Latest Update: Beauty of delivery from Rashid to start the 48th over, comes from round the stumps, ball pitches on leg stump and goes away, leaving Jadeja Bamboozled. He takes single off the next ball. Afghanistan are throwing themselves in the field as well. India need 13 runs in 12 balls. The Asia Cup live match is being telecast on Star Sports 1 and 1 HD, Select 1 and Select 1 HD and Hindi 1 and Hindi 1 HD. The Asia Cup live streaming will take place on Hotstar. Preview: Bangladesh paceman Mustafizur Rahman held his nerves to bowl a final dot ball in the 50th over to give his team a nerve-wracking three-run win over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Needing eight to win off the 50th over Afghanistan lost Rashid Khan for five off the second ball while Samiullah Shinwari (23 not out) and Gulbadin Naib managed just two leg byes to finish at 246-7. [caption id=“attachment_5259971” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
India are yet to lose a game in Asia Cup. Agencies[/caption] Bangladesh had made 249-7 on the back of half centuries from Mahmudullah Riyad and Imrul Kayes at the Sheik Zayed Stadium. The Bangladesh win meant India sailed into the 28 September final in Dubai while Pakistan and Bangladesh meet in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to decide the second finalist. India thumped Pakistan by nine wickets in a one-sided match in Dubai on Sunday. Going in to Tuesday’s tie, India will aiming to continue their dominance over the Asian newbies, who have managed to give a tough fight in their narrow defeats to the likes of Pakistan and Bangladesh in their Super Four clashes. Aware of the threat the Afghans could pose, despite being an inconsequential tie for the Men-in-Blue, Rohit Sharma and the team management could opt to rest some of the main players ahead of the final and test the bench. In such a scenario, KL Rahul and Manish Pandey could get a look-in in the middle order while medium pacers Siddharth Kaul and Deepak Chahar could come in to give Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah much-needed rest before the final. India is unlikely to tickle with their opening combination, which has been a thorn in the opposition’s ranks throughout the tournament while the middle order, comprising Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav and Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to be in decent form. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will lead the spin department that includes the wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. On the other hand, having lost both their Super Four matches so far, Afghanistan are already out of contention for the final but their performances have surely won a million hearts. Afghanistan will be once again banking on their strong batting to put a big total on the board before unleashing their spin trio of Mohammmed Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan to have a go at the mighty Indian line-up. Afghanistan’s one major concern will be their lack of experience to handle high pressure situations, that led them to two narrow losses in the Super Four stage. With nothing to lose, the Afghans will be aiming to end the tournament on a high but it will surely be a hard nut to crack, considering India’s current red-hot form. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Siddarth Kaul, K. Khaleel Ahmed. Afghanistan: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah Janat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Samiullah Shenwari, Munir Ahmad, Sayed Shirzad, Sharafuddin Ashraf.
India vs Afghanistan, Highlights, Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai, Full Cricket Score: Match ends in a tie as Jadeja falls
India vs Afghanistan Live score: Beauty of delivery from Rashid to start the 48th over, comes from round the stumps, ball pitches on leg stump and goes away, leaving Jadeja Bamboozled. He takes single off the next ball. Afghanistan are throwing themselves in the field as well. India need 13 runs in 12 balls.
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Phew, the edge-of-the-seat thriller comes to an end. Afghanistan are being praised all around on social media for their effort in pulling back the match from no-where and almost winning it. And why not?
They would be happy to accept that they were not on the losing side either. The Asghar Afghan-led side have played all the matches with the great desire of a win and even when they return to their country having not made it to the finals, the world has taken notice of their rapid rise in ODI cricket. The World Cup is not far and Afghanistan have to make the right moves from here.
India, on the other hand, would be a little disappointed. The way the openers started off, they should have ended the game with a few overs to spare. This was not the full strength team yet the job was not as easy as it was made out to be.
We will now return with the final of the tournament on 28 September. India are already through. And we will see tomorrow, who among Pakistan and Bangladesh, goes forward to play the men-in-blue.
