Niazai carried the momentum forward, taking Afghanistan’s total past the 300 mark and registering a fine century of his own. Afghanistan eventually finished with a formidable 310 on the board, with Niazai remaining unbeaten on 101. For India, D. Deepesh and Kanishk Chouhan were among the wicket-takers, picking up two wickets apiece.
In the chase, India showed their intent from the very first ball, with Aaron George cracking it away for four. That attacking momentum was carried forward by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who blasted 68 off 33 balls to give India a flying start.
The innings was laced with nine fours and four sixes as India raced to a total of 90 in 9 overs before Nooristani eventually removed the big hitter, helping slow down the scoring rate.