Third match – Afghanistan v India

Highlights

At Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, May 1, 2010. India won by 7 wickets. Toss: India / chose field. Twenty20 International debuts: Murali Vijay (India). Player of the match: Ashish Nehra

Afghanistan 115/8 from 20 overs (Noor Ali 50, Asghar Stanikzai 30, Ashish Nehra 3/19)

India 116/3 from 14.5 overs (Murali Vijay 48, Yuvraj Singh 23, Hamid Hassan 1/8)

Noor Ali: The Afghan opener played as an experienced batsman. He struggled in the first overs and finds a smooth path. He didn’t try to smash a six. His innings was very helpful. He faced 48 balls and got 16 runs from boundary.

Ashish Nehra: The Indian classy left-arm fast bowler destroyed the top order batsmen of Afgan side. The three wickets are very special. All are caught by M S Dhoni. His economy rate is 4.75 (4-0-19-3).

Six: Asghar Stanikzai made three sixes. The last one against Harbhajan Singh is special. Asghar gets on his knee and shovels.

Catch: Dhoni caught Noor Ali in 16.4 is excellent catch in the innings.

Second innings

Murali Vijay: The debutant of T20Is played good style and form. He guided the chase with 48 off 46 balls with three 6s and two 4s. Dhoni said, "Murali Vijay is an asset to the team. We saw during the IPL what he can do with the bat. He is a batsman who looks quiet but is capable of playing big shots when the situation warrants."

Hamid Hassan: He bowled well. He bowled three overs and took one wicket off 8 runs. Economy rate is 2.66 (3-0-8-1). It is lowest in the match also.

Six: Against Afghan skipper Nowroz Mangal, Dhoni smashed two sixes continuously. The second is very clear and special.

Catch: Dismiss of Gambhir by Dawlat ahmadzai is turning point of the innings. Mohammed Nabi caught the ball.

All rounder

M S Dhoni: He played all round performance. Caught 4 wickets and scored 15 off 6 balls.