Left-armer Ashish Nehra grabbed 3-19 to spearhead India, which won the toss and chose to bowl.
Ali cracked four fours off 48 balls to anchor his side in its first appearance in a major tournament.
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He and Asghar Stanikzai shared a fine fourth-wicket stand of 68 off 66 deliveries. The pair revived Afghanistan after it slipped to 29-3 inside six overs.
Two Nehra short balls removed Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad cheaply to give India an early fillip.
When Afghanistan skipper Nowroz Mangal lofted Ravindra Jadeja’s left-arm spin to mid-off to be out for 5, the newcomers were in deep trouble.
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