India beat Afghanistan by 23 runs

(Reuters) – India beat Afghanistan by 23 runs in their opening Group A match of the Twenty20 World Cup today.

Scores:

India 159-5 (20 overs, V Kohli 50, S Raina 38)

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Afghanistan 136 all out (19.3 overs, M Nabi 31, L Balaji 3-19, Y Singh 3-24). (Editing by Josh Reich)