IND vs AFG: India defeated Afghanistan in the third T20 International following two exciting super-overs. Afghanistan also ended the match with the same score after chasing 212.

After the 20th over, India dismissed both Afghanistan openers as they defended their target of 213; it looked like the match was over.

India’s first super over saw them equal Afghanistan’s 16-run score, but they could not chase down the 12-run target in the second one as Rohit Sharma and his side took the two required wickets via Ravi Bishnoi.

India scored 212/4 after 20 overs thanks to Rohit Sharma’s fifth T20 hundred and Rinku Singh’s second half-century. India recovered from 22-4 in the 5th over to 212-4, riding on Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten score of 121 off 69 balls and Rinku’s score of 69 off 39 balls.

Afghanistan’s reply ended with 212, with Gulbadin Naib leading his team to a stunning comeback by slamming a 55-ball in 23 balls.

Fareed Ahmad Malik, who finished with a 3/20 score, was Afghanistan’s most successful bowler. Rohit and Rinku took on the challenge of his teammates.

India’s first innings was a disaster. Afghanistan pacers quickly took four wickets quickly took four wickets, including Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, and Sanju Samson. Samson and Kohli both went to the pavilion after a golden duck.

Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed Shivam Dube (1), Rohit Sharma, and Rinku Singh, and the Afghan bowlers first stabilized the innings before they smashed them. Rohit Sharma (121*), who has now scored his highest individual score, smashed through his fifth T20 century. The pair stayed calm and switched gears in the 10th over.

Rohit Sharma finally reached a gritty 50-run half-century as he and Rinku led India over the 100-run threshold. The death overs were a shambles as they scored 103 runs in five overs.

Rohit reached his fifth T20I hundred, and India scored 36 runs in the final. Rohit scored 121 runs off 69 deliveries with 11 fours and eight sixes. Rinku Singh scored 69 off of 39 balls with two fours and six sixes. The partnership between them was unbeaten at 190 off 95 balls.

The energized Indian team led by Rohit Sharma is considering sweeping the three-match T20 Series against Afghanistan after beating the latter on 14th January at Holkar Stadium in Indore with six wickets.

India and Afghanistan had already faced each other in three T20 World Cups, once in the Asia Cup and two bilateral series before this T20I match. India has won all five games.

The End is Thrilling!

In Bengaluru, it took 40 overs followed by four more for a result to be achieved. India wins after all the twists and turns and surprises. Rohit Sharma was the only one who could get his team over the finish line. The first was in the Super Overs, and the second was in the first innings. Afghanistan continues to wait for its first victory against India.

Indian Captain and Man of The Match। Rohit Sharma

When was the last I heard of this? I batted three times in an IPL game. We (Rinku) talked to each other about how important it was to create a partnership. It was also important to keep the same intent when playing big games.

His bat skills were displayed in the last two series he played. He is calm and knows how to use his strengths. He has performed well for India and is a young man doing the right thing. Augur is a good fit for the Indian team in the future. We wanted someone with his experience at the backend.

Players of the Series

Shivam Dube: “As an allrounder, you always want the Player of the Series award. This is a new achievement in my life. It feels great.”

The ground was good, and we were confident we’d win, but cricket is unpredictable, and both teams deserve congratulations. “There are many things that I would like to improve on, particularly my bowling. I am trying to improve with every game.”

AFG skipper pleased with overall performance

Ibrahim Zadran: We are satisfied with the overall performance. Unfortunately, we lost the super over despite playing good cricket. This series has taught us a lot and will be useful in the T20 World Cup.

These three games were played with the best effort by our boys. This was the first time we played T20 cricket like this, especially against India. I am really happy. We’ll take the positives and work on improving in the T20 World Cup.