India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: India Eye Early Wickets As Afghanistan Off To Flying Start In Chase Of 213 | Cricket News

IND vs AFG Live: 11-run over!

Ravi Bishnoi starts with an 11-run over. Ibrahim Zadran hit him for two fours in the over. Afghanistan have got off to a really good start but they need to continue like this if they wish to stand a chance in this mammoth chase of 213.

AFG 37/0 (4)

IND vs AFG Live: Spin introduced!

Mukesh Kumar concedes 12 runs in his second over and now India skipper Rohit Sharma has decided to bring spin from one end. This is a good start for Afghanistan, thanks to the positive intent of their opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

AFG 26/0 (3)

IND vs AFG Live: 10-run over!

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a six to Avesh Khan on the second ball of the over. A total of 10 runs came off it for Afghanistan. They need 199 runs more to win off 108 balls.

AFG 14/0 (2)

IND vs AFG Live: Afghanistan’s chase underway!

A good first over from Mukesh Kumar. He bowled tight line and length and conceded only four runs in the first over.

AFG 4/0 (1)

IND vs AFG Live: India post 212 for 4 in 20 overs!

What a show this is from the Indian pair of Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh! The duo stitched 190 runs off only 95 balls that too from a stage when India were tottering at 22 for 4 inside the powerplay. Rohit scored 121 not out off 69 while Rinku contributed with 69 not out off 39. 

IND 212/4 (20)

IND vs AFG Live: Century for Rohit, Fifty for Rinku!

Rohit Sharma raced to a record fifth T20I century while Rinku Singh also hit his half-century.

IND 176/4 (19)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR! What a shot!

When Rohit Sharma is on song, this is what he can do! Not much wrong with the delivery as it was a good yorker from Fareed Ahmad Malik, but Rohit being Rohit, rbought up a classy flick shot after crossing the stumps and hit it past the short fine leg for a four.

IND 152/4 (17.5)

IND vs AFG Live: Rohit eyes century!

Rohit Sharma must be targetting a century from here as he is only 20 runs away. He is batting on 80 off 57 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. India are scoring at a rate of 8.47 runs per over.

IND 144/4 (17)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

A short ball from Mohammad Saleem Safi and the it disappears for a six over the leg side. Rohit is now capitalizing on his fifty. This is terrific batting from the India skipper.

IND 119/4 (15.2)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

A short of length ball from Saleem Safi well outside stump and that is the class of Rohit Sharma that he hit is past the short fine leg for a four. 

IND 113/4 (15.1)

IND vs AFG Live: Fifty for Rohit Sharma!

A reverse sweep from Rohit Sharma for a four and with it, he gets to his half-century off 40 balls. What a knock this is! India were reeling after losing four early wickets but the opener held one end tight and slowly and gradually kept India going. 

IND 97/4 (13)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

A fuller delivery from Qais Ahmad and Rinku Singh muscles it down the ground for a six. It hits the sight screen. This is superb counter attack from India now. Runs are coming at a superb pace for the side. Afghanistan bowlers are feeling the pressure now. 

IND 92/4 (12.3)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

A sweep shot from Rohit Sharma on the first ball of the over of Qais Ahmad and the Indian skipper with get a four off it.

IND 85/4 (12.1)

IND vs AFG Live: India on the move!

A big over for India as they have got 16 runs off it. Sharafuddin Ashraf was hit for two consecutive sixes from Rohit Sharma. India are on the move.

IND 81/4 (12)

IND vs AFG Live: Good bowling!

Only four runs of Qais Ahmad’s third over. He has not got any wicket but has remained economical so far, conceding at only four runs per over. 

IND 65/4 (11)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Sharafuddin Ashraf and Rinku Singh has pulled it away for a four. This was a top shot from Rinku as the long-on did not have any chance to save it. India are on the move. They are scoring quickly.

IND 54/4 (9.1)

IND vs AFG Live: Just saved!

Qais Ahmad nearly had Rinku Singh as umpire had raised his finger on an LBW appeal. But Rinku reviewed it. UltraEdge revealed that there was an edge and the batter survived. India badly needed this sort of luck as they are tottering in this game.

IND 49/4 (8.2)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

A slower short ball from Mohammad Saleem Safi and Rohit Sharma deposited it into the stands with a poweful pull shot. The ball went over the deep backward square leg. Rohit took a single off the next ball to make it a 14-run over.

IND 48/4 (8)

IND vs AFG Live: SIX!

