ViKtory over Afghanistan disappoints India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

They were playing Afghanistan for the first time.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the Afghans.

The first Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Nawroz Mangal, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored just five. Thirty-one balls later, Mohammed Shami broke the 30-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Rahmat Shah, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored just nine. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, who broke the 24-run stand.

Noor Ali Zadran, whose 35-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 31. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

Asghar Afghan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Amit Mishra. Jadeja broke the five-run stand.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Afghanistan scored 64 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Najibullah Zadran was batting on five, Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan’s skipper, hadn’t opened his account.

Zadran, who faced 14 balls, eventually scored five. Sixteen balls after Afghan’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Stuart Binny. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the four-run stand.

Nabi, who faced 20 balls, scored just half-a-dozen. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Jadeja broke the 19-run stand.

Mohammad Shehzad, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 22. Twenty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 12-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 27.5 overs (167 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Mirwais, who faced 26 balls, eventually scored nine. Thirty-nine balls (Ashr)after Shehzad’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Mishra broke the 16-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 24, and lost a wicket.

Shapoor Zadran, who faced 13 balls, scored just a run. Thirty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 26-run stand.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. Afghanistan scored 137 for the loss of nine wickets at that point. Samiullah Shinwari was batting on 31 at that point.

Afghanistan scored 150 off 40.4 overs (244 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Shinwari’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 70 balls. He eventually faced 73 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty-four balls after Shapoor’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 22-run stand.

Dawlat Zadran, who faced 17 balls, scored just a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. Afghanistan were dismissed for 159 off 45.2 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25.

Amit Mishra bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a wicket. Shami, who bowled 7.2 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ashwin bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 31, picking up three wickets. Jadeja bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.

Nine overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 34 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 16, Shikhar Dhawan was batting on 18.

India’s openers put on 50 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). Afghanistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 23.

India’s openers put on 100 off 20.3 overs (124 balls). Afghanistan had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 47.

While Dhawan’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 69 balls, Rahane’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 60 balls.

Rahane, whose 66-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 56. A hundred and forty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashraf, who broke the 121-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 121 for the loss of a wicket at that point. Dhawan was batting on 60.

The southpaw, whose 78-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Half-a-dozen balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Nabi broke the two-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 31^st and the 35^th over. They scored 24, and lost a wicket.

India scored 150 off 31 overs (187 balls).

Rohit Sharma, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who scored 21. His 27-ball innings included three boundaries.

India, who scored 160 for the loss of two wickets off 32.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 106 balls to spare.

Shah, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 21. Shinwari, who bowled 4.2 wicketless overs, conceded 32. Dawlat, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25. Shapoor, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Ashraf, who bowled five overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as was Nabi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 30.

Neither India nor Afghanistan advanced.