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Afghanistan progressed to the Super 10s stage of the World T20 after Mohammad Nabi’s maiden half-century inspired them to a 59-run victory over Zimbabwe in a winner-takes-all showdown in Nagpur. Nabi (52 from 32) and Samiullah Shenwari (43 from 37) added 98 for the fifth wicket - Afghanistans second highest stand in T20Is, behind the 110 Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Stanikzai put on against Scotland in Edinburgh last July - as the Asian side recovered from 63-4 to post 186-6.Seventeen-year-old spinner Rashid Khan (3-11) then impressed with the ball as Zimbabwe were dismissed for 127 in 19.4 overs to lose a fifth straight Twenty20 international against Afghanistan and exit the tournament.Afghanistan, though, now head into a Super 10s pool featuring England, South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka, with their opening match, against Sri Lanka, on Thursday.Shahzads 23-ball 40 helped Afghanistan race to 49-0 in the fifth over after winning the toss but the Associate nation began to wobble once Shahzad - who plundered 61 and 41 in the wins over Scotland and Hong Kong respectively - reverse swept straight to point.Stanikzai was caught at midwicket for a two-ball duck as Tinashe Panyangaras three-wicket burst ensured Afghanistan lost four for 14 in 20 deliveries, before Nabi and Shenwari firstly rebuilt and then accelerated as Stanikzais men amassed 88 from the last six overs.Shenwari was given a reprieve on 14 when his mow to deep midwicket was adjudged by the third umpire to have bounced before it was caught by Malcolm Waller but he eventually holed out in the same region, with Nabi run out from the penultimate ball.Zimbabwes hopes of overhauling the highest total in this years first round were dented when captain Hamilton Masakadza (11) was bowled in the fourth over and Vusi Sibanda (13) was caught off a top-edge in the seventh.None of the African teams batsmen got to grips with the Afghanistan attack, emphasised by No 10 Panyangara top scoring with 17no from seven balls after hitting two huge - but ultimately futile - sixes over long-on.Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai: This was very important as the Afghanistan people are crazy about cricket. 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Durant stayed on the bench for the final quarter, giving him 21 points for the match, and although the Sixers pulled level at 85-85 with 8.43 minutes left, guard Reggie Jackson (29 points) led the Thunder home to a 103-99 victory. "I like what he has been doing in pre-season," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said of a player who has led the NBA in scoring in three separate seasons. "He has come back even better." Durant scored a game-high 24 points in the Thunders 95-82 victory over Fenerbahce Ulker of Turkey on Saturday but started slowly three days later, making just 3 from 10 from the field before halftime. If the Sixers thought he was off colour at that stage, they were to be mistaken. It wasnt just Durants third-quarter scoring, it was also his quick passing, his leadership. Barking orders from the bench during the fourth quarter, he could easily have been the Oklahoma City coach. "We demand a level of play and he is as coachable as any player I have seen in this league," Brooks said. "He is going to continue to get better. He has the talent, the skill, the body, the touch, the gifted game. But he also has an unmatched work ethic." Manchester can hardly be called the hotbed of basketball in Britain -- there were plenty of empty seats in the 21,000-capacity Phones 4u Arena -- but a sign of the sports growing appeal in the country is the staging of a regular-season NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks in London in January.dddddddddddd And a slew of Premier League footballers, including Manchester United players Rio Ferdinand and David de Gea, were courtside to see the Thunder and the Sixers step up their preparations for the new NBA season. After missing out on the playoffs last season, the Sixers are in a rebuilding phase under new coach Brett Brown and have lost All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, who was traded to New Orleans on draft night. However, they held their own against one of the NBAs standout team for three quarters. It was Durants brilliance in the third quarter, which the Thunder won 35-23, that was the difference, along with 20 turnovers. "I am really proud of our guys," said Brown, who had 20 points from Tony Wroten. "I see carry-over (from training)," he added. "Thats the Holy Grail." Like the Thunder, Philadelphia has been on a week-long tour of Europe as the NBA looks to promote the sport around the world, and beat Bilbao Basket 106-104 in Spain on Sunday. The NBA season starts in three weeks time, but the league hasnt seen the back of Britain. "Its a great atmosphere here, the fans are unbelievable," said Durant, who won gold with the U.S. team at last years London Olympics. "I think they deserve basketball, especially regular-season basketball. Im sure well see that in the future." ' ' '