ICC World Twenty20 2016 - 2nd Match
(First Round Group B - Afghanistan vs Scotland)
Shahzad, spinners hand Afghanistan 14-run win
| Afghanistan | vs | Scotland |
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| 170/5 (20) | 156/5 (20) | |
| Afghanistan won by 14 runs | ||
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| Photo © ICC |
Afghanistan stretched their T20I record against Scotland to 6-0 with a 14-run win facilitated by their explosive opener Mohammad Shahzad and a spin-heavy attack to defend 170. Scotland were well on course in the chase after their openers packed a powerful stand of 84 runs in under nine overs, but the Afghanistan spinners dismissed the openers and then strangled the middle order to throw the chase off track. Scotland needed 77 runs from the half-way mark with eight wickets in hand but the Afghanistan spinners lived up to their captain's decision of batting first to allow the slower bowlers to do their work later on.
On what looked like a slower pitch after the opening match in Nagpur, the two teams were set for much stronger totals after the platforms laid by their top orders. But both innings were jolted in the middle overs and Afghanistan eventually prevailed to start their World T20 campaign with a win, to bury memories of their Asia Cup opening-match loss against UAE last month.
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