IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma has made a blastic comeback in the T20I format as he registered a gleaming ton in the third T20I to mark his return to the shortest format. With this stunning win, Rohit Sharma surpassed Virat Kohli to become the Captain with the most wins in T20 format while leading the Men in Blue.
Fans were in awe after the Indian Captain scored his fifth T20I century after registering back-to-back ducks in the series against Afghanistan.
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A stellar century by Captain Rohit Sharma & a fifty by Rinku Singh helped India to reach 212-4 in 20 overs after losing early wickets in the third T20I against Afghanistan.
Batting first, India made a bad start as they lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal & star batter Virat Kohli for a golden duck on consecutive balls by Fareed Ahmed in the third over. Jaiswal’s catch was picked by Mohammed Nabi for just four runs while Ibrahim Zadran caught Virat at mid-off to reduce India to 18/2 in 2.4 overs.
Afghanistan were behind the Indian batters as Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed Shivam Dube for just one after being caught behind by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. In the fifth over, Sanju Samson for a golden duck after being caught by Nabi giving Fareed his third wicket. India was reduced to 22-4 in just 4.3 overs. Then the pair of Captain Rohit & Rinku joined hands to help India rebuild their innings. At the end of the powerplay in six overs, India was 30/4, with Rinku (2*) and Rohit (13*) unbeaten.
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Rohit & Rinku’s rewarding stand guided India to a massive total
The Eighth over proved costly for the Afghans as they gave away 14 runs including two sixes by Rohit. India reached the 50-run mark in just 8.4 overs. Halfway through the innings, India was reduced to 61-4 with Rohit (27*) & Rinku (19*) staying unbeaten. Rinku & Rohit led the onslaught by scoring a plethora of runs. Sharafuddin Ashraf and Qais Ahmad were smashed for 16 runs each, with Rohit hitting two fours and two sixes and Rinku getting a six.
India then reached the 100-run mark in just 13.2 overs. He then reached his 30th T20I fifty in just 41 balls with five fours & three sixes. At the end of 15 overs, India was 109-4 with Rohit (55*) and Rinku (36*) unbeaten. The 16th over by Saleem gave away 22 runs, including two fours and a six. The 19th over bowled by Azmatullah helped the pair to yield 22 runs including two fours a six by Rohit and a six by Rinku. Rohit brought up his 5th T20I century, most by a batter in the format.
The final over by Karim Janat conceded 36 runs as Rohit smashed a four & two sixes & Rinku’s three sixes came on the final three balls. India then ended at 212-4 with Rohit (121* in 69 balls, with 11 fours and eight sixes) and Rinku (69* in 39 balls, with two fours and six sixes) unbeaten. The duo stitched a rewarded stand to take India from 61-4 to 212-4. Faheem (3/20) was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan.
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