India vs Afghanistan Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard IND vs AFG, 1st T20I, Afghanistan tour of India, 2024, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
17.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, FOUR! THAT'S IT! Shivam Dube gets the job done for India! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs it in short, around the right shoulder of the batter, Shivam Dube stays deep in the crease and pulls it comfortably over short fine leg for a boundary. It almost went the distance but four is enough for India to win by 6 wickets and go 1-0 up in the series!
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17.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, SIX! BANG! Straight as an arrow! Naveen-ul-Haq comes from around the wicket and bowls it right in the arc of the southpaw, on a length, on middle, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and lets his long levers do the rest. Swings cleanly and smokes it towards the sightscreen for a maximum. Just 4 runs needed now!
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17.1: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Bangs it in short, around leg, Rinku Singh gets inside the line and pulls it down to fine leg for a single.
End of over 17
IND148/4
IND Batting R Singh 15(8) S Dube 50(38)
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16.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Rinku Singh, A bit too full, outside off, Rinku Singh leans on it and drives it crisply towards extra cover where the fielder makes a half-stop but the single was always on.
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16.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Shivam Dube, FIFTY FOR SHIVAM DUBE! First with the ball and now with the bat, it has been an impressive showing from Dube! Full and sliding on the pads, Shivam Dube rolls his wrists and clips it through square leg for a single to bring up his second T20I fifty.
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16.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Shivam Dube, In the channel on off, on a length, Shivam Dube gets lured into the drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. The replays in the next over show that there was a noise and a big outside edge on it. Very strange that no one including the keeper even went up for the appeal.
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16.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Rinku Singh, Fuller this time, around off, Rinku Singh pushes it to deep cover to rotate the strike.
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16.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Clever, very clever! Good-length delivery with an upright seam, slanting across the batter, Rinku Singh lets the ball come to him and opens the bat face to use the pace. Steers it to the left of short third man for a boundary.
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16.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Shivam Dube, Angling across the left-hander, on a good length, on off, Shivam Dube stays leg side of the ball and knocks it to the left of long off for a single.
End of over 16
IND140/4
IND Batting S Dube 48(35) R Singh 9(5)
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15.6: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, Fuller and into the pads, Shivam Dube flicks it from the crease to deep backward square leg for another single.
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15.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, A fraction fuller and on the leg stump this time, Rinku Singh nudges it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
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15.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, Just short of a length around off at 113.1 clicks, Shivam Dube miscues his short-arm pull towards deep mid-wicket for another single.
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15.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Rinku Singh, Short of a length and on top of off, Rinku Singh pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.
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15.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, Fuller this time and into the stumps, Shivam Dube knocks it to long off for a single.
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15.1: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, FOUR! That's picked up to perfection. Afghanistan bowlers are missing their lines and it's proving to be costly. Naveen-ul-Haq drops the length short and around middle and off, Shivam Dube stands tall and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
End of over 20
AFG158/5
AFG Batting N Zadran 19(11) K Janat 9(5)
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19.6: Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Arshdeep Singh nails the yorker but somehow Najibullah Zadran has squeezed it to the fence and Afghanistan end on a high as they get 15 runs off the final over. This is bowled right at the toes, Zadran stays deep in the crease and looks to jam it out but the ball goes off the inside edge and beats fine leg to his left. Afghanistan finish with 158/5 on the board!
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19.5: Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, DROPPED AND FOUR! Excellent effort from Tilak Varma to get a hand on it but he ends up palming it into the ropes. Banged in very short and outside off, Najibullah Zadran makes a bit of room and looks to uppercut it over third man but ends up slicing it over backward point. Varma runs back from inside the ring and dives in over his shoulder getting both hands on it and the ball just pops out before going into the fence.
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19.4: Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, Full and wide again but in the slot, Karim Janat stays deep in the crease and thumps it down to long off for just a single. 150 now comes up for Afghanistan.
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19.4: Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, WIDE! A bit too full and wide this time and Karim Janat stays put as the umpire calls it a wide.
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19.3: Arshdeep Singh to Karim Janat, Karim Janat pre-meditates a bit and moves past the off stump. Arshdeep Singh follows him with a full and wide one that goes past the tramline. Janat looks to open the bat face and guide it away but misses.