Till then, goodbye and goodnight.
Mohammad Shahzad is Man of the Match.
Shahzad: I am not happy as we were there for six hours but still the match was tied. Yes, happy with the way I batted. My plan was see the ball, hit the ball. I am feeling proud that I played this knock against a very good team. It means a lot to me.
Indian players involved in most tied ODIs:
5 – MS Dhoni
5 – Sachin Tendulkar
4 – Ravindra Jadeja
4 – Virat Kohli
Tied ODIs for India:
v West Indies, Perth, 1991
v Zimbabwe, Indore, 1993
v Zimbabwe, Paarl, 1997
v England, Bangalore, 2011
v England, Lord’s, 2011
v Sri Lanka, Adelaide, 2012
v New Zealand, Auckland, 2014
v Afghanistan, Dubai, 2018
There’s a kid in the stands unable to stop his tears as Jadeja failed to guide the team across the finish line. The father trying to calm him down. This is what a tense thriller does to the fans, no matter what the age is.
Afghanistan pushed hard for a win but they should be a proud outfit right now as they have taken almost all the games they have played to the last over.
India, too, despite playing a second string side were able to hold their nerves till the last. There were many errors committed in the field but you expect these from a team consisting of many youngsters, two of whom have played just 3 matches together.
Ties is the result and rightly so. The way the match was hardly fought, no team deserved to lose.
Teams involved in most tied ODIs:
9 – Australia, West Indies
8 – England, Pakistan, INDIA*
7 – Zimbabwe
Ball 5: OUT! It is a tie.
Jadeja hits one in the air and the fielder from deep mid-wicket boundary came in running and took the catch. Jadeja is distraught. Afghanistan are happy with the tie at least. WHAT A MATCH.
After 49 overs,India 246/9 ( Ravindra Jadeja 20 , Khaleel Ahmed 0)
Wicket on the first ball of the over. Two runs off the next. Jadeja hits one into the air but Rashid could not reach to catch it near the mid-wicket. There was a run-out chance at the non-strikers end but even that was missed. However, Kaul made sure that a run-out was possible in this over. India need 7 runs in 6 balls.
After 48 overs,India 240/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 16 , Kuldeep Yadav 7)
Beauty of delivery from Rashid to start the 48th over, comes from round the stumps, ball pitches on leg stump and goes away, leaving Jadeja Bamboozled. He takes single off the next ball. Afghanistan are throwing themselves in the field as well. India need 13 runs in 12 balls.
After 47 overs,India 236/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 13 , Kuldeep Yadav 6)
Exciting over this was. Run-out chance which eventually eneded up in a player getting injured. India are slowly taking this game into the last over. Afghanistan have seen many last-over thrillers in this tournament and not all of them ended in their favour. Can they do it this time? India need 17 runs in 18 balls.
After 46 overs,India 230/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 11 , Kuldeep Yadav 2)
Nabi completes his quota of overs. Is Jadeja trying to get this to the last over? Not a great idea. Has to take risk and score some quick runs or it would be too late in the end. The problem is that the tail this time around is not as good with the bat. India need one big over here. Equation comes down to 23 runs in 24 balls.
After 45 overs,India 226/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 9 , Kuldeep Yadav 0)
Aftab back on. Starts off with a slower one. Jadeja takes a single. Chahar has been bowled. India are seven down now and need India need 27 runs in 30 balls.
After 44 overs,India 223/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 7 , Deepak Chahar 11)
Mujeeb continues. Deepak is living on the edge off the cliff. He gets a boundary nonetheless on the penultimate ball of the over. India need 30 runs in 36 balls.
After 43 overs,India 216/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 5 , Deepak Chahar 6)
Rashid into the attack. Jadeja takes a single off the first ball. Not to forget Rashid has two more overs left after this one. The difference between the number of balls left and runs to be scored is decreasing. The pressure keeps building on Indians. India need 37 runs in 42 balls.