India v Afghanistan T20 World Cup Images

ICC World Twenty20, 3rd Match, Group A: Afghanistan v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 19, 2012 

 India 159/5 (20/20 ov) 

Afghanistan 136 (19.3/20 ov) 

India won by 23 runs 

 Nawroz Mangal: "It was a good game for the boys, we could have done better, shot selection was a bit poor, that was why we have lost the game. We could have done better in the field, but we are satisfied we restricted the mighty Indian batting to 160." 

 MS Dhoni: "This format balances both teams, if one of the opposition batsman or bowler have a great day, it could change the result. A good performance but not a great performance from us. There are a lot of areas we have to improve on to be honest. People talk a lot about five bowlers, but what matters is on the day how they bowl, whether they are a part-timer or a specialist." 

 Man of the Match is Virat Kohli: "Always good to get a start, good to start on a winning note. Always tough to play against a team with nothing to lose. They were in a situation where they could try a lot of things, we had to be more careful."

India and Afghanistan Team Members line up ahead of their match.

Afghanistan Captain Nawroz Mangal and India Captain MS Dhoni at the toss.

Gautam Gambhir 10 Runs off 8 Balls with 1 four.

Suresh Raina 38 Runs off 33 Balls with 6 fours.

Yuvraj Singh 18 Runs off 20 Balls with 1 six.

Virat Kohli 50 Runs off 39 Balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Virat Kohli 18 Runs off 9 Balls with 2 fours and 1 sixes.

Dawlat Zadran of Afghanistan during India Innings.

Shapoor Zadran of Afghanistan bowls during India Innings.

Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan Scores 18 Runs off 16 Balls with 3 Fours.

Zaheer Khan of India bowls during Afghanistan Innings.

Irfan Pathan of India bowls during Afghanistan Innings.

Yuvraj Singh of India bowls 3/24 in 4 overs.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan bats.

Karim Sadiq of Afghanistan Scored 26 Runs off 26 Balls.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan hits a six, as MS Dhoni of India looks on.

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan Scored 31 Runs off 17 Balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Dawlat Zadran of Afghanistan is bowled by L Balaji of India.

Virat Kohli was awarded the Man of the Match for his 39-ball half-century.