Spinners help India win by 23 runs

Sep 19, 2012

Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal won the toss and chose to bowl first on a used pitch•ICC/Getty

India lost Gautam Gambhir early, bowled off an inside edge•Getty Images

Afghanistan had India at 68 for 3 at one stage•Getty Images

Kohli holed out against Dawlat Zadran soon after his fifty•AFP

L Balaji, though, had him caught at mid-on•AFP

R Ashwin chipped in with two wickets in an economical spell•ICC/Getty

India had support at the Premadasa•ICC/Getty

Shapoor Zadran gave Afghanistan an excellent start, accounting for India's openers•AFP

Virat Kohli was among the runs again, helping India recover with a half-century•AFP

MS Dhoni finished the innings with some big blows, taking India to 159•AFP

Karim Sadiq made a run-a-ball 26•Getty Images

They included Mohammad Nabi, who gave Afghanistan faint hope with some big shots before being dismissed. India went on to complete a 23-run win•ICC/Getty

Yuvraj Singh batted steadily before being caught at short third man•ICC/Getty

Suresh Raina added 46 with Kohli for the fourth wicket•AFP

Mohammad Shahzad began positively for Afghanistan•ICC/Getty

But Yuvraj Singh's three wickets slowed Afghanistan down•Getty Images