India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I: India and Afghanistan clashed for the final time before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the third and final match of the T20I series at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, and the audience, which was gathered in huge numbers, got the thrill they were looking for as the match ended after two super overs. India’s hope to score big was kept alive by India’s skipper Rohit Sharma and left-handed batter Rinku Singh, who both took India’s total to 212 runs when India was 22-4 from Afghanistan’s side. Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, and Rahmnaullah Gurbaz batted extremely well to give a scare to the Indian bowlers. India ended the match by winning it in the second super over.
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Highlights: Playing XI During The Match
India – Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi
Afghanistan – 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
India’s skipper Rohit Sharma, after winning the toss, decided to bat first in Bengaluru and opened the Indian innings along with Yashasvi Jaiswal. India’s start of the innings wasn’t that good, though 11 runs came in the first over. Soon, Yashasvi Jaiswal got dismissed on a score of 4, but the nightmare was about to come as Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, and then Sanju Samson were dismissed on either a duck or a single-digit score. India were in deep trouble, and the score was 22-4. The hitman was still on the crease, but he needed a partner to sail India’s boat to the shore, and that support came in the name of Rinku Singh.
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh slowly built the partnership, and the scoreboard kept running with the two batting sensibly in the first 10 overs. After reading the pitch conditions, both batters started dealing in boundaries and sixes. Rohit Sharma hit his fifth T20I century, whereas Rinku Singh scored his second T20I fifty. Both batters smashed 36 runs in the final over of India’s innings, which took the total to 212 runs in 20 overs.
Afghanistan started the chase of 213 runs with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, and it was clear that there was no time for Afghanistan’s batters to waste, and Gurbaz took the game in his own hands. The two didn’t only build the partnership but scored the runs keeping the required run rate in mind, but the partnership came to an end in the 11th over when Gurbaz, who had completed his fifty in that over, was caught at the covers by Washington Sundar.
Soon Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah Omarzai got dismissed, and India was back in business, but Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib didn’t let Indian bowlers build pressure as the duo attacked the Indian bowlers with sheer power. Gulbadin Naid hit his third T20I fifty and leveled the score on the final ball of the match. Now it was time to super over to decide the winner of the game.
This game didn’t let the audience leave the stadium as the first super over got tied with both teams scoring 16 runs. Now it was time for India to bat first in the second super over, and the team could only reach a score of 11 but Ravi Bishnoi defended it by taking two wickets and India won the match by 10 runs.
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Highlights: Full Scorecard(Batting)
| BATTING(India) | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Mohammad Nabi b Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Rohit Sharma (c) | not out | 121 | 69 | 103 | 11 | 8 | 175.36 | ||
| Virat Kohli | c Ibrahim Zadran b Fareed Ahmad | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Shivam Dube | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Sanju Samson | c Mohammad Nabi b Fareed Ahmad | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Rinku Singh | not out | 69 | 39 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 176.92 | ||
| Extras | (lb 9, nb 2, w 6) | 17 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 10.60) | 212/4 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar | |||||||||
| BATTING(Afghanistan) | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Washington Sundar b Kuldeep Yadav | 50 | 32 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 156.25 | ||
| Ibrahim Zadran (c) | st Samson b Washington Sundar | 50 | 41 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 121.95 | ||
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 55 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 239.13 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Ravi Bishnoi b Washington Sundar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mohammad Nabi | c Avesh Khan b Washington Sundar | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 212.50 | ||
| Karim Janat | run out (Samson) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Najibullah Zadran | c Kohli b Avesh Khan | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | ||
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | not out | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, w 10) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 10.60) | 212/6 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Fareed Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem | |||||||||
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Highlights: Full Scorecard(Bowling)
| BOWLING(Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Saleem | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14.33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| BOWLING(India) | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11.00 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 13.75 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shivam Dube | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Highlights: Player Of The Match
India’s skipper Rohit Sharma was named player of the match for his above-par performance in the match. Rohit Sharma smashed 121 runs unbeaten in just 69 balls.
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Highlights: Player Of The Series
India’s left-handed batter Shivam Dube was named player of the series for his ruthless power hitting during the series, though in the third T20I he didn’t impact the scoreboard much. Seeing his overall performance in the tournament, he was the top prospect to get this award.
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In an electrifying third T20I at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India clinched the series 3-0 against Afghanistan in a dramatic fashion that involved two super overs. The match, a prelude to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, kept the audience on the edge of their seats. India’s batting effort was spearheaded by Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh, who rescued the team from a shaky 22-4 to a strong total of 212 runs. Afghanistan’s batters, especially Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, and Rahmnaullah Gurbaz, put up a formidable fight, taking the game to the super overs. Ultimately, India emerged victorious in the second super over, marking a thrilling end to the series 🏏🇮🇳🎉.