Afghanistan vs India, 3rd Match, Group C at Gros Islet, May 01 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Match, Group C, Gros Islet, May 01, 2010, ICC World Twenty20
(14.5/20 ov, T:116) 116/3

India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

ashish-nehra
Player Of The Match
3/19
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Afghanistan shouldn't be too disappointed with this. They can take positives, like the half century stand between Noor and Stanikzai, the disciplined bowling by Zadran and their fielding, save for the blimp by Hamid Hasan. They can only get better after this performance. The South Africans will do well to study their performance today. Stay with us for the presentation.

Note - Teams will not carry forward their points from the group stage to the second round.

Mangal - "It was a big day for us. The ball was seaming early in the morning, We want to play more against the senior teams."

Dhoni - "Their middle order batting was really good. The wicket was on the slower side. The slower bowlers were bound to get a bit of bowling."

Nehra is the Man of the Match - "The new ball was going through a bit, I was just trying to bowl a good length."

That's it for the moment. Pakistan v Bangladesh coming up in around half an hour. Thanks for your company. Cheers guys.

14.5
2
Mangal to Dhoni, 2 runs

angles it just wide of short third man and India stroll through for a seven wicket win

14.4
Mangal to Dhoni, no run

cuts straight to short third man

14.3
6
Mangal to Dhoni, SIX runs

even higher! In fact he clears his back leg and hits it miles over the sight screen

14.2
6
Mangal to Dhoni, SIX runs

Dhoni gives him the charge and ensures he clubs it off the meat of the bat, straight over long-off

14.1
Mangal to Dhoni, no run

stays back and defends back to the bowler

Over14
1 run, 1 wicket
IND 102/3CRR: 7.28  RRR: 2.33
Yuvraj Singh 23 (22b 1x6)MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Hamid Hassan1/8 (3)
13.6
Hamid to Yuvraj, no run

comes round the wicket to Yuvraj, fires the ball on the pads outside leg

13.5
1
Hamid to Dhoni, 1 run

bowls a full delivery on the pads and Dhoni clips it to square leg

13.4
W
Hamid to Vijay, OUT

he makes room to dispatch a low full toss but he ends up whacking it flat and quick to Zadran at long-on

Murali Vijay c Shapoor Zadran b Hamid Hassan 48 (46b 2x4 3x6 59m) SR: 104.34
13.3
Hamid to Vijay, no run

driven straight cover

13.2
Hamid to Vijay, no run

makes room to scoop it over the bowler's head but he mistimes it to midwicket

13.1
Hamid to Vijay, no run

fullish in length on the off stump and pushed to the off side

Over13
13 runs
IND 101/2CRR: 7.76  RRR: 2.14
Murali Vijay 48 (42b 2x4 3x6)Yuvraj Singh 23 (21b 1x6)
Mohammad Nabi0/33 (3)
12.6
1
M Nabi to Vijay, 1 run

whips it wide of midwicket

12.5
M Nabi to Vijay, no run

turns it to short midwicket

12.4
M Nabi to Vijay, no run

driven down to cover

12.3
M Nabi to Vijay, no run

fires it full and he digs it out back to the bowler

12.2
6
M Nabi to Vijay, SIX runs

bigger, higher, stronger! Comes down the pitch and slams it over the second tier at long-off

12.1
6
M Nabi to Vijay, SIX runs

clean hit! Vijay gives him the charge, reads the flight and lofts just over long-off

Over12
5 runs
IND 88/2CRR: 7.33  RRR: 3.50
Yuvraj Singh 23 (21b 1x6)Murali Vijay 35 (36b 2x4 1x6)
Hamid Hassan0/7 (2)
11.6
Hamid to Yuvraj, no run
11.5
Hamid to Yuvraj, no run

pushes the slower ball to cover

11.4
2
Hamid to Yuvraj, 2 runs

full on the stumps and driven down to long-on