: India have never lost to Afghanistan in T20Is, having won both their previous encounters with the Afghans played in 2010 and 2012 at the T20 World Cups.

22:16 (IST) Nov 03

OUT! Ashwin strikes to dismiss Gulbadin (18) | AFG 59/4 in 9.3 overs

Wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin, trapping Gulbadin Naib leg before wicket. Gulbadin tries to play a sweep shot but misses the ball completely.

22:14 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 58/3 after 9 overs

Brilliant comeback from Ravindra Jadeja. After being hit for a six off the second ball, Jadeja gave away just one single in the next four balls. Just 7 off it.

22:13 (IST) Nov 03

Jadeja to Zadran | SIX! AFG 57/3 in 8.2 overs

BOOM! Najibullah Zadran smacks Ravindra Jadeja over wide long-on for his first boundary of their run chase.

22:11 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 51/3 after 8 overs, need 160 more in 72 balls

Ravichandran Ashwin started his first white-ball spell in more than 4 years with a tidy two-run over. TIDY!

22:10 (IST) Nov 03

* 50 comes up for Afghanistan -- 50/3 in 7.2 overs

22:08 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 49/3 after 7 overs

Successful over to start his spell for Ravindra Jadeja as he took a big wicket and gave away just two singles in it.

22:06 (IST) Nov 03

OUT! Jadeja strikes to dismiss Gurbaz (19) | AFG 48/3 in 6.5 overs

BIG WICKET! Hardik Pandya takes a good running catch near the boundary ropes. Ravindra Jadeja strikes in his first over to send dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz back to the pavilion. Gurbaz scored 19 off 10 balls in his short cameo, hitting two sixes and a four.

22:05 (IST) Nov 03

End of Powerplay! Afghanistan lost two early wickets and reached 47 for 2 after 6 overs

22:04 (IST) Nov 03

AFG 47/2 after 6 overs | Target - 211

9 runs off Hardik Pandya's first over as Gulbadin Naib hit two fours in it.

22:03 (IST) Nov 03

Hardik to Gulbadin | FOUR! AFG 46/2 in 5.5 overs

Again Hardik Pandya bowls to the pads and Gulbadin Naib clips it away towards fine leg for another four.

22:01 (IST) Nov 03

Hardik to Gulbadin | FOUR! AFG 42/2 in 5.1 overs

On the pads, and Gulbadin Naib clips it away towards backward square leg for a four off Hardik Pandya.

21:58 (IST) Nov 03

Shami to Gurbaz | SIX & FOUR! AFG 38/2 after 5 overs

0. 4. 1. 6. 6. 4 - BOOM! Rahmanullah Gurbaz (19*) smacks Mohammes Shami for two sixes and a four in successive balls to score 21 runs in the over. Afghans are not going to bog down after the early blows.

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