India vs Afghanistan, AFG in IND, 3 ODIs, 2026 Jun 20 Full score card

SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal ends proceedings in style, and India win by 9 wickets, sweeping the series 3-0 as well. A floater from Nabi, on the pads, Jaiswal dances down the pitch, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball but goes through with the slog and gets it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

FOUR! Sloppy fielding, and the scores are now level. On a nagging length, darted into middle and leg, Jaiswal gets low and brings out the broom. Plays it to short fine leg, where the fielder lets it through for a boundary.

Flatter one, sliding on with the arm, Jaiswal rocks back and cuts it straight to point.

SIX! What a way to bring up your 2nd ODI HUNDRED! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to the milestone in style and leaps up in the air before taking off his helmet and soaking in all of the deserved applause. Tossed up, wide outside off, Jaiswal dances down the pitch and wallops it away over extra cover and all the way for a six.

SIX! BANG! Short-pitched delivery again, around chest height, Iyer goes back and across and nails the pull deep over the mid-wicket fence for another biggie. Just 11 more needed for the win now for India.

Not Out! A well-directed short ball, dug in over leg and around the front shoulder. Shreyas Iyer looks to pull but misses. Half an appeal for caught behind, Rahmanullah Gurbaz seems certain, but doesn't get much support from the bowler. The umpire turns it down, but Gurbaz convinces the skipper to go for the review. The replays roll in, and UltraEdge shows that the ball missed the bat and the gloves.

A skiddy short ball over middle, Iyer gets rushed on the pull and mistimes it over wide mid on for a couple of runs.

SIX! Shreyas Iyer decides to chance his arm now as well. Pitched-up delivery, angling across off, Iyer steps across and smacks it straight down the ground for a biggie. 200 up now for India.

Good length on the pads, tucked away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! That's exquisite! Too full, angled into middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal drills it dead straight, just past the stumps at the other end and the ball races away to the fence. Jaiswal is into the 90s now.

Tossed up, on middle. Jaiswal forces the drive to long off for another single.

Shorter and on middle. Iyer works it off the back foot in front of square on the leg side for one.

Floated up, on off. Iyer mistimes the drive to cover.

On a length, on the pads. Jaiswal taps it to the right of mid-wicket and crosses over.

Full and at the stumps, knocked to long on for a run.

Shorter and on off. Jaiswal flat bats it to long on for a single.

In the air...but it falls short. Bowled on a length, on off. Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. Slices it in the air off the outer half towards deep cover. Ziaur Rahman does not pick it up early as he runs around initially before charging in towards the ball. Rahman slides in front, but the ball gets to him on the bounce. Single taken.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! At the sticks, on a good length, on middle. Jaiswal walks across for the scoop with fine leg inside the circle. Jaiswal ends up playing it finer than he would have liked, but manages to evade Rahmanullah Gurbaz and it races away.

Two wides! Down leg, on a back of a length. Iyer gets inside the line and swings across but fails to lay any bat on it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz moves to his left but cannot gather it cleanly. The ball deflects away off his gloves and the batters cross.

Pushes the length up, on off. Iyer leans into the drive and the ball pings off his blade. The cover fielder gets low and makes a sharp stop.

From around the wicket now, pace taken off, on a good length. Iyer plays it on the up to cover.

Across off, on a short of a length. Iyer moves towards the off side slightly and pushes it to cover.

Pace back on as Fareed Ahmad returns. Hits the back of a length, on middle. Shreyas tucks it to mid-wicket.

Loopy ball, on middle. Jaiswal resists the temptation to go big and just pushes it back to Nabi.

Pulls the length back now, on middle. Shreyas works it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

At 86.7 kph, on middle, on the fuller side. Jaiswal steps out and drills it to long off. Single taken.

A bit of turn into the pads, on a length. Iyer wrists it in front of square on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Sliding on with the arm, on a good length, on middle. Jaiswal plays it to the right of the man at mid-wicket and sets off for the single.

Skidding through, short and on off. Jaiswal taps it to cover.

Tosses it up, fuller and it is the googly, on off and middle. Shreyas reaches out for the drive but miscues it to mid-wicket.

On a nagging length, on off. Shreyas pats it to cover from the crease.

A bit short and bowled flatter, on off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it to long off for one more run.

Flat and short, on off. Iyer chops it wide of point for a single.

What happened there? Stays short, on middle. Iyer rocks back to stab it down on the leg side. Shreyas loses hold of the bat and it drops beside the strip on the leg side. Quite an unusual sight that the batter has lost grip of the bat while blocking.

Beaten! Dropped short by Rashid, on off, Iyer presses back for the cut, but there is a bit of extra bounce and he is beaten.

Floated up, on the pads. Iyer flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets of the mark with a single.

