ICC World Twenty20 6th match, Group A
venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date: 21 September 2012 (20-over match)
England 196/5 (20 overs)
Afghanistan 80 (17.2 overs)
In the 6th Match of ICC World Twenty20 England beat Afghanistan by 116 runs. Afghanistan who won the toss chose to field first. England batsman batted brilliantly to set a mammoth total on the board 196 for 5 (Wright 99*). Afghanistan got all-out at the score of 80 (Naib 44, Patel 2-6, Broad 2-10) and they lost the match by 116 runs. England middle order batsman Luke Wright was the second England batsman to score 99 in a T20I. LJ Wright (England) was declared player of the match for his brilliant knock.
Full scorecard
Luke Wright plays through the off side: cricinfo.com
Toss: Afghanistan chose to field
Points: England 2, Afghanistan 0
Player of the match: LJ Wright (England)
