India spin out Afghanistan for 159
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared seven wickets as India skittled Afghanistan for 159 in their last league match in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Wednesday. Samiullah Shenwari top-scored with 50 and Noor Ali Zadran made 31, but eight batsmen failed to reach double figures after the Afghans were sent in to bat at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. The first-ever one-dayer between the two teams has no bearing on the tournament because Pakistan and Sri Lanka have already qualified for Saturday's final. But it gave minnows Afghanistan a chance to test their skills against the reigning World Cup champions ahead of their maiden appearance in the tournament next year. The Afghan batsmen appeared comfortable against the seamers, racing to 54-1 by the 12th over, before wickets collapsed in a heap against the turning ball, according to espncricinfo.com.