Shreyas Iyer is sent up the order at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rohit Sharma is livid with himself as he has picked out the fielder in the deep to absolute perfection. Not the best of balls by Nabi, this is on the shorter side, on middle. Rohit hops on the back foot for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. It comes off the toe end of the blade and goes flat to deep mid-wicket, where the sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal leans forward and takes the catch. End of a 170-run opening stand. India need 49 more runs.

This is bowled by going wide on the crease. Full and quick, speared in at the stumps. Jaiswal mistimes the drive to long off for one.

Drags the length back a bit, drifting in, on middle and leg. Rohit advances and punches it to long on for another single.

Offers flight, full and on the pads. Rohit clips it to backward square leg.

Trifle short, on off. Jaiswal rocks on the back foot and flat bats it to long on for one.

Keeps it short, outside off. This is cut away to deep point for a single.

From around the wicket, it is the wrong'un, on middle. Jaiswal nudges it to mid-wicket.

Gives the ball a bit of air, fuller and on off. Sharma eases it to long off and crosses over.

SIX! Into the stands! Way too short by Rashid, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Rohit does not miss out. He nails the pull off the front foot over square leg for half a dozen.

FOUR! Not exactly where Rohit intended, but he will take it. Floated up, it is the googly, turning into the pads. Rohit presses forward to whip it away. It goes off an inside edge and fine of the short fine leg fielder.

Serves the googly but the length is a bit too short, on middle and leg. Rohit picks the googly, stays back and plays it with the spin past mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Drops it short, on middle. Rohit tucks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Slows it down and bowls it at 80.9 kph. On a good length, on middle. Jaiswal punches it to long off and crosses over.

This is quicker through the air, shorter and on leg. Rohit nurdles it wide of backward square leg and takes a quick single.

Holds it back a touch, on a length, on off. Rohit does not fall for the bait and is happy to defend from the crease.

Full and darted in, on middle. Jaiswal steps out and knocks it to long off. With this single, the 150 is up for India.

Flighted up on the pads. Rohit gets down on a knee and goes hard on the slog sweep. Gets an inside edge and it rolls down to deep fine leg for one.

Rashid comes around the wicket and angles it in full on off. Jaiswal blocks it off the front foot. India now need just 71 more for the win, with 30 overs still to play.

Beaten! Pitched fuller on off, darting away from off. Jaiswal leans on to drive but the ball turns past the outside edge.

On middle and leg, worked away in front of square leg for a run.

FOUR! That's gorgeous from Rohit. Full and flat outside off, Sharma makes a bit of room, opens the bat face and goes inside-out over extra cover, picking up another boundary.

FOUR! Up and over the infield. A bit too full and on the pads, Rohit Sharma leans forward, lifts the back leg and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Straighter one on off and middle, Sharma pats it down the track and back to Rashid.

Both batters take a moment to replenish themselves with some fluids and wipe away the sweat.

Maiden over from Nabi! Fullish length again, in line with the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and keeps it out.

Nice and full now from Nabi, on off and middle, Jaiswal lunges to defend.

Flatter one around off, Jaiswal backs away and cuts it hard but straight towards short third.

Slower through the air, drifted into middle and leg, Jaiswal makes another block.

Good length on off, Jaiswal rocks back and punches it with a vertical bat towards ectra cover.

Nagging length, sliding back onto the stumps, Jaiswal keeps it out.

Oh, some hesitation in the middle but Jaiswal survives. On the pads, nudged away down to backward square leg. Rohit calls for the single and Jaiswal responds, but Jaiswal ends up scampering back. Fareed Ahmad fires in a wide throw at the bowler's end and Jaiswal makes his ground.

Bowled quicker on leg, Jaiswal rocks back and punches it with a straight bat through wide mid on for a single.

FOUR! Off the cue end of the blade. Fractionally full and darted well across off, Jaiswal rocks back and goes after the width but gets it off the toe end of the bat and past short third for a boundary.

Good length now, wristed away in front of square on the leg side for one. Rohit thinks about the second run but decides against it.

Pitches on middle and darts in, Sharma gets a big stride forward and defends it off the inside edge.

Bowled from the front of the hand, flat and on middle. Jaiswal presses back and gets side on before tucking it to deep square leg for a single.

Full and angled into the pads, worked away down to wide long on for a single.

Better line from Nabi. Flatter on off, darts back into the stumps, Jaiswal keeps it out.

FOUR! Hammered away! A bit fuller now and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans forward, stays on top of the bounce and smashes the drive through the big gap at covers for another boundary.

Sliding on with the arm, outside off, and cut away straight to point.

FOUR! Nicely done. Fullish length, angled in from outside off, Jaiswal waits back well and cuts it late, almost off the keeper's gloves and to the left of short third for a boundary.

Flatter one around off, cut away straight to point.

Just a stifled appeal this time from Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Fractionally short on off, turns away with some extra bounce. Rohit Sharma looks to cut but is well beaten.

Flatter again, in line with the stumps, blocked off by Rohit.

