Team India secured a dramatic win in the third T20I against Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 16 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, whitewashing the series. The match was historic, witnessing several records being broken, including two tie-breakers.
Batting first, India managed 212 runs on the board on the back of a great partnership between Rinku Singh and Rohit Sharma. The duo put on 190 runs for the fifth-wicket partnership. Rohit Sharma slammed 121 runs, while Rinku scored 69. In response, the top three Afghanistan batters, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib slammed half-centuries each. Mohammad Nabi also played a fine knock to help tie the match.
The first superover between the two teams also ended in a tie. Afghanistan scored 16 runs. India needed two off the final delivery, but Yashasvi Jaiswal could only manage one. The match was forced to go into another super over, where India managed to score 12 runs. Ravi Bishnoi pulled off a heroic performance as he took wickets in the second super over, conceding just one run.
Records broken during India vs Afghanistan third T20I
– Highest T20I partnership for India
190* Rohit Sharma – Rinku Singh v Afghanistan, Bengaluru 2024
176 Sanju Samson – Deepak Hooda v Ireland, Dublin 2022
165 Rohit Sharma – KL Rahul v Sri Lanka, Indore 2017
– Fourth-highest individual scores for India in T20Is
26* Shubman Gill v NZ Ahmedabad 2023
123* Ruturaj Gaikwad v Aus Guwahati 2023
122* Virat Kohli v Afg Dubai 2022
121* Rohit Sharma v Afg Bengaluru 202
– Highest total for a team after losing 4 wickets for 25 runs or less
212/4 Ind vs Afg Bengaluru 2024 (from 22/4)
188/6 USA vs Ire Lauderhill 2021 (from 16/4)
174/10 Philippines vs Cambodia Phnom Penh 2023 (from 23/4)
– Joint Most runs scored in an over in T20Is
Yuvraj Singh off Stuart Broad, Durban 2007 – 36 runs
Kieron Pollard off Akila Dananjaya, Coolidge 2021 – 36 runs
Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh off Karim Janat, Bengaluru 2024 – 36 runs
– First-ever double Super Over in an international match
– Most Whitewash series wins for a country in T20Is
India – 9
Pakistan – 8
– Most Runs by an Indian captain in T20Is
Rohit Sharma – 1648 runs
Virat Kohli – 1570 runs
– Joint most T20I wins for India as a Captain
Rohit Sharma equalled the record with MS Dhoni, winning 42 T20Is for India as a captain.
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