U-19 Asia Cup: India secures dominant win over Afghanistan

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Arshin Kulkarni's 3-29 and an unbeaten 105-ball 70 powered India to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their opening Group 'A' match of the U-19 Asia Cup here on Friday.

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Put into bat, Afghanistan were bowled out for a mere 173 in their allotted 50 overs. Jamshid Zadran (43) was the highest scorer for the Afghans. Kulkarni was assisted by Raj Limbani (3-46) and Naman Tiwari (2-30) in a solid bowling effort.

In reply, India chased the target in 37.3 overs. An unbeaten 98-run stand between Kulkarni and Musheer Khan (48 not out) earned two points for India. India next play Pakistan tomorrow.

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