India vs Afghanistan Highlights: Super Four match ends in a tie

Scorecard | Blog: India vs Afghanistan
What a thriller! Needing seven runs off the final over, India scored six off first four balls to level the score. But on the fifth ball, Rashid Khan got the better of Ravindra Jadeja and bowled out India for 252. The result: Match tied.
Overs 49.5: India 252 all out. Match ends in a tie
Overs 49.2: FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja (24*) takes India to 250/9, need two more to win
Overs 49: India 246/9, need 7 more to win.Ravindra Jadeja 20* on the strike for India; Rashid Khan with the ball for Afghanistan. Who will win the contest?
Overs 48.5: OUT! Siddarth Kaul run out for 0. India 245/9, need 8 more to win
Overs 48.1: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav run out for 9. India 242/8, need 11 more to win
Overs 48: India 240/7, need 13 off 12 balls
Another tight over from Rashid Khan, just four runs came off it.
Overs 47: India 236/7, need 17 more to win. Jadeja 13* & Kuldeep 6*
Aftab Alam conceded six in it. The match is still very tight for both the teams.
Overs 46: India 230/7, need 23 more in 24 balls
Mohammad Nabi gave away just four singles in the over and completed his quota of overs with figures of 2/40
Overs 44.5: OUT! Aftab Alam cleans up Deepak Chahar for 12. India 226/7, need 27 more to win
The match is not over yet.
Overs 44: India 223/6, need 30 more to win in 36 balls
Deepak Chahar (11*) hit a four off Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who returned figures of 10-1-43-0, as India scored seven runs in it.
Overs 43: India 216/6, need 37 more to win in 42 balls
Another tight over from Rashid Khan (1/31 in 8 overs), gave away just three singles in it.
Overs 42: India 213/6, need 40 more to win off 48 balls
Overs 40: India 207/6, need 46 more to win. Two new batsmen in the middle for India - Ravindra Jadeja and debutant Deepak Chahar
Overs 39.4: OUT! Big Wicket. Mohammad Nabi strikes to dismiss Dinesh Karthik (44)
Karthik was unlucky. The ball was missing leg. Karthik hit four boundaries in his 66-ball innings.
Overs 38.5: OUT! Unlucky. Kedar Jadhav (19) run out at the non-striker's end. India 204/5
Overs 38: India 202/4, need 51 more to win
Another tight over from Afghanistan spinners. Mohammad Nabi conceded just two runs, including a wide.
Overs 36.2: 200 comes up for India, need 53 more to win (Dinesh Karthik 41* & Kedar Jadhav 18*)
Overs 35: India 190/4, need 63 more to win
Dinesh Karthik 37* and Kedar Jadhav 12* keeping India on course after four wickets at regular intervals. Added 24 for the fifth wicket so far.
Overs 33: India 180/4, need 73 more to win. Dinesh Karthik 31* & Kedar Jadhav 9*
Overs 30.3: OUT! Aftab Alam gets rid of Manish Pandey (8). India 166/4
Can Afghanistan turn around the tide from here on?
Overs 30: India 164/3, need 89 more to win
Overs 27: 150 comes up for India. Dinesh Karthik 19* & Manish Pandey 3*
Overs 25.5: OUT! Big Wicket. Javed Ahmadi strikes to dismiss MS Dhoni (8). India 142/3
Unlucky. The replay shows that the ball was missing the leg stump. But India have no review left, after the unsuccessful challenge by KL Rahul.
Overs 25: At the half-way mark, India 140/2. Need 113 more to win
Overs 23: India 134/2
Two new batsmen for India, skipper MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik are finding it tough to score against Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. No bounadries in the last three overs.
Overs 20.3: OUT! Big Wicket. Rashid Khan dismisses KL Rahul for 60. India 127/2
KL Rahul hit a six and five fours during his 66-ball knock
Overs 20: India 127/1. KL Rahul 60* & Dinesh Karthik 6*
Overs 17.2: FIFTY for KL Rahul off 55 balls, his 2nd in ODIs. India 111/1
KL Rahul hit a six and four boundaries to reach the landmark.
Overs 17.1: OUT! Mohammad Nabi strikes to dismiss Ambati Rayudu for 57 (49 balls)
Finally a wicket for Afghanistan. Rayudu skied it high and Najibullah Zadran took a good catch at long-on. Rayudu hit four sixes and four boundaries in his quick innings as the openers built a solid foundation for India run chase.
Overs 15.3: FIFTY for Ambati Rayudu off 43 balls, his 8th in ODIs. India 101/0
Overs 15.2: 100 comes up for India in 15.2 overs
Overs 15: India 99/0
Ambati Rayudu (49*) ended the Gulbadin Naib over with a six again as India cruise in their run chase
Overs 14: India 86/0. Ambati Rayudu (42*) & KL Rahul (40*)
Overs 11: India 73/0
Ambati Rayudu (37*) ended the Gulbadin Naib over with a straight six.
Overs 10: India 64/0
This time KL Rahul 30*smacked a six off Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the over.
Overs 9: India 55/0
15 RUNS! Ambati Rayudu finished off the Gulbadin Naib over with a massive six over long-on, after KL Rahul hit two fours in it.
Overs 7: India 37/0
Ambati Rayudu (23*) hit two fours off Aftab Alam as India scored nine in the over.
Overs 5: India 22/0. Just three singles came in the last two overs
Overs 3: India 19/0
Ambati Rayudu hit the first maximum of the chase off Aftab Alam.
