Live text - India v Afghanistan

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By Pranav Soneji

Anon on text 81111: "Bangladesh and Afghanistan...hopefully as a Bangladesh fan we can both produce a brilliant performance! Tigers 4 lyf!"

3 overs - Afghanistan 18-1 First international boundary for Afghanistan as the compact Noor Ali turns a Praveen Kumar delivery off his hips down past fine leg before a tasty drive through the covers for his second four. Afghanistan has got talent.

2 overs - Afghanistan 8-1 Sadiq ct Dhoni b Nehra 0 Nice shot from Noor Ali, guiding a cut down to deep square off Ashish Nehra, but Sadiq is back in the hutch the next ball as he follows a short ball down the leg side but instead gloves a simple catch for wicketkeeper Dhoni. New man Mohammad Shahzad chips his first ball through midwicket for a couple.

1 over - Afghanistan 3-0 Good early wobble for Praveen Kumar, who shapes two away from the bat before bringing the next two back into Noor Ali's pads. The opener gets the first runs off the bat following two leg-byes on the board with a single into the leg side before Karim Sadiq goes haring down the track attempting to smash the Deccan Chargers seamer to Cuba. Unsurprisingly he completely misses both swings. Looks like we've got a live one...

1431: Right, let's play cliche bingo - Whoever hears the following: "minnows", "potential banana skin", "brave" or "fearless" in one sentence wins a hardy slap on the back. We've had the anthems, the teams are out Praveen Kumar will open the bowling in criminally bright sunshine. The Afghanistan team is as follows: Karim Sadiq, Noor Ali, Mohammad Shahzad, Nowroz Mangal (captain), Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Raees Ahmadzai, Hamid Hassan, Samiullah Shenwari, Dawlat Ahmadzai, Shapoor Zadran.

1430: I've been soaking in as much info as possible on these plucky Afghanis. Pace bowler Hamid Hassan's blog has been an enlightening insight, particularly during the team's recent visit to London. Promising wicketkeeper/batsman Mohammad Shahzad couldn't quite believe there are trains that go underground. Nor do most commuters who use the Northern Line daily.

1427: How could I forget? We have more tasty morsels later this evening as defending champions Pakistan take on those ever-improving Bangladeshis. As ever, get involved via the TMS inbox, text 81111 (with the word CRICKET before your message, otherwise it will get lose in the footy deluge), or via 606.

Alison Mitchell on Twitter: "HUGE sound stage here. Love the vibe but possibly the loudest sound system I've heard at ANY sports event ANYWHERE."

1420: Anyone see Shaggy gyrating his hips at the opening ceremony? He's filled out a touch since his "Mr luvvva luvvva" days, but good his "hmmmmmmm" hasn't lost any of its deep, resonating bass following his show at the Providence Stadium. Decent start to the tournament though, Nathan McCullum's penultimate-ball six saw New Zealand beat last year's beaten finalists Sri Lanka by two wickets gave me a warm glow inside. That actually might have been the Night Nurse going down the wrong pipe though.

1411: We have tropical news - India have won the toss and will bowl first. India are as follows: Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Murali Vijay.

1410: Go on, admit it - those Afghanistanis are your second team. It's almost impossible not to be romanced by their meteoric rise from Division Five of the World Cricket League, from playing the likes of Vanuatu and Japan, to full-on Twenty20 bash 'em ups against the world's finest. First up for Norwoz Mangal's team - none other than the aristocrats of Twenty20, India on the sun-drenched island of St Lucia. Gulp.

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