India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I highlights: Rohit Shama’s unbeaten 121 runs, became the first player to achieve five T20I centuries. Ravi Bishnoi crucial two wickets in the second super over, India won the 2nd Super Over in the 3rd T20I at Bengaluru. India clinched the series 3-0.
Match – 3rd T20I, IND vs AFG, Afghanistan tour of India, 2024
Venue – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date – 17 January 2024, Wednesday
Time – 7:00 PM
Toss – India won the toss and opted to bat first
Teams:
India (Playing XI):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
Afghanistan (Playing XI):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I highlights
First Super Over
Afghanistan Innings
First ball – 1 run + out
Second ball – 1 run
Third ball – 4 runs
Forth Ball – 1 run
Fifth ball – 6 runs
Sixth ball – 3 runs
Total Score – 16/1
India Innings
First ball – 1 run
Second ball – 1 run
Third ball – 6 runs
Forth Ball – 6 runs
Fifth ball – 1 run
Sixth ball – 1 runs
Total Score – 16 runs
Second Super Over
India Innings
First ball – 6 runs
Second ball – 4 runs
Third ball – 1 run
Forth Ball – OUT
Fifth ball – OUT
Total Score – 11/2
Afghanistan Innings
First ball – OUT
Second ball – 1 run
Third ball – OUT
Total Score- 1/2
India emerged victorious in the second Super Over, securing a 3-0 series win, as Afghanistan managed to score only 1 run.
India Innings
India delivered an incredible batting performance. Choosing to bat, India lost four early wickets (22/4). Afghanistan bowlers show an increadible bowling performance but Captain Rohit Sharma, had a blazing start, putting the Afghan on the back foot in the middle over. Rohit maintained his aggressive batting style, while Rinku Singh adopted a more judicious approach initially. Together, they incrementally built the partnership, propelling India to post the 212-run mark.
Rinku Singh notched 69 runs of 39 balls while Rohit Sharma scored unbeaten 121 runs off just 69 balls, become the first player to achieve five T20I centuries.
Fareed Ahmad claimed three wickets while Azmatullah took only one wicket.
India Scorecard
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I highlights
Afghanistan Innings
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid the foundation stone, but the momentum faltered as they slipped to 107/3. Gulbadin Nabi hit a rapid 16-ball 34, and then Naib took charge, consistently finding boundaries. Both openers scored half centuries. Mohammad Nabi added crucial 34 runs off 16 balls, being dismissed by Washington Sundar.
Gulbadin remain unbeaten 23-ball 55*, despite a commanding 93-run opening partnership, the climax unfolded in the last two overs, requiring 36 runs. Avesh conceded 17 in the 19th over, and Mukesh gave away 18 in the final over. Afghanistan scored a total of 212/6.
For India, Washington Sundar concluded with figures of 3 for 18 from three overs, while the other bowlers faced a challenging.
Afghanistan Scorecard
India’s Highest individual scores by player in T20Is
Shubman Gill – 126* – vs New Zealand – Ahmedabad – 2023
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 123* – vs Aus – Guwahati – 2023
Virat Kohli – 122* – vs Afg – Dubai – 2022
Rohit Sharma – 121* – vs Afg – Bengaluru – 2024
Highest partnership for India in T20Is
R Sharma & R Singh – 190* vs Afg Bengaluru 2024
S Samson & D Hooda – 176 vs Ire Dublin 2022
R Sharma & KL Rahul – 165 vs SL Indore 2017
Y Jaiswal & S Gill – 165 vs WI Lauderhill 2023
Squads:
India Squad:
Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Shubman Gill
Afghanistan Squad:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hazratullah Zazai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ikram Alikhil, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Rahmat Shah
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