Oh, that's a ripper of a delivery. There is an enquiry for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. Rashid Khan bowls this at a brisk pace, on a nagging length and around off. Rohit Sharma prods to block but the ball just turns past the outside edge. The review is taken, and UltraEdge confirms a big gap between bat and ball.

Quicker through the air, just outside off. Sharma cuts it to the left of backward point, where AM Ghazanfar makes a half stop. He recovers and chases it down, keeping it down to two runs.

FOUR! FIFTY up for Rohit Sharma in style, his 62nd in ODI cricket, a true modern great in this format. Full and straight, Sharma sits down to sweep and nails it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

A flatter googly, sliding into the pads. Rohit misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to short fine leg.

DRINKS BREAK! India are cruising towards the target. Afghanistan have looked a little flat in the field, and they certainly did not help their cause with the way they started with the ball and some untidy moments in the field. While the spinners have managed to string together a few quiet overs, they have not been able to create any real chances or build sustained pressure on the Indian opening pair. Chris Gaffaney is having a word with Rahmat Shah, who is the stand-in captain at the moment, with Hashmatullah Shahidi off the field. There seems to be a bit of explaining going on, although it is not entirely clear what the discussion is about. Anyway, back to the action.

Darted down the leg side, nudged away through square leg for a run.

Well short and outside off, Jaiswal hops back and cuts it hard towards deep point and collects a single.

Held back a bit by Nabi, at just 77.4 kph and on off. Jaiswal pushes it into the off side.

Dragged length, sliding on with the arm towards middle and leg. Jaiswal rocks back and punches it to the right of the bowler.

Floated up on the pads, slower again, Sharma nudges it across to the right of mid-wicket for one more.

Bowls it slow at 85.7 kph, on a length and around off. Jaiswal waits back and cuts it to deep point for one.

SIX! In the air and all the way for a biggie. Tossed up around off stump, Rohit Sharma lunges across to get inside the line and shovels the sweep well behind square leg for a maximum.

Flatter one, on a length and outside off, dabbed away down to short third.

FOUR! Oh, that's a top shot. Tossed up on the legs, Rohit Sharma clears the front leg and uses the wrists to whip it against the turn and in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Fuller and quicker around leg, tucked away to deep square leg for another single.

The googly now, a bit slower, going away from leg to off. Jaiswal rocks back to defend.

Fuller one on middle, Sharma leans on and just clips it away past square leg for a run.

FOUR! Dispatched with ease, and up comes the 100-run partnership between these two. Full toss on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal whips it uppishly through wide mid on and the ball races away to the fence.

A bit too short and wide, scythed away down to deep backward point for a single. Rohit will be disappointed to have not found the fence here.

Low full toss, on middle, quicker through the air. Jaiswal punches it to long on and rotates the strike.

Loopy ball, on middle. Rohit takes it on the full and drives it to long on for a single.

Flat and a bit short, on off. Rohit stabs it down on the off side.

Drops it short, that is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.

Fuller one at the toes, Jaiswal nudges it away wide to the left of the bowler. Tidy start from Rashid, 3 off the over.

Nice and full, on middle and leg, Sharma clips it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Flatter one at the stumps, punched off the back foot but straight to mid on.

FIFTY up for Yashasvi Jaiswal, his first ODI cricket, he already has a century to his name. Floated up full, on middle, drilled down to long off for a single.

Quicker one, dragged down around leg, tugged across to mid-wicket.

Starts with the flatter leg break, a touch full and outside off. Rohit Sharma leans on and strokes it to cover-point for a run.

Rashid Khan to bowl now.

Lovely delivery. AM Ghazanfar offers more flight and tosses it outside off, Jaiswal is drawn into the drive but the ball grips a bit and turns past the outside edge. Jaiswal remains on 49.

Too full, just outside off, Jaiswal squeezes it away between point and covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Ghazanfar holds it back a touch and bowls it on a nagging length on off. Jaiswal leans on to block.

Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, Rohit Sharma drives it square through the off side and picks up a single.

Dragged quick and short on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it down to long on for one.

Floated up wide of off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Time for Powerplay 2! India are cruising along, and Afghanistan will now be allowed as many as 4 fielders outside the ring till the 40th over.

Hits the top of off, Jaiswal waits back and guides it with an open bat face but straight to short third. After 10 overs, India are 86/0 while chasing 219.

Moving back a bit, on a short of a length. Rohit gets on his toes and clips it square on the leg side for one more run.

Pace taken off, bowled at 116.1 kph, on a back of a length, on middle. Jaiswal guides it wide of point and turns the strike over.

Bowled on a good length, outside off. Jaiswal plays the late dab but can't get it past the short third fielder.

Digs it on a hard length, closer to the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. Ends up chopping it down behind point for a couple of more runs.

FOUR! Dispatched! A loose ball first up on his return to the attack by Omarzai. This is short and outside off. More than enough width for Jaiswal to work with it. He gets on top of the bounce and plays the cut past the diving AM Ghazanfar at cover-point.

