Summary

  • 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

  • Super 12, Group 2, Abu Dhabi

Live Reporting

Thomas Mallows and Kal Sajad

  1. Afg 22-2

    Gulbadin edges through the gully region for four. Intentional? Maybe - he played it with soft hands. A welcome boundary for Afghanistan, nevertheless.

  2. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    India are working their way back into this tournament.

  3. Afg 17-2

    Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib are both off the mark. If they can lead their side to victory here, they'll become national heroes.

  4. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    India have definitely done their planning against the Afghanistan batsmen.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    He was still looking for the leg bye - all credit to him.

  6. ouch!

    Afg 13-2

    Welcome to the game, Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The Afghan batter is struck on the helmet by a Bumrah bouncer.

    Rightly so, on comes the physio to do all the necessary concussion checks.

  7. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    The slower ball was always going to be dangerous against both these opening batsmen. That was perfect - on a good length and not picked.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was like a quick off-break.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Zazai c Thakur b Bumrah 13 (Afg 13-2)

    Make that two down. Jasprit Bumrah takes pace off the ball and it deceives Hazratullah Zazai. The opener, looking for the slog sweep, slices it into the leg side and into the hands of Shardul Thakur.

  10. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    The plan was to keep it tight on his legs because he loves to make room. Good planning from India and good execution from the bowlers.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Shahzad was looking to whip it away through the leg side.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Shahzad c Ashwin b Shami 0 (Afg 13-1)

    Mohammad Shahzad's short stay at the crease comes to an end.

    The opener swipes at a good length delivery from Shami and a leading edge sends the ball ballooning up. Ravichandran Ashwin takes a simple catch at mid-off.

  13. Afg 12-0

    Virat Kohli always has a freshly trimmed beard, right? The captain did not feature with the bat but is in full voice as he orchestrates his field.

    Zazai plays a couple of ugly looking swing and misses to Shami.

    Three dot balls to start the over.

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    Mark Edwards: Sadly for India, this will all count for nothing if New Zealand beat Afghanistan as well...

  15. Afg 12-0

    Brumah finding lots of movement as a full delivery crashes into Shahzad's back pad. No appeal from India, the ball clearly going down leg.

    Afghanistan have no time to waste here. They can't afford to get too far behind the rate early on.

  16. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That kept going on and on and on. That was power and timing - it didn't get more than 20ft off the ground.

  17. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    He doesn't hold back - he tries to hit every ball for six.

  18. 6 runs

    Afg 11-0

    Shot! Zazai nonchalantly whips Bumrah off the pads for six.

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    Asim Riaz: Not the “Stan” they wanted to dominate but still good score by India.

  20. Afg 5-0

    Jasprit Bumrah begins his spell with a trademark swinging Bumrah yorker. You'd expect nothing else.