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19.2: Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, Gets it full and right in and around the toes, Najibullah Zadran manages to get an inside edge off the pads down to fine leg for a single.
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19.1: Arshdeep Singh to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Put away with ease and this is now Afghanistan's highest total against India in T20Is. Looks for the inswinging yorker from over the wicket but misses his mark and serves a full toss that angles down the leg side. Najibullah Zadran flicks it away fine enough and beats deep backward square leg for a boundary.
End of over 19
AFG143/5
AFG Batting K Janat 8(3) N Zadran 6(7)
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18.6: Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, FOUR! Two in a row and that deserved to be put away! Drags the length a long way and angles it well across the right-hander. Karim Janat hangs back and reaches out before slapping away well in front of square on the off side for a boundary.
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18.5: Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, FOUR! Gets the crucial boundary away. Flatter one again from around the stumps and on the pads, Karim Janat gets a bit low and flicks it away over short fine leg for four runs.
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18.4: Washington Sundar to Karim Janat, Floats this one up full and around off stump, Karim Janat sits down for the big slog but miscues it completely back to the bowler.
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18.3: Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, Pushed through quicker onto the stumps, this is hit away down to long off for a single.
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18.2: Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, PUT DOWN! You can hardly call that one a chance but those do stick sometimes. Shortish length again around off, Najibullah Zadran rocks back and goes hard at it but miscues it flat and to the right of the bowler. Washington Sundar sticks out a right hand but fails to hold on.
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18.1: Washington Sundar to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Boy, was that timed well! Short of a length bowled around middle and off, Najibullah Zadran rocks back and just firms it back past the left of the bowler. The ball goes dead straight and into the fence.
End of over 18
AFG130/5
AFG Batting M Nabi 42(27) N Zadran 1(4)
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17.6: Mukesh Kumar to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! CAUGHT! All the extra deliveries and Mukesh Kumar ends up with a big wicket, his second of the over. Keeps coming from over the wicket and digs it in a bit short and pushes it well outside the off stump. Mohammad Nabi has to really reach for it and ends up carving it off the outer half of the bat towards deep point. Rinku Singh misjudges it a bit in the loghts but does well to dive forward and take it with both hands. Nabi departs after a fiery knock.
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17.5: Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, Leg bye! Does well to escape out of the freebie there does Mukesh Kumar. Back to over the wicket and nails the yorker around the toes. Najibullah Zadran misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg and they get a leg bye.
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17.5: Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, NO BALL! The second one for the over and this time it will be a no ball instead of a wide. Comes from around the wicket and digs it in well short again this time outside off. Najibullah Zadran tries to uppercut it but misses out and a Free Hit will now follow.
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17.5: Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, WIDE! A well-directed bumper by Mukesh Kumar around the helmet but this one is just a bit too short and flies over the head instead. Called a wide.
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17.4: Mukesh Kumar to Mohammad Nabi, Full and wide, hovering around the tramline at 137.8 clicks, Mohammad Nabi reaches out and the ball pings off his bat straight to deep point. Only a single.
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17.3: Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, Back of a length over middle and leg, Najibullah Zadran backs away a bit and plays it nicely off the back foot through cover-point for a single.
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17.2: Mukesh Kumar to Najibullah Zadran, Dug in well short and over leg stump, coming it right around the shoulder, Najibullah Zadran hangs back and drops it down just behind point.
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17.1: Mukesh Kumar to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! DRAGGED ON! A bit unlucky for Azmatullah Omarzai but Mukesh Kumar will take it with both hands. Pitches this one full and wide outside off at 133.7 clicks and it is there to be put away. Omarzai doesn't quite move his feet and just tries to reach out with those long levers and cream it through covers but ends up getting a big inside edge. The ball chops back into the stumps and the bails come off. Omarzai departs after a good knock and India get a timely wicket.
17.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Shivam Dube, FOUR! THAT'S IT! Shivam Dube gets the job done for India! Naveen-ul-Haq bangs it in short, around the right shoulder of the batter, Shivam Dube stays deep in the crease and pulls it comfortably over short fine leg for a boundary. It almost went the distance but four is enough for India to win by 6 wickets and go 1-0 up in the series!