India vs Afghanistan Live – T20 World Cup 2012

Match Info

• ICC World Twenty20 2012
• Afghanistan vs India
• T20I no. 265 | 2012/13 season
• Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• 19 September 2012 – day/night (20-over match)
• Umpires Asad Rauf and SJA Taufel
• TV umpire Aleem Dar
• Match referee RS Madugalle
• Reserve umpire HDPK Dharmasena

Match Timings

Recent Results:

India: (Lost NoResult Won)

• September 11th 2012 – vs New Zealand – lost by 1 run
• September 8th 2012 – vs New Zealand – Match abandoned
• August 7 2012 – vs Sri Lanka – won by 39 runs

Afghanistan: (Won Lost Won)

• September 8th 2012 – vs Barbados – won by 5 wickets (Trinidad quadrangular T20)
• September 7th 2012 – vs Bangladesh Cricket Board XI – lost by 8 wickets (Trinidad quadrangular T20)
• September 6th 2012 – vs Trinidad and Tobago – won by 3 wickets (Trinidad quadrangular T20)

Squads:

India: V Sehwag, G Gambhir, R Sharma, M Tiwary, V Kohli, Y Singh, I Pathan, R Ashwin, S Raina, MS Dhoni( c&wk), H Singh, Z Khan, L Balaji, A Dinda, P Chawla.

Afghanistan: N Mangal(c), A Stanikzai, D Zadran, I Dawlatzai, K Sadiq, J Ahmadi, G Naib, H Hasan, M Nabi, S Zadran, Shafiqullah, M Shahzad(wk), N Zadran, MN Baras, S Shenwari

Pitch and conditions: The latest news is that there is a lot of spice on the pitch that is normally associated with the fish curry in the emerald isle. There will be some carry for the pacers and needless to say, the decks here provide juice to the spinners. All in the all, an even contest between bat and ball is on the cards which makes the tournament even more alluring.

Prediction: India will inaugurate their World T20 campaign with a thumping victory against Afghanistan.