T20 World Cup: IND vs AFG Live: Taliban officials in the stadium to support Afghanistan: A video message released on social networking website Twitter shows a member of the Emirate of Islamia at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium to support his team Afghanistan. The video message from an Afghan delegation said that the Inshallah victory in the match against India today will belong to our team. Virat Kohli-led Indian side is facing off Afghanistan in a crucial T20 World Cup match in Abu Dhabi. Opting to bowl, Afghanistan skipper M Nabi invited team India to set the total. Follow InsideSport.in all T20 World Cup live updates.
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Put into bat, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul starred with the bat against as both slammed fifties and added 140 runs for the first wicket. Sharma and Rahul played innings of 74 and 66, respectively before Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya continued the momentum and added 50 runs partnership propelling the team’s total to over 200. Pant slammed 27 off 13 balls while Hardik Pandya scored 35 off just 13 balls at a strike rate of 269.23.
For Afghanistan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib scalped one wicket each for Afghanistan.
Highest totals in T20 World Cup 2021
210/2* Ind v Afg Abu Dhabi
190/4 Afg v Sco Sharjah
189/2 Pak v Nam Abu Dhabi
181/7 Ban v PNG Al Amerat
Chasing 211, Afghanistan were 47/2 after the powerplay as they stared down the barrel of a heavy defeat. Indian bowlers clawed further deep as Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib were removed before halfway point of their chase. In the end, M Nabi’s side fell 66 runs short of the target.
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