England cruise to a comfortable victory against Afghanistan in its opening match of World T20 Tournament 2012.
Luke Wright's blistering 99 off 55 balls gave England a comprehensive 116-run victory over Afghanistan in a Group A encounter at the R.Premadasa in Colombo on Friday.
Wright smashed 8 fours and 6 sixes as he helped England amass 196 for five. Afghanistan folded for 80 all out in 17.2 overs.
Wright went on to become the highest individual scorer for England in T20 Internationals.
Afghanistan made the worst possible start to the chase, losing five wickets in the first six overs. The Afghan batsmen showed their inexperience, getting out to some mindless shots.
After losing so many wickets in the powerplay they still went after the bowling and were reduced to 28 for eight in the 11th over.
Gulbodin Naib(44) provided some late fireworks hitting five fours and three sixes but it was little too late for the Afghans.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Luke Wright for his 99
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