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Group 2: India, 210-2, bt Afghanistan, 144-7, by 66 runsIndia’s openers put on 140 for first wicket in crushing winIndia barely got going in their first two matches of the T20 World Cup, but when they finally did in this, their third, it was with a brand of cricket few teams would have been able to resist. Afghanistan were blown away here, succumbing to a crushing 66-run defeat.Virat Kohli lost the toss once more – in his past 14 internationals he was won only once – but Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were more than able to overcome this disadvantage. Rohit was the aggressor early on, hitting cleanly enough to clear the long boundaries, mixing booming shots down the ground with gentle lap sweeps and deft glides behind the stumps. Continue reading...