India win to avoid early exit
India power to 210-2
Rohit 74 (47), Rahul 69 (48)
Rohit & Rahul add 140 in 14.4 overs
Pandya 35* (13), Pant 27* (13)
Afghanistan 144-7 - rally from 69-5
Limit net run-rate damage
Shami 3-32, recalled Ashwin 2-14
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New batter Mohammad Nabi is off the mark with a single.
How will Afghanistan go about this? Entertain the neutrals with some huge hits? Or play the long game and try to improve their net run-rate?
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Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special
What a delivery. Ashwin knew the batter was going to go for the big shot and it was plumb. That's why it is important for him to be in the team.
Gulbadin lbw Ashwin 18 (Afg 59-4)
India's spinners are doing the job!
Ashwin goes fuller and Gulbadin Naib, looking to sweep, is struck on the back pad.
It's pretty plum and Afghanistan, quite rightly, don't waste a review.
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This is why great teams are not just great. They are exceptionally great. Thinking of that run-rate. Ace work so far India... And that is from a green machine fan.
Zaf Mughal
Nice comeback from Jadeja. Darting the ball in to hurry the batters.
For Afghanistan to have any chance of winning this game, they could ill afford to lose early wickets. But they have done.
Here's how the first wicket fell...
It seemsto be six or wicket in this innings! Jadeja goes too full and Najib hoicks it through the leg side to clear the boundary.
Spin from both ends now as Ravichandran Ashwin is introduced into the attack.
The spinner gives it plenty of flight, racing through his six deliveries. He concedes just two singles.
India are firmly in the driving seat here.
Image source, BBC SportNajibullah Zadran is the new batter in. The batters crossed so Gulbadin is on strike and sees off the remaining delivery of Jadeja's over.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
What a catch that is. One of the hardest catches you can take, over your shoulder and at night as well.
I don't think he will be given enough credit for that.
Rahmanullah c Pandya b Jadeja 19 (Afg 48-3)
Ravi Jadeja strike in his first over!
The pressure of dot balls forced Rahmanullah Gurbaz to attempt big. The batter got hold of it, to be fair, and the ball went miles in the air but did not quite have the distance.
Hardik Pandya kept his eye on it at long-on to take a very smart catch.
Gulbadin 16, Rahmanullah 19
Dot, dot, single. Good start from Jadeja.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special
You get the feeling they are going to go after Jadeja at some point.
India reached 53-0 at the end o the powerplay. Afghanistan are not too far behind, albeit at the loss of two wicket.
Time for spin as Ravindra Jadeja turns his arm. Will Afghanistan go after him?
Pandya strays down the leg side and it's another whip off the pads from Gulbadin. It finds the gap for a one-bounce four.
Gulbadin Naib joins the party by flicking Hardik Pandya to the boundary.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Rahmanullah is going to be one of the big stars of Afghanistan cricket. He's got all the attributes to be a seriously good player. He can be something special.
Terrific batting! Four more! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is on the back foot and cuts it up and over point. That's 21 from the over!
And another! Rahmanullah takes a step back into his crease and powers it through the leg side.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
He can bat, this boy. He is such a clean striker of the ball.
Wallop. In the slot from Shami and Rahmanllah dispatches it back past the bowler.