Darted at the pads, a bit fuller. Jaiswal turns it away in front of square on the leg side for one.

Beaten! This is quicker through the air, short again, on off. Yashasvi flashes at the ball but misses.

Slightly short and bowled by going wide on the crease, on middle. Jaiswal makes room and cuts, but Nangeyalia Kharote at backward point dives to his left to make the stop.

Pushed through at 92.8 kph, on the pads. Rohit helps it wide of short fine leg and gets to the other end.

Gets away with it! Loopy full toss, on middle. Jaiswal goes hard on the drive and miscues it off the inner half to mid on for one.

Floated up by Ghazanfar and gets the ball to curve back in the air, on off. Jaiswal punches it to cover.

Bowling change? Yes, spin introduced now in the form of AM Ghazanfar.

A bit more effort behind this ball as Rahman bashes the hard length, on off. Rohit rises with the bounce and blocks it out.

Going away with the angle, into the deck. Jaiswal waits on it, taps the ball on its head and runs it to down to deep third. They cross.

Wide! Down leg, on a length. Jaiswal fails to help it away.

Much better from Rahman. Fuller in length, on middle. Sharma clips it wide of mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

FOUR! All too easy for Rohit. Rahman digs it in short but offers a lot of width. Sharma reaches out and smacks it over point for a four.

SIX! All the way! Rahman sprays it at the hips, on a short of a good length. Rohit hops inside the line and swivels to shovel it over long leg for his first six.

A bit wide on off, on a good length. Rohit dances down the track but ends up giving himself too much room and cannot get to it.

FOUR! Off the edge! Lands it on a hard length, on off. Not that wide and Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. There is no slip and the ball goes off an outside edge down to deep third for a boundary. 16 runs off the over and India continue to cruise.

Back on the fuller side, on off. Jaiswal leans on the drive but miscues it off the inner half to mid on.

SIX! A skimmer from Jaiswal. Dug in short by Fareed, on middle. Yashasvi presses back quickly and gets his hands high. Nails the pull and clears the deep backward square leg fence for a flat six.

Hurls it on a good length, around off. Jaiswal plays it on the up. The cover fielder moves to his left but fails to make the stop and concedes a couple of runs.

At the stumps, on a length, pushed to mid on by Yashasvi.

FOUR! Another untidy effort in the field. The 50 is up for India. Full and sliding onto the pads. Jaiswal brings his wrists into play and clips it through square leg. The sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal goes after it and puts in a slide. He tries to flick the ball away from the ropes but fails to get enough hand on it. He has a second crack at it but at that time, he comes into contact with the boundary cushions. It will be a boundary.

Into the surface, on middle. Rohit Sharma gets on top of the bounce and works it to mid-wicket.

In the corridor, on a good length. Sharma leans across and dabs it to backward point.

Pitches it up, on off. Rohit eases the drive to cover.

Angled in, on middle, on the shorter side. Rohit nurdles it to mid-wicket.

This leaps up a bit, on a hard length, on off. Rohit hangs back for the block and the ball catches him on the splice of the bat.

FOUR! A chance goes down. Fareed Ahmad completely lost the ball in the lights. This is on a hard length, outside off. Rohit throws his hands at the ball. It flies down to deep third off a thickish outside edge. Fareed at the boundary, bends and gets into position, but completely loses sight of the ball under the lights. He is forced to shield his eyes with his hands and takes evasive action. The ball bounces past his left and goes away for a four.

Delivers it on a good length, on off. Jaiswal punches it on the up to cover-point.

AM Ghazanfar seems to have hurt himself here while trying to save the boundary. He's stayed down for a bit and is receiving treatment just outside the boundary ropes. Hopefully, he is fine.

FOUR! AM Ghazanfar should have done better there, and Fareed Ahmad is not happy one bit. Fractionally short and equally wide, on off. Jaiswal cuts it onto the turf and the ball bounces over the leaping Nangeyalia Kharote at backward point. AM Ghazanfar gets around from deep third with a sprint to his left and dives, but the ball sneaks under his body.

Stays full in line with the off stump. Jaiswal covers the line and is solid in defence.

Goes full now, angled in at the pads. Jaiswal wrists it to mid-wicket.

That in-between length, on middle. Rohit nudges it wide of mid-wicket and hurries to the other end.

At 134.6 kph, on a nagging length, on off. A bit of extra bounce and the ball hits the bat on the splice as Rohit tries to defend.

Across off, not allowing much width. Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to short cover.

A little too straight again, on a short of a length. Sharma fails to help it away and it goes behind off the pads for a leg bye.

Wide! Rahman goes searching for the magic ball but sprays it down leg, on the fuller side. Rohit misses out on the tickle.

This is angled in, on a good length, at the sticks. Rohit leans across and eases it to mid on.

