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India 116/ 3 (Vijay 48)Afghanistan 115 for 8 (Noor 50, Nehra 3-19)India beat Afghanistan by seven wicketsAfghanistan struggled against an inform Inidan side. India won the toss and elected to field first, Afghanistan could not perform well with the bat and managed only a modest total of 115. Only Afghan Opener Noor Ali batted was prominent and succeeded in completing his first fifty in T20 internationals. He made exact 50 from 48 balls with four boundaries. Chasing an easy target of 116 runs, India achieved victory in 14.5 overs for the loss of three wickets. Indian batsmen Murali Vijay was the top-scorer with 48 from 46 balls. He hit three sixes and two fours and added 55 runs for the third wicket with Yuvraj Singh (23 not out). Later, captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni smashed two consecutive sixes to take his team to victory.
