World T20: Afghanistan ask England to bat

World T20: Afghanistan ask England to bat
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Summary Afghanistan won the toss and invited England to bat in their Word T20 match on Friday.

Afghanistans captain Nawroz Mangal won the toss and sent England in to bat in group A match of the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Friday.Afghanistan, who lost their opening match to India by 23 runs on Wednesday, need a win to remain in the competition. Defending champions England are playing their first game.The Afghans made one change from the previous match, bringing in batsman Izatullah Dawlatzai in place of Najibuddin Zadran.Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal (capt), Dawlat Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapoor Zadran.England: Stuart Broad (capt), Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.
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