Live Cricket Score of India vs Afghanistan, 7th Match at Adelaide

While it has been two months of gruelling cricket, for India Down Under, they are still searching for their first win in the country. They lost the Test series, crashed out in the tri-series tournament and then lost their first warm-up game against Australia. In their last match, India's bowling problems came back to haunt them as the hosts posted an intimidating total of 371 on the board. Although the batsmen fought back hard, a total this high was never going to be easy to chase and India ended up well short.

Meanwhile, the impressive Afghanistan side will be eager to make an impact in the tournament. They have the capability to upset other teams. With the likes of Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran and Hamid Hassan in the team, they command a strong bowling attack. In comparison, their major weakness has been their batting, which seems to implode under pressure. This is their first warm-up fixture and the minnows will be hoping to make a positive impression before the main tournament kicks of.

India captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first.

Dhoni:"We have to play well and find out what is the best suited eleven for us. We want to get the most out of this game, see what you can do. We will bat first. I want the middle-order to get a chance to bat. Not worried about getting too many runs on the board. Just want to make the most out of it. All 15 are fit and ready, which is a rarity."

Nabi: "It is a big event for us. It is a good preparation for the World Cup, hopefully we will do well. They are batting first so it will be a bit tough, but now we will get a chance to give a lot of time for our bowling. We know these conditions well because we have spent one month in Australia and in New Zealand as well."

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Usman Ghani, Nawroz Mangal, Afsar Zazai(w), Mohammad Nabi(c), Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mirwais Ashraf, Nasir Jamal, Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam, Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi

Hamid Hassan delivered an early breakthrough, sending back Shikhar Dhawan in the third over. The left-handed opener pushed forward to play a delivery well away from it and ended up getting a thick inside edge onto the stumps to depart on 4.

Virat Kohli got off the mark in style, clipped a Dawlat Zadran delivery to the mid-wicket boundary in the fourth over However, that was the only boundary that the batsman could score in this game as he fell in the same over. It was a full delivery that swung away late and the batsman, trying to poke at it without moving his feet, got an outside edge. Wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai took a fine low catch, diving to his right, to send back Kohli on 5.