Holds the back of a length, on off. Sharma skips down the track and plays it on the up to cover.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Rohit rides the bounce and blocks it out.

At the hips by Rahman, Jaiswal hops to turn it away on the leg side. He fails to lay any bat on it and it deflects off the thigh pad behind square leg for a leg bye.

Missed out. Floated up there, full and wide on off. Rohit reaches out and drills it hard but picks out the cover-point fielder.

Shaping back in at the pads and it is on a length. Rohit is beaten on the flick and wears it on the pads.

FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one. Ahmad goes full in search of swing but dishes out a half-volley, on off. Rohit leans on and firms the drive through covers for four more.

FOUR! Oh, dear! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has kicked it over the fence. Cross-seam ball, on the shorter side, on off. Rohit goes hard on the pull but the ball catches a top edge and it is skied behind the wicket. Gurbaz, with the gloves on, goes after it, but the ball drops out of reach. A bit of backspin on the ball and it catches Gurbaz on the knee, who cannot slam the brakes quickly enough. The ball pings him on the right knee, and Gurbaz accidentally deflects it away beyond the fence.

Nice and full, just outside the off stump and a hint of inward shape. Rohit defends it right under his eyes.

Swinging back in, on a length, on off. Rohit presents the full face of the bat and keeps it out.

Overthrows! Angling away, not all that short, on off. Jaiswal cuts it to backward point, where there is a slight fumble from Nangeyalia Kharote and the batters sneak in a quick single. Kharote fires in a throw at the batting end but misses and the fielder backing up cannot mop it up cleanly, allowing the batters to run the second run.

Drifts on the pads, full in length. Rohit tickles it down to deep fine leg for a single to open his account.

On the fuller side, on middle and leg. Rohit clips it to mid-wicket.

Bowled on a back of a length, in the channel. Rohit angles it with an open bat face to backward point.

Skidding through, on a short of a good length, on off. Sharma knocks it off the back foot to cover.

Curving away in the air, on a nagging length, on off. Rohit stays back and punches it to cover-point.

A big first over for India. For Afghanistan, Hashmatullah Shahidi is off the field and Rahmat Shah is currently the stand-in captain. Ziaur Rahman to steam in from the other end.

Tighter line, closer to the off stump, on a good length. Jaiswal hangs back for the block.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Omarzai errs in both line and length. Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Jaiswal does not miss out as he extends his hands and cracks it away past point for four more.

Taken, but it will not matter. On a hard length, on off. Yashasvi cracks the pull to mid-wicket. The sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal, gets low and takes a good low, catch on the Free Hit ball.

NO BALL, FOUR! Gets it through! Oh, dear, this is going from bad to worse for Azmatullah Omarzai. He has overstepped once again. Leg-cutter, bowled into the surface, on off. Jaiswal forces it down the ground. Rahmat Shah moves to his left and slides but lets it through. Free Hit stays.

Wide! Dug in short, but it is too high. Jaiswal hops to ramp it over the keeper but misses. Free Hit will continue.

No ball! Azmatullah Omarzai has overstepped. Switches to around the wicket and this is around the off stump, on a back of a length. Jaiswal stabs it down. Free Hit coming up...

FOUR! Put away! After the first ball, Azmatullah Omarzai has been a touch too short with his lengths. This is short and wide on off. Jaiswal stands tall, rides the bounce and slaps it past cover for a boundary.

First runs off the bat. Moving back in at the hips, on a back of a length. Jaiswal gets on his toes and tucks it through backward square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

Wide! Tries to push it across now but this is beyond the tramline. The ball does not rise much and Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects it around his ankle.

Right on the money! Shaping back in, on a length, on middle. Jaiswal defends it watchfully.

5 Penalty runs awarded to India.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake, and Afghanistan have been bowled out for 218. A five-wicket haul for Prasidh Krishna, his first in ODI cricket. Off-cutter, bowled into the surface, on middle and leg. Shahidi makes room for himself and goes through with the pull. He does connect well but hits it flat and straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, where Shreyas Iyer gets on his knees and gobbles it up.

A yorker, at the base of the off stump. Rahman backs away and digs it out to the right of point for a single.

Hashmatullah Shahidi is down on the ground. He is wincing in pain right now, and this is not a good sign at all for Afghanistan. He is seen holding his right hip as well and it seems like the cramps are spreading out all throughout his body. The forearm seems to be completely gone and the physio is really trying to provide relief to Shahidi. He is finally up on his feet and will continue the fight.

Darted in by Sundar, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi pushes it back to the bowler. Shahidi drops to the turf in absolute agony with the cramps kicking in.

Flighted delivery, full and on off. This is eased back to the bowler.

FOUR! Neatly done, and that brings up a maiden ODI ton for Hashmatullah Shahidi. Drops it short, does Sundar, on off. Shahidi rocks back and cuts it late to thread the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary. A moment to savour for the Afghanistan skipper. It has not been easy batting in this Chennai heat, and despite being hampered by cramps, Shahidi has dug deep and battled on for his side.

