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Abhishek, Arshdeep Lead India Past Afghanistan in First T20I
India played Afghanistan in the first match of a three-game T20 cricket series.
Afghanistan batted first and scored 156 runs for eight wickets.
Arshdeep Singh bowled very well and took three wickets.
Azmatullah Omarzai scored 64 not out to help Afghanistan recover from losing five wickets for 43 runs.
India then needed 157 runs to win.
Abhishek Sharma hit many boundaries and sixes in a very fast innings.
Ishan Kishan helped him with 42 runs.
India reached the target in only 13.4 overs and won by seven wickets.
The reports disagree slightly on whether Abhishek scored 82 or 84 runs.
India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the opening T20I in New Delhi.
Arshdeep Singh took 3/19 as Afghanistan was restricted to 156/8.
Azmatullah Omarzai scored an unbeaten 64, while Mohammad Nabi made 33 for Afghanistan.
Abhishek Sharma hit seven sixes and seven fours in a rapid 32-ball innings, reported as either 82 or 84.
India reached 157/3 in 13.4 overs, with Abhishek and Ishan Kishan adding 121 for the second wicket.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan, led by captain Shreyas Iyer for India in the reports, played the match.
- What
- India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the first T20I and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
- Where
- The match was played in New Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, also referred to in the reports as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
- When
- Sunday, September 13, according to the reports.
- Why
- India won after restricting Afghanistan to 156/8 and chasing the target in 13.4 overs.
Key facts
- Result
- India won by seven wickets.
- Series position
- India leads the three-match series 1-0.
- Afghanistan score
- 156/8 in 20 overs.
- India score
- 157/3 in 13.4 overs.
- Best Indian bowler
- Arshdeep Singh: 3/19, including 16 dot balls.
- Top Afghanistan scorer
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 64 not out from 44 balls.
- Key partnership
- Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan added 121 runs for the second wicket.
- Scoring discrepancy
- Reports variously record Abhishek Sharma's score as 82 or 84 from 32 balls.
Sources
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