How did the 3rd ODI go between India and Afghanistan? — Review, Turning Points & more

India registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at MA Chidambaram Stadium on June 20, completing a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match series.

After winning the toss, Afghanistan elected to bat first and posted 218 runs on the board. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi led the resistance with a superb 102, while Azmatullah Omarzai contributed a valuable 50. For India, Prasidh Krishna starred with the ball, claiming a brilliant five-wicket haul to restrict the visitors.

In reply, India chased down the target comfortably, reaching 224/1 in just 28.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswalanchored the innings with an unbeaten century, while Rohit Sharma played an aggressive knock of 79 runs.

Top batting performance of the match - Yashasvi Jaiswal

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout performer with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 110 off 86 balls. His match-winning innings featured 14 fours and three sixes and came at an impressive strike rate of 127.90.

Jaiswal laid the foundation for India's comfortable chase by sharing a 170-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma in 139 balls. After Rohit's dismissal, he remained unbeaten and added a further 54 runs for the second wicket with Shreyas Iyer in just 35 balls, guiding India to victory and completing the 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan.

Top bowling performance of the match - Prasidh Krishna

Right-arm pacer Prasidh Krishna was the standout bowler of the match, producing a superb spell of 5/23 in 8.2 overs, including two maiden overs. His incisive bowling dismantled the Afghanistan batting lineup as he accounted for the wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Darwish Rasooli.

Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

• The series marked the first ODI series victory for Shubman Gill as India's captain.
• The 170-run opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal is the fourth-highest opening stand against Afghanistan in ODI cricket.
• Rohit Sharma registered his 95th score of 50 or more in ODIs, the third-most by an Indian batter.
• Rohit was involved in his 71st century partnership in ODIs, the fourth-highest tally in the format.
• India scored 23 runs in the first over of their innings, their highest-ever total in the opening over of an ODI innings.
• Prasidh Krishna became only the third Indian bowler to dismiss each of the opposition's top five batters in an ODI innings.
• Prasidh's figures of 5/23 are now the best bowling figures by any bowler in an ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
• Hashmatullah Shahidi took 4,644 days from his ODI debut in 2013 to score his maiden ODI century, the fourth-longest gap between debut and first ODI hundred.
• Shahidi's 102 off 126 balls is the second-slowest ODI century for Afghanistan in terms of balls faced.
• Azmatullah Omarzai reached 50 ODI sixes in just 36 innings, joint-third fastest in ODI history.
• Rohit Sharma became only the fourth Indian fielder to be involved in the first three dismissals of an ODI innings.
• Rohit's three catches off the bowling of Prasidh Krishna made him only the third Indian fielder to take three catches off the same bowler in an ODI innings.
• Prasidh Krishna became the seventh Indian bowler to take four or more wickets within the first 10 overs of an ODI innings.

Who won the Player of the Match?

Prasidh Krishna was named Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling performance in the third ODI against Afghanistan.

The right-arm pacer produced a match-winning spell of 5/23 in 8.2 overs, including two maidens, completely dominating the Afghanistan batting lineup.

Who won the Player of the Series?

Shubman Gill was named Player of the Series for his outstanding batting performances throughout the ODI series against Afghanistan. The Indian captain amassed 238 runs in just two innings at an impressive strike rate of 135.23. Gill's prolific run-scoring included 33 fours and four sixes, underlining his dominance at the top of the order.