New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Indian bowlers, led by left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah, gave Afghanistan a torrid time before Azmatullah Omarzai’s counter-attacking unbeaten half-century lifted them to a fighting 156 for eight in the first T20 International here on Sunday.
Bumrah (1/26), returning to the playing XI after missing India’s recent assignments following a left-knee injury, showed he was in fine rhythm as he castled Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck in the very first over, opening the gates to Afghanistan’s collapse.
Arshdeep (3/19) then took over and accounted for Sediqullah Atal (13), before spinners Axar Patel (1/27) and Varun Chakravarthy (1/16) took over to reduce Afghanistan to 43 for five in the seventh over.
With Afghanistan seemingly heading for a low total, Omarzai launched a counter-attack, smashing an unbeaten 44-ball 64 to revive their innings and give them a competitive total.
Brief scores: Afghanistan 156 for 8 in 20 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 64, Mohammad Nabi 33; Jasprit Bumrah 1/26, Arshdeep Singh 3/19, Axar Patel 1/27, Varun Chakravarthy 1/16). PTI AM AM ATK
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