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‘Kudos to Jay Shah’ – Fans react to thriller between India and Afghanistan in 3rd T20I at M Chinnaswamy stadium

Rohit Sharma became the first batter to score 5 T20I hundreds.

Jan 17, 2024 11:39 pm

India won the third T20I against Afghanistan to achieve a clean sweep. The match proved to be a thrilling one despite being a dead rubber. There were a lot of edge-of-the-seat moments as the match saw a roller coaster of a ride throughout the progression. It was one such game where one could have predicted the eventual result till the last ball of the match.

With the win in the series, India extended the series winning streak at home to 16, which is the most for a side in T20Is. Rohit Sharma won the toss and bravely opted to bat first. On a wicket like M Chinnaswamy stadium which is known for getting better with the progression of the match, India batted first and showed why one should not opt to bat first on such wickets.

India was reduced to 22/4 in no time. Fareed Ahmad from Afghanistan was on absolute fire as he claimed 3 big wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, and Sanju Samson in quick time. India recovered from there, thanks to a brilliant partnership between Rohit and Rinku Singh. The duo ensured that India managed to post a huge score of 212 runs on the board after being reduced to 22/4.

So close yet so far for Afghanistan

Chasing the target, Afghanistan did not lose wickets but struggled to keep up with the required run rate. Ibrahim Zadran was notably slow and was 38(32) at one stage. After 10 overs, Afghanistan were 85/0. It damaged the flow for them. Many batters from Afghanistan tried to win the game for the side from there. But the efforts of the spirited players were not enough to secure the game.

Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz tried their best to win the game. But a brilliant spell in the middle overs by Washington Sundar turned out to be the difference between the two sides. In his spell of 3 overs, Sundar bowled out for 3/18. In the end, India won the match by 10 runs in the 2nd super over and sealed the series 3-0. It was a brilliant win for the home side.

Here’s how the fans reacted to the match –

Great move of bowling with Ravi Bishnoi
🐐 Captain Rohit 🫡

— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) January 17, 2024

Thank you King Kohli pic.twitter.com/gYY04bDzC9

— Aarav (@sigma__male_) January 17, 2024

Unbelievable Match, Congratulations India 😍🇮🇳

— Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177) January 17, 2024

Great victory led by Rohit Sharma’s batting and Virat Kohli’s fielding.
The best T20 match of this season

— Suyash Bharadwaj (@Suyash75) January 17, 2024