What a shot this is from Rinku Singh! He was ready for a length delivery and once he got it in the zone, he flicked it for a six over backward square leg.

IND 40/4 (7.3)

IND vs AFG Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Qais Ahmad and Rohit Sharma has pulled it away for a four. This is a far better shot to go with than the reverse sweep he was trying in the previous two deliveries.

IND 34/4 (6.5)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Another one bites the dust! This is extremely poor show from the Indian top-order, barring Rohit Sharma. Another short ball and another Indian batter, Sanju Samson this time, falls into the trap. He edged the ball high in the air and Mohammad Nabi took the catch.  

IND 22/4 (4.3)

IND vs AFG Live: WICKET!

Shivam Dube departs and Afghanistan are on top of this game now. Azmatullah Omarzai has claimed his first wicket of the game. He came over the wicket and bowled it around good length, Dube edged it to wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz.  

IND 21/3 (4)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Kohli is also gone! Would you believe it? Fareed Ahmad Malik has struck twice in two balls. Virat Kohli wanted to attack from ball 1 but he instead mistimed his pull shot. The mid-off — Ibrahim Zadran — ran to his right to take an easy catch. India are two down in no time.

IND 18/2 (2.5)

IND vs AFG Live: OUT!

Yashasvi Jaiswal is out! The southpaw wanted to go for a big one on the bowling of Fareed Ahmad Malik but lost his wicket. The ball took a top-edge and went high in the air before Mohammad Nabi took the catch at deep square leg.

IND 18/1 (2.3)

IND vs AFG Live: Good bowling!

An impressive first over from Azmatullah Omarzai, only two singles came off it. He Rohit and Jaiswal for room in the over.

IND 13/0 (2)

IND vs AFG Live: Match underway!

Fareed Ahmad Malik bowled the first over, conceding 11 runs in it. Two fours went through leg byes in the over.

IND 11/0 (1)

IND vs AFG Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

IND vs AFG Live: Here is what Afghanistan skipper said –

“We wanted to bowl first. We have taken some positives from the series, we’ll try for a few more today. We have got three changes as well.”

IND vs AFG Live: Here is what Rohit said –

“We will bat first. We bowled in the first two games, so we’ll bat today. Nothing to do with the wicket, just want to try some combinations and give some chances. We have ticked a few boxes, this is another opportunity to try new faces. We have made three changes -Sanju, Avesh and Kuldeep are in. Axar, Jitesh and Arshdeep are out.”

IND vs AFG Live: India to bat first!

India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I match.

IND vs AFG Live: India aim to surpass Pak for huge record!

The Rohit Sharma-led side has already won the series with victory in the first two matches and a win in the third T20I match in Bengaluru will result in a historic whitewash. Till now, both India and Pakistan have the joint most whitewash bilateral series in T20I history (8). However, a win in the third T20I on Wednesday will take India’s tally to 9 and they will become the first team ever to achieve that feat.

IND vs AFG Live: India aim to surpass Pak for huge record!

The Rohit Sharma-led side has already won the series with victory in the first two matches and a win in the third T20I match in Bengaluru will result in a historic whitewash. Till now, both India and Pakistan have the joint most whitewash bilateral series in T20I history (8). However, a win in the third T20I on Wednesday will take India’s tally to 9 and they will become the first team ever to achieve that feat.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Huge record awaits Virat Kohli!

Apart from India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli will also be in focus during the third T20I vs Afghanistan as he is only six runs away from the milestone of 12 thousand runs in T20s. If he manages to do so, Kohli will become the first Indian batter to register 12 thousand T20 runs.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Rohit Sharma eyes big records

Rohit Sharma needs only 44 runs to surpass Virat Kohli and become the India skipper with most T20I runs. Rohit currently has 1527 runs to his name as India’s T20I skipper. Additionally, another win as India’s T20I skipper will see Rohit surpassing MS Dhoni to become the most successful India captain in the format. Currently both are tied at 41.

IND vs AFG Live Score: All eyes on Shivam Dube

All-rounder Shivam Dube played crucial roles in both the victories of Team India. Apart from smashing powerful half-centuries, Dube also shone with the ball and scalped one wicket in both the matches. He will now aim to repeat his heroics in the series finale as well. 

IND vs AFG Live Score: India aim for a clean sweep

The Rohit Sharma and Co have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The hosts will now be giving their best performance, in order to register a clean sweep. 

IND vs AFG Live: Hello!

Hello and welcome to our live blog for the 3rd and final T20I between India and Afghanistan from Bengaluru. India lead 2-0 and look to sweep series.