Bhuvneshwar and Kohli lead India to a record victory.
It is finished. India recorded their second-largest victory (by runs) in T20 Internationals after limiting Afghanistan to 111/8. Kohli scored 122*, and Bhuvneshwar hit 5 of 4 shots. Great performance, but this Asia Cup won't be seeing much more of them.
Afghanistan's pursuit is in ruins...
After the PP, India was 52/0, while Afghanistan is now 21/5. You should now have all the information you require. In his first three overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four of those wickets, while Arshdeep contributed with the final one.
India scores 212 thanks to Kohli
78 runs and no wickets in the final five overs. And it was all Kohli, who made effective use of his crease and punished any mistakes made on the excellent pitch. His performance tonight, though, was even more spectacular and helped him reach the eagerly awaited 71st international hundred. He defeated anything and anything by taking on spinners and long boundaries. After the innings, he declares, "This hundred is especially dedicated to Anushka and our little daughter Vamika as well."
Afghanistan, can you pursue this? If that occurs, we would have had a great event.
The first T20I century by Kohli
The 71st international hundred by Virat Kohli has arrived. Everyone, stop counting the days! What a great play, and what a perfect occasion to reach his first T20I century. gets there with just 53 balls, so take that. The best part of his knock has been his game against spin.
Finally, Afghanistan strikes...
The 119-run opening stand has eventually been broken by Afghanistan. Rahul mishandles a cross-seamer short ball, as seen by Fareed Ahmad. Suryakumar Yadav begins play by scooping a six over fine leg, but he loses his life the following ball after dragging a hard length delivery against his stumps. In the centre, together, are Kohli and Pant!
50 for the two openers.
India seems good right now. In terms of runs scored at the Asia Cup, Kohli leads India with three fifties thus far. KL Rahul, who has recently been a little off, scores the landmark off 36 balls. Kohli completed it in 32 balls.
India finished the PowerPlay at 52/0.
The openers appear to be in a good mood. Yes, it's a good pitch, but the goal has always been to see. In his three overs inside the PP, Mujeeb, who was so frugal against Pakistan, gave up 25 runs, including 15 runs from the sixth over. Currently, Kohli has been the more aggressive partner in the pair, picking up the majority of those runs off Mujeeb, but Rahul isn't far behind.