Fired in, on a length, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi lunges for the block.

Good running! Drifting onto the pads, on a length. Shahidi clips it in front of deep square leg and calls for two straight away. By the time Yashasvi Jaiswal can get in off the ropes and get rid of the ball, Shahidi comes back for the second run. The Afghan skipper moves to 98, this is now his highest ODI score.

Pushed through, on a length. Hashmatullah Shahidi defends it out.

Nails the yorker, does Prasidh, on middle. Ziaur Rahman gets his bat down and jams it out.

On a hard length, on off. Shahidi stands tall and pulls it behind square leg for a run.

Half a shout for caught behind, but turned down. Not much conviction in the appeal and India do not take the review. Slower, short ball, on off. Shahidi is way too early into the pull and fails to connect.

Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length. Shahidi does not pick the change of pace and is through the pull early. Gets a bottom edge and it dribbles back to the keeper.

At 130.6 kph, dug in short, on off. Hashmatullah makes room for himself and gets his hands high. He flays it over backward point but it is cut off by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is swift to his right in the deep. No single taken as Shahidi's cramps are now severely restricting his movement.

FOUR! Streaky! Bowled on a length, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi clears the front leg and swings hard at it. Gets a top edge and it flies fine of the man at deep third for a boundary. The Afghan skipper moves to 95.

Drops it short, on off. Ziaur steers it to backward point.

A bit quicker, but on the shorter side, on middle. Rahman keeps it out off the back foot.

Slows it down, on a good length, on off. Rahman dabs it to point.

Stays short, on off. Ziaur taps it to cover.

Shorter and on off. Rahman pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! FAREED IS RUN OUT! That's really poor running between the wickets, never a single there, and why would Hashmatullah Shahidi even want to give the strike to a tailender? Washington Sundar bowls it full and flat outside off, Shahidi blocks it to the right of cover and sets off for the single yet again. Fareed Ahmad responds and races to the danger end. Shubman Gill picks up the ball cleanly and fires in a throw at the top of the stumps. Ishan Kishan collects it and whips off the bails in a flash, with Fareed well short of his crease. Also, Ziaur Rahman is the last batter in for Afghanistan.

Out goes AM Ghazanfar and in walks Fareed Ahmad. We now have the official clarification regarding the confusion at the end of the previous over. Hashmatullah Shahidi did take a single, but in doing so, he ran through the danger area. He had already been warned by the umpires earlier in the innings, and with this being a repeat offence, the single was disallowed, and Afghanistan have also been docked five runs. That explains why Rashid Khan was on strike at the start of the over.

OUT! GHAZANFAR IS RUN OUT! A bit unnecessary and Afghanistan's innings is coming off the boil here. Harsh Dubey bowls it flatter on the pads, Hashmatullah Shahidi tucks it towards square leg and the batters set off for the single. Shubman Gill at mid-wicket moves to his left and fires in a throw towards the keeper. AM Ghazanfar dives in as Ishan Kishan takes off the bails, and replays show that the batter is short of his crease.

Pushed through, on a good length, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi stabs it down.

Oh, a tough chance, and that's gone down. Flatter on middle, punched back down to the right of the bowler. Harsh Dubey springs across and the ball just bursts through the hand and down to long on for a single.

AM Ghazanfar is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Top catch in the deep. Harsh Dubey bowls it fuller on off, Rashid Khan backs away and goes inside-out over covers but doesn't get all of it. Prince Yadav comes charging in forward and to his right from sweeper cover and slides in to take a fine catch.

Full and on leg, driven down to long on for one more.

Tossed up on off, Rashid dances down the pitch and lofts it wide of long off for a single.

The end of Powerplay 2! India are now allowed an extra fielder outside the inner circle. Can Afghanistan get to somewhere around 260 from here? Let's find out. Also, the umpires are now pushing Hashmatullah Shahidi a bit as he's been holding up play after every over. Well, it is Rashid Khan who has taken strike at the start of the over, and there seems to be a bit of confusion.

Flatter and a bit short, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi plays the late cut wide of short third and takes a quick single.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle and leg. Shahidi wrists it to the right of mid-wicket. He once again clutches his left leg and cannot take the single.

Shorter and on off. This is cut away to backward point.

Slows it down, on a good length, on middle. Hashmatullah eases it back to the bowler.

Drags the length back a bit, on middle and leg. Shahidi clips it to mid-wicket and feels cramps in his left leg.

Drifting in on middle, full in length. Shahidi defends it out.

Darted in at the sticks, stays short, on middle. Khan stabs it down the strip.

Quicker through the air, on a good length. Rashid punches it to cover.

Slower and shorter, on middle. Shahidi turns it behind square leg and picks up a single.

Pushed through, on a good length, on off. Shahidi pats it back to the bowler.

Flat and short, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi turns it to mid-wicket.

Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, on off. Rashid punches it to wide mid off for a single.

Switches to around the wicket but the short-ball barrage continues. Hashmatullah Shahidi once again ducks out of the way.

Hashmatullah Shahidi is really struggling with cramps and the physio rushes out to have a look. This time, it seems to be the right arm that is cramping up for Shahidi. He rehydrates a bit, and eventually, he is good to continue again.

Another short ball at 143.5 kph, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi arches back and lets it pass.

Bangs it in short, over the left shoulder. Shahidi ducks under it. Brar follows up on his follow-through with a stare.

Gets the yorker in and it tails back in, on middle. Rashid gets his bat down and squeezes it out through covers for a single.

Keeps it in and around the top of the off stump. Rashid stays leg side of the ball and uses the pace to guide it behind point for a couple of runs. The 200 is up for Afghanistan.

Rashid Khan walks in to bat at number 8.

OUT! TIMBER! Gurnoor Brar breaks through for India. Brar hits the back of a length, on off and middle. Nabi gets on his toes and tries to whip it away in front of square. The ball beats him on the outside edge and clips the top of the stumps. A puzzled Nabi stands his ground for a moment, looking back at the disturbed stumps and then down at the pitch. The 57-run stand has been broken. Afghanistan are 198/6 now.

Bashes the hard length, over off. Shahidi hops and steers it to backward point.

Around off, on a short of a length. Nabi works it across through square leg and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Easily done! This sits up to be hit, at waist height and the line is at the hips. Nabi puts it away with a swivel-pull to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

Pitched up now, on middle and leg. Shahidi knocks it wide of mid on and hurries to the other end.

Serves it on the fuller side, on off. Shahidi defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Short and wide on off, Nabi stands tall and thumps it to deep cover for a single.

Into the surface, outside off. Nabi hops and slaps it to deep point for a run. With this single, the 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

Bashes the hard length, closer to the off stump. Shahidi runs it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Good shot. Fractionally short, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi stays leg side of the ball and crouches. Fast hands from Shahidi as he flashes at the ball and gets it over backward point for a four.

On a hard length, outside off. Shahidi gets the width to free his arms and he flays it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Banged into the deck again, on middle. Hashmatullah ducks under it.

Brar goes to the short ball straight away. The line is on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi takes his eyes off the ball as he attempts the pull but is beaten for pace.

Gurnoor Brar (6-0-38-0) is back on. Once again, Nabi is applying the magic sprays, and Hashmatullah Shahidi is just rehydrating himself. It is a warm and humid afternoon, but there have been way too many short breaks in between overs.

Fuller and wider on off. Shahidi reaches out for the drive. Ends up chopping it down in front of point and the batters pinch in a quick single.

Stays a bit on the shorter side, on middle and leg. Nabi clips it to deep square leg for one more run.

Slanting into the left-hander, on a back of a length. Hashmat nudges it wide of mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Wide! This is dug in short, over middle. Hashmatullah ducks out of the way. Wide given for height. Reddy is not happy with the wide call.

Very full, almost near the popping crease, outside off. Shahidi jams it out to cover.

Good-length delivery, attacking the front pad. Hashmatullah turns it to mid-wicket.

Drifting onto the pads, on a length, helped away to deep fine leg for one.

Missed out! Too full, too straight, on the pads. Nabi misses out on the tickle. The ball grazes the inside edge and thuds into the pads before rolling to square leg for a run.

Low full toss, on middle. Hashmatullah punches it down the ground. Shubman Gill moves to his right and puts in a full-length dive to make the stop. They cross.

FOUR! Clever, very clever. On a hard length, on off. Shahidi is tucked up for room slightly but he arches back and watches the ball all the way onto the bat before gliding it down to the deep third fence for a four.

Delivers it on a good length, outside off. It kicks up a bit. Nabi pushes away from his body and it goes off an outside edge to deep third for one.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Shahidi plays the late dab. Washington Sundar dives to his right at backward point and parries it in the direction of the keeper. Just a single.

Bowls it full, on off. Shahidi drives it to mid off.

SIX! Top edge, but it goes all the way! Fractionally short, outside off. Nabi swivels for the pull but fails to roll his wrists over the ball. A top edge is found and it sails over the man at deep fine leg.

Beaten! Hurls it on a good length, outside off. Nabi stays rooted to the crease and pushes away from his body. He is lucky not to have nicked it behind.

Into the wicket, outside off, Nabi drags the pull off the inner half to mid-wicket. NKR loses his balance on the follow-through and falls to the ground but he is quick to get back up on his feet.

This is on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Shahidi tucks it wide of mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Fuller in length, on off. A bit too full by Reddy and Shahidi cashes in. Hashmatullah leans on and unleashes the drive past the diving Shubman Gill at cover for a boundary.

A bit of yes and no, but no harm done. Bowled on a good length, on off. Shahidi taps it in front of point. Nabi sets off for the run before being sent back by a loud call of 'No' by his partner.