Over 1: Good start for India -- 10/1
KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu start the run chase for India. Aftab Alam with the ball for Afghanistan
Overs 50: Afghanistan set 253-run target for India
Senior batsmen Mohammad Shahzad (124) and Mohammad Nabi (64) score the bulk of the runs as Afghanistan post a competitive 252/8 against India in their final Super Four match of the tournament.
Overs 49: Afghanistan 248/8. Only five runs in the last two overs
Overs 47.3: OUT! Khaleel Ahmed strikes to dismiss Mohammad Nabi for 64. Afghanistan 244/8
Good knock from Nabi, smacked four maximums and three boundaries during his 56-ball 64 innings
Overs 47: 12 RUNS! Afghanistan 243/7
Siddarth Kaul conceded 12 runs in it, including a six
Overs 46: Afghanistan 231/7
Kuldeep Yadav completed his quota of overs, 2/38 in 10 overs
Overs 44.1: OUT! Third wicket for Ravindra Jadeja, Najibullah Zadran gone for 20. Afghanistan 226/7
Zadran added 46 runs for the seventh wicket with Nabi 52*
Overs 43.3: FIFTY for Mohammad Nabi off 45 balls, his 12th in ODIs. Afghanistan 224/6
Nabi smacked three sixes and three fours for his milestone
Overs 42: 17 RUNS! Mohammad Nabi 44* & Najibullah Zadran 15* scored 17 runs off Kuldeep Yadav. Afghanistan 213/6
Overs 41.2: 200 comes up for Afghanistan. Mohammad Nabi 37* & Najibullah Zadran 11*
Overs 40: Afghanistan 189/6. Mohammad Nabi 28* & Najibullah Zadran 7*
Final ten overs, can Afghanistan reach 250 from here on?
Overs 37.5: OUT! Big Wicket. Kedar Jadhav ends Mohammad Shahzad's brilliant innings (124). Afghanistan 180/6
Shahzad hit seven sixes and 11 fours during his 116-ball innings.
Overs 36: Afghanistan 169/5. Mohammad Shahzad 121* -- 14 overs to go, can he score 200 tonight?
Overs 33.5: 150 comes up for Afghanistan. Mohammad Shahzad 115* & Mohammad Nabi 8*
Overs 30: Afghanistan 136/5
Mohammad Shahzad still holding the fort for Afghanistan on 106*
Overs 28.4: OUT! Maiden ODI wicket for Deepak Chahar, dismisses Gulbadin Naib for 15. Afghanistan 132/5
Overs 28.1: HUNDRED for Mohammad Shahzad off 88 balls, his 5th in ODIs. Afghanistan 131/4
Overs 27: Afghanistan 126/4. Mohammad Shahzad 98*, Gulbadin Naib 15*
Overs 25: At the half-way mark, Afghanistan 117/4
Overs 24: Afghanistan 114/4. Mohammad Shahzad 96*, Gulbadin Naib 5*
Overs 22: Afghanistan 111/4
Kuldeep Yadav gave away just one single in it. The spinner's figures so far: 5-0-7-2
Overs 20.3: NOT OUT! Successful review by Mohammad Shahzad (93*). Umpire has to change his decision of caught behind. Afghanistan 109/4
Overs 19: 100 comes up for Afghanistan.
Mohammad Shahzad is holding the fort for the Afghans, scoring 86 off 68 balls.
Overs 15.3: OUT! Two in two for Kuldeep Yadav, cleans up Asghar Afghan (0). Afghanistan 82/4
Afghanistan have lost four wickets in the last three overs as India claw back in the game. Mohammad Shahzad is the one man standing for Afghanistan in the middle.
Overs 15.2: OUT! Another brilliant stumping by skipper MS Dhoni. Kuldeep Yadav scalps Hashmatullah Shahidi (0). Afghanistan 82/3
Overs 14.4: OUT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes again, scalps Rahmat Shah (3). Afghanistan 81/2
Overs 14: Afghanistan 75/1
Overs 12.4: OUT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes to dismiss Javed Ahmadi (5) . Afghanistan 65/1
First breakthrough for India
Overs 10: After the first Powerplay overs, Afghanistan 63/0
Overs 8.5: FIFTY for Mohammad Shahzad off 37 balls, his 14th in ODIs. Afghanistan 57/0
Overs 8: Ravindra Jadeja started with a maiden over. Afghanistan 48/0
Overs 5: MAIDEN OVER! Superb over from Khaleel Ahmed. Afghanistan 35/0
Overs 4: 17 RUNS! Mohammad Shahzad scored 17 runs off debutant Deepak Chahar. Afghanistan 35/0
Overs 2: Afghanistan 13/0
Over 1: Afghanistan 6/0
Mohammad Shahzad and Javed Ahmadi start the Afghanistan innings. Khaleel Ahmed with the ball for India
Playing XIs:
India: MS Dhoni (captain), KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddhart Kaul
Afghanistan: Asghar Afghan (captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Ihsanullah Janat
TOSS: Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and opted to bat
The match is inconsequential as title holders India have already qualified for the final to be played in Dubai on Friday while Afghanistan are out of contention. The second finalist will be decided in the last Super Four game between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
India have rested skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal with Mahendra Singh Dhoni taking over as captain and leading he team for the 200th time in a one-day international. Afghanistan included Najibullah Zadran for Samiullah Shinwari.