Sharma-led India beat Afghanistan again

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shubman Gill and Tilak (Var)made way for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli.

Afghanistan (Ah)made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Rahmat Shah made way for Noor.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nine balls (1.3 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Ibrahim Zadran, Afghanistan’s skipper, was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, (Pand)it was struck down by umpire Rohan.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Shivam Dube. Ravi Bishnoi broke the 20-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off five overs (30 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Ibrahim, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls after Gurbaz’s dismissal, Axar Patel, the player of the match, broke the 33-run stand.

Azmatullah Omarzai, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Dube had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the run-a-ball stand.

Naib’s half-century – which (Gulbad)included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Afghanistan had scored 81 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Naib was batting on 50, Mohammad Nabi had scored four.

Naib, whose 35-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 57. Twenty-eight balls after Omarzai’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Axar broke the 31-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Nabi, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Seventeen balls after Nabi’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Bishnoi broke the 13-run stand.

Najibullah Zadran, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 23. Seventeen balls later, Arshdeep Singh broke the 30-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Karim Janat, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. A dozen balls after Najibullah’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Arshdeep broke the 30-run stand.

Noor, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Arshdeep broke the six-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 21. The same ball, Jitesh Sharma and Arshdeep ran him out.

Naveen-ul-Haq, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Fazalhaq Farooqi didn’t face a ball. A ball after Mujeeb’s dismissal, Jitesh and Bishnoi ran him out.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Afghanistan were dismissed for 172 off 20 overs.

Mukesh Kumar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was Washington Sundar, who bowled three overs, conceding 23.

Dube, who bowled three overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket.

Bishnoi and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 17.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 69, and lost a couple of wickets.

Three balls into the chase, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Jaiswal was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

Rohit, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Farooqi broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Afghanistan hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was 25. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 29. Twenty-eight balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Ibrahim. Naveen broke the 57-run partnership.

Jaiswal’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 26 balls.

India scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). Afghanistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Dube’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 116 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jaiswal was batting on 51, Dube was batting on 34.

Dube’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 22 balls.

India scored 150 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). Afghanistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Jaiswal, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 68. Forty-two balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Gurbaz. Janat broke the 92-run partnership.

Jitesh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Nabi. Janat broke the two-run stand.

Dube, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 63. He was unbeaten, as was Rinku, who scored nine. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary.

Afghanistan eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 173 for the loss of four wickets off 15.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 26 balls to spare.

Mujeeb and Nabi bowled a couple of overs apiece, conceded 32 and 30, respectively. They were wicketless, as was Noor, who bowled three overs, conceding 35.

Naveen bowled three overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Farooqi, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 28.

Janat bowled a couple of overs, conceding 13. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.