India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018: Match ends in a tie
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 26, 2018, 08:09:23 IST
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India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018: Match ends in a tie

Dhoni's trusted lieutenant Ravindra Jadeja shepherded the lower-order with his 25 off 34 only to be holed out at deep mid-wicket off Rashid Khan, with a single needed off two balls, chasing 253. India were bowled out with one ball to spare.
20:24 (IST) Sep 25
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Score245 - 8

K Ahmed to A Alam, Alam has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

20:23 (IST) Sep 25
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Score245 - 8

K Ahmed to R Khan, Fuller outside off, Rashid plays at it away from his body and it takes the edge. Dhoni dives to right but can't stop it. A single is taken.

20:23 (IST) Sep 25

Aftab Alam to bat next.

20:22 (IST) Sep 25
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Score244 - 8

K Ahmed to M Nabi, OUT! Good bowling brings an end to a very good knock from Mohammad Nabi. Khaleel continues from around the wicket and bowls a slower one full in length on the stumps. Nabi doesn't pick it up and ends up playing the lofted shot too early. Chips it in the extra cover region and two fielders converge to take this - Kuldeep from cover and Karthik from mid off. No calling whatsoever and the former takes it as they both collide. Could have just as easily dropped it, but nicely done eventually. The fielders exchange smiles. Good to see nobody got hurt either.

20:21 (IST) Sep 25
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Score244 - 7

K Ahmed to M Nabi, Swing and a miss from Nabi. Short of length around off, the slower one, Nabi swings too early and misses.

20:21 (IST) Sep 25
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Score244 - 7

K Ahmed to R Khan, Angling back in from around off, on a good length, run down to third man for a run.

20:20 (IST) Sep 25

Khaleel Ahmed back on.

20:20 (IST) Sep 25
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Score243 - 7

S Kaul to R Khan, Fuller around off, Rashid looks to put bat on ball. Gets an inside edge onto his pads and the batsmen steal a single.

20:19 (IST) Sep 25
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Score242 - 7

S Kaul to M Nabi, Quite full again, hit down to long on for a single.

20:18 (IST) Sep 25
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Score241 - 7

S Kaul to M Nabi, Nabi drives it through the covers and takes off. Karthik gets to the ball, collects and tries to score a direct hit at the bowler's end. He misses and there's nobody backing up, so the batsmen take an extra run. Poor from the Indians. You expect much better standards from them.

20:17 (IST) Sep 25
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Score239 - 7

S Kaul to R Khan, On the shorter side of things, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

20:17 (IST) Sep 25
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Score238 - 7

S Kaul to M Nabi, Goes square this time. Places it through point and gets to the other end.

20:16 (IST) Sep 25
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Score237 - 7

S Kaul to M Nabi, SIX! Right out of the screws, that one. Wow! What a phenomenal hit. Kaul goes full and attacks the stumps, Nabi throws his front leg out of the way, gets right under the ball and smokes it high into the night sky. Has the distance on it too as it sails deep into the mid-wicket stands.

20:15 (IST) Sep 25

Siddarth Kaul comes back on to have a go with the ball.

20:15 (IST) Sep 25
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Score231 - 7

K Yadav to R Khan, Turning back into the batsman from around off, it's forced off the back foot back towards the bowler. 3 off Kuldeep's last over, he finishes with figures of 10-0-38-2! He went for just 8 runs in his first 6 overs but took a pounding towards the death.

20:15 (IST) Sep 25
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Score231 - 7

K Yadav to M Nabi, Spinning away from the batsman, again on the short side, Nabi hits it through cover-point for one.

20:14 (IST) Sep 25
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Score230 - 7

K Yadav to M Nabi, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

20:14 (IST) Sep 25
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Score230 - 7

K Yadav to M Nabi, Very full and outside off, driven firmly through the line but found the cover fielder inside the ring.

20:14 (IST) Sep 25
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Score230 - 7

K Yadav to R Khan, Full and flighted on middle, Khan is on the front foot as he defends it quietly on the off side.

20:13 (IST) Sep 25
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Score229 - 7

K Yadav to M Nabi, Turning away from the batsman, it's on the shorter side and the batsman rocks back to slap it towards sweeper cover for a single.