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RESULT

6th Match, Group A (N), Colombo (RPS), September 21, 2012, ICC World Twenty20

196/5

(17.2/20 ov, T:197) 80

England won by 116 runs

Player Of The Match

, ENG

99* (55)

England open campaign with thumping win

England open campaign with thumping win

Match Coverage

Pundit Pietersen calls it Wright

With his England career on hold and despite a hint of vulnerability, Kevin Pietersen the broadcaster was full of praise for one of his replacements

Pundit Pietersen calls it Wright

Afghanistan v England - Turning points

Afghanistan v England - Turning points

Wright's 99 helps England start impressively

The World Twenty20 continued to conform to expectation - disappointingly so, some will say - as England began the defence of their title with a 116-run hammering of Afghanistan

Wright's 99 helps England start impressively

England battling against the odds

Rarely can the defending champions in any competition have come into a tournament with so little expected of them

England battling against the odds

Broad shrugs off shocking past

Stuart Broad needs no reminding of the shock of a World Twenty20 defeat against a minor nation as he prepares to lead England against Afghanistan

Broad shrugs off shocking past

Instant answers to T20 questions

Videos

All Match Videos

Chin up, Afghanistan

Chin up, Afghanistan

England impressive in all areas

England impressive in all areas

McCullum and Wright dazzle

McCullum and Wright dazzle

Afghanistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	caught	1	5
Nawroz Mangal	caught	8	9
Shafiqullah	caught	0	1
Karim Sadiq	run out	5	8
Asghar Stanikzai	caught	4	11
Mohammad Nabi	bowled	1	6
Samiullah Shinwari	caught	2	9
Gulbadin Naib	caught	44	32
Dawlat Zadran	stumped	0	3
Shapoor Zadran	lbw	9	17
Izatullah Dawlatzai	not out	0	3
Extras	(lb 1, w 5)
Total	80(10 wkts; 17.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Nawroz Mangal	Mohammad Shahzad
2nd	0	Nawroz Mangal	Shafiqullah
3rd	12	Nawroz Mangal	Karim Sadiq
4th	8	Karim Sadiq	Asghar Afghan
5th	0	Mohammad Nabi	Asghar Afghan
6th	3	Mohammad Nabi	Samiullah Shinwari
7th	1	Mohammad Nabi	Gulbadin Naib
8th	0	Gulbadin Naib	Dawlat Zadran
9th	44	Shapoor Zadran	Gulbadin Naib
10th	10	Gulbadin Naib	Izatullah Dawlatzai

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ICC World Twenty20

Group 1

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	0.998
WI	3	2	1	4	-0.375
ENG	3	1	2	2	-0.397
NZ	3	0	3	0	-0.169

Group 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	2	1	4	0.464
PAK	3	2	1	4	0.273
IND	3	2	1	4	-0.274
SA	3	0	3	0	-0.421

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	2	2	0	4	2.825
ENG	2	1	1	2	0.650
AFG	2	0	2	0	-3.475

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	2	2	0	4	2.184
WI	2	0	1	1	-1.855
IRE	2	0	1	1	-2.092

Group C

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	2	2	0	4	3.598
SL	2	1	1	2	1.852
ZIM	2	0	2	0	-3.624

Group D

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	2	2	0	4	0.706
NZ	2	1	1	2	1.150
BAN	2	0	2	0	-1.868