India to take on Afghanistan in T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi today

Abu Dhabi: In the ICC Men's T-20 Cricket World Cup, India will clash against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi at 7.30 p.m. today  while New Zealand will take on Scotland at 3.30 p.m. in Dubai.

Earlier, Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs at Zayed Cricket Stadium last night, to become the first team to reach the semi-finals.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan posted a total of 189 runs for the loss of two wickets with the



help of Mohammad Rizwan's not out 79 and Babar Azam's 70 runs. In reply, Namibia could only score 144 for five wickets.    

In an earlier match at the same venue, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by six wickets with 39 balls remaining. Put in to bat, Bangladesh were all out for 84 runs in 18.2 overs. The Proteas achieved the victory target in just 13.3 overs.