2024-01-18 05:23:29
Bengaluru: Rohit Sharma batted for India in both super overs in the third T20 against Afghanistan. It can be said that Rohit has opened three times in a single match in Churakam. When he batted first, Rohit single-handedly took India off his shoulders with a century. The player faced 69 balls and scored 121 runs without getting out. Rohit’s innings included eight sixes and 11 fours. Rohit played a crucial role in making the score tied by hitting two sixes in the first super over. Rohit scored 14 of the 16 runs needed to reach the score.
Rohit returned to the pavilion with the score at 15 in the Super Over. And it was a bit confusing. Rohit retired Hurt to bring the fast batsman to the crease. Instead Rinku Singh to the crease. But Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was on strike, managed to score only one run. Super over again. The big question there was whether Rohit could do it again. The umpires clarified that too. The reason is that Rohit was not out in the first super over. Hurt was retired. Had he been out, Rohit would not have been able to bat again.
India won the match. Both teams scored 212 runs in the stipulated over. The winners were then decided in the Super Over. Chasing 212 runs, Afghanistan tied the match. Followed by two super overs! Finally, Jayabheri played and Team India won the Twenty20 series against Afghanistan by 3-0. At the same time, Afghanistan, who showed legendary fighting spirit with the best ever performance in their cricket history, came back with their heads held high.
Chasing the target of 213 runs set by India in the 3rd Twenty20 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Afghanistan drew level after chasing 16 runs in the first super over and then conceded defeat by 10 runs in the second super over.
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Last Updated Jan 18, 2024, 8:54 AM IST
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