Summary
Abhishek Sharma hit a lot of runs very quickly.
The team chased the score and won with many balls left.
Everyone cheered as the players ran around the field.
Key Points
4 points1
India won by seven wickets.
2
Abhishek Sharma scored 82 runs from 32 balls.
3
India reached the target of 157 runs with 38 balls remaining.
4
Afghanistan scored 156 runs before India chased.
New Words to Learn
10 wordscricket
a game where players hit a ball with a bat and run
innings
one team's turn to bat and try to score runs
wicket
when a bowler gets a batsman out
run
a point scored by running between the sticks
batting
hitting the ball with a bat
bowling
throwing the ball to try to get the batsman out
powerplay
the first part of the game with special rules
counterattack
quickly scoring many runs after a slow start
partnership
two players scoring runs together
death overs
the last few balls of the game where teams try to score fast
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