Afghanistan 252/8 (50)

India 252 (49.5)

And that’s a tie !!!
Another amazing game of cricket. Three thrilling games in a row for Afghanistan 

 
Match Tied

TOP BATSMEN – INDIA
Lokesh Rahul 60 (66)
Ambati Rayudu 57 (49)

TOP BOWLERS – AFGHANISTAN
Aftab Alam2/53(10)
Rashid Khan2/41(9.5)

EARLIER Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and opted to bat in the Super Four Asia Cup match against India on Tuesday.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, they made 252 for 8 in the stipulated 50 overs. Opener Mohammed Shehzad hit a fine 124 off 116 balls while Mohammed Nabi contributed 64 runs.

The match was only of academic interest, as India have already sealed their place in the final of the six-nation tournament

The match is inconsequential as title holders India have already qualified for the final to be played in Dubai on Friday while Afghanistan are out of contention.

The second finalist will be decided in the last Super Four game between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

India have rested skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal with Mahendra Singh Dhoni taking over as captain and leading he team for the 200th time in a one-day international.

Afghanistan included Najibullah Zadran for Samiullah Shinwari.

Detailed Scorecard

BATTING
R
B
4S
6S
Lokesh Rahullbw b Rashid Khan
60
66
5
1
Ambati Rayuduc Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi
57
49
4
4
Dinesh Karthiklbw b Mohammad Nabi
44
66
4
0
MS Dhonilbw b Javed Ahmadi
8
17
0
0
Manish Pandeyc Mohammad Shahzad b Aftab Alam
8
15
0
0
Kedar Jadhavrun out (Mujeeb Ur Rahman)
19
26
2
0
Ravindra Jadejac Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan
25
34
1
0
Deepak Chaharb Aftab Alam
12
14
1
0
Kuldeep Yadavrun out (Gulbadin Naib)
9
11
0
0
Siddarth Kaulrun out (Hashmatullah Shahidi)
0
1
0
0
Khaleel Ahmed not out
1
1
0
0
Extras: 9(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 1, WD: 3, P: 0)
252(49.5)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
Aftab Alam
10
0
53
2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
10
1
43
0
Gulbadin Naib
4
0
41
0
Mohammad Nabi
10
0
40
2
Rashid Khan*
9.5
0
41
2
Javed Ahmadi
4
0
19
1
Rahmat Shah
2
0
10
0
FALL OF WICKETS
Ambati Rayudu1-110 (17.1)
Lokesh Rahul2-127 (20.3)
MS Dhoni3-142 (25.5)
Manish Pandey4-166 (30.3)
Kedar Jadhav5-204 (38.5)
Dinesh Karthik6-205 (39.4)
Deepak Chahar7-226 (44.5)
Kuldeep Yadav8-242 (48.1)
Siddarth Kaul9-245 (48.5)
Ravindra Jadeja10-252 (49.5)