Afghanistan gives India a scare and proves it can take on cricket's giants

Kabul : Afghanistan | Sep 20, 2012 at 3:43 AM PDT

Source: The Guardian

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Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images In perhaps one of the biggest surprises so far in the International Cricket Council World Twenty20, India 's cricketers received a scare when they narrowly defeated Afghanistan by just 23 runs, with victory looking far from certain at many points in the game.... FULL ARTICLE AT The Guardian

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