Afghanistan‘s star player was Gulbadin Naib, who amassed 55 runs to help his side reach the goal. Gurbaz and Zadran, who opened the innings with 50s apiece, provided appropriate assistance for Naib.
In an exciting third Twenty20 International between India and Afghanistan, the visitors chased down the goal of 212 in 20 overs, forcing a Super Over and ultimately ending in a tie.
Afghanistan’s star player was Gulbadin Naib, who amassed 55 runs to help his side reach the goal. Gurbaz and Zadran, who opened the innings with 50s apiece, provided appropriate assistance for Naib.
When Afghanistan was playing in the second Super Over, should Rohit Sharma have batted? Interpreting the IND vs. AFG Super Over dispute
Earlier, India rallied from a top-order collapse to register a huge 212 for 4 against Afghanistan behind a magnificent, situation-defying century from captain Rohit Sharma, his fifth in Twenty20 Internationals.
After electing to bat first, India recovered from a shaky 22 for four wickets thanks to a brilliant, undefeated fifth-wicket stand between Rohit (121 not out, 69b, 11×4, 8×6) and his ideal partner Rinku Singh (69 n,o, 39b, 2×4, 6×6), who together amassed 190 runs.
Although the figures would indicate otherwise, Rohit had to exercise self control for a significant portion of his visit due to the predicament his side had found itself in. It wasn’t one of his more heinous hits.
Even Rinku wisely displayed his destructive tendencies, and their union was characterized by a steadily growing crescendo.
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To really rattle the Afghan spinners, Rohit even had to pull out a pretty uncommon move from his repertoire—the reverse sweep.
For the first time since October 2022, he actually achieved a T20 fifty with a reverse sweep off leg-spinner Qais Ahmad.
Of course, there were also those inescapable, classic pulls that add to the spectacle value of a Rohit innings.
It was a sensational shot by the Mumbaikar to dismiss bowler Mohammed Saleem in one leg, sending him sailing into the second tier.
Soon after, the fifty turned into a century off 63 balls, Rohit’s first century in a Twenty20 international since he scored 111 in Lucknow in 2018 against the West Indies, thanks to a cut boundary off bowler Omarzai.
In addition, Rohit’s total in T20Is surpassed his previous best of 118 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
Rinku, on the other hand, had the straightforward task of keeping his end up, and the left-hander performed it maturely.
by,HHM