A bit of a halt as Mohammad Nabi is hit on the glove. Not a good sign as he is hurt on the spinning finger on his right hand. The physio is applying the magic spray, but that will sting for a bit. Thankfully, he is fine to continue for now, and also, Nitish Kumar Reddy is brought back into the attack.

Delivers it on a good length, on off. Nabi drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side and sets off for the run before being sent back by his partner. That caught Nabi on the glove with his fingers being trapped against the bat handle due to a bit of extra bounce.

A sharp and quick short ball at 134.6 kph, aimed at the left shoulder. Nabi ducks under it hurriedly.

In and around the off stump, on a length. Nabi stabs it down on the off side.

Nice and full, at the stumps, punched back towards the bowler by Nabi.

Fuller and on off. Hashmat pushes away from his body and gets it away to the right of backward point. They cross.

Wide! Out comes a bumper, over middle. Shahidi ducks under it. Deemed too high by the umpire.

On the off stump, on a good length. Nabi tucks it in front of mid-wicket and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Smart batting! Prince goes back to the short ball, on off. Shahidi waits on the back foot and lets the ball come to him. He arches back and plays the uppercut over the keeper's head for his 8th four of the innings.

Hits the top of off. Shahidi angles it in front of point. He is keen for a single but Nabi sends him back. Hashmatullah runs straight down the danger area and he recevies a warning from the umpire.

Another short ball, on off, much more in control this time as Shahidi pulls it to the right of deep square leg for a brace.

FOUR! Gets it away! Prince switches to around the wicket and digs it in short, over the right shoulder. Shahidi is rushed but manages to get the hook away fine of the man at deep fine leg.

On the shorter side now, on off. Nabi opens the bat face and glides it to the left of backward point for one.

Slips in the yorker, outside off. Nabi is late to get his bat down and it sneaks under the blade.

Tidy from Sundar, just two runs off it. Full and angled in from around off, Shahidi punches it off the front foot and wide of the bowler. Sundar gets across well and palms the ball towards extra cover. Afghanistan are 145/5 after 30 overs.

Floated up on middle, Nabi leans ahead and eases it down to long on for a run.

Fuller now, on off, Nabi plays it back towards the bowler, who doesn't quite collect it cleanly.

Flatter and quicker, darted in towards middle. Shahidi hops back and dabs it towards the gully region for a quick single.

Nicely tossed up, drifting into off and middle, Shahidi looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Angled in with the arm, towards the pads, Shahidi nudges it to the leg side.

On a good length, angled in from outside off. Nabi just opens the bat face a bit and plays it towards point.

Short of a length again, on a tight line around off. Shahidi hops back and runs it off the bat face down to deep third for a run.

A well-directed short ball, angled in over middle. Shahidi gets across to the off side and then ducks under it.

Pitched fuller and outside off, Nabi goes for the booming drive but gets an inside edge across to square leg. He gets off the mark with a single.

End of a 105-run stand, and with that, the umpires have called for a drinks break. Azmatullah Omarzai will be disappointed to have fallen after doing all the hard work, as there was a much bigger score on offer. Hashmatullah Shahidi will be keen to ensure he does not throw it away and bat deep into the innings. Given the kind of start India had with the ball, they perhaps could have afforded to be a touch more attacking with their fields. It will be interesting to see if they are on the attack now, having gotten a breakthrough. Mohammad Nabi joins Shahidi out in the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that was a bit too casual from Prasidh Krishna, but he's done well in the end. Prince Yadav goes wider on the crease and bangs in a short-pitched delivery into the batter. Azmatullah Omarzai gets his hands out in front and pulls it flat towards long leg. The ball dips on the fielder, who does not judge it well, but manages to get his hands underneath. The ball pops back up and Krishna manages to pouch it safely. Replays confirm that Krishna had his fingers under the ball during that first attempt and Omarzai will have to walk back.

Taken on the second attempt. Prasidh Krishna looks fairly confident. Azmatullah Omarzai is hanging around as the umpires have sent it upstairs.

Good length around off, Shahidi stays back and punches it wide of covers for a single.

A bit more round arm and slanted into the pads, tucked away 'round the corner on the leg side for a single.

Just a hint of turn there. Shorter and slower on off, turning away, Shahidi taps it behind point.

Sundar sees the batter advancing and fires it in towards the batter. Shahidi ends up pushing it back to the bowler.

FIFTY up for the Number 1 all-rounder in ODI cricket. Fullish length around off, Azmatullah Omarzai punches it down to long off for a single and gets to his 9th ODI half-century.

Quick and flat, darted into the pads, Shahidi tucks it down to short fine leg for a quick single.

Slower through the air, drifted into middle, Shahidi lunges to defend.

Back of a length, angled across off, Shahidi gets a bit side on and guides it down to deep third for a run.

Slower one, floated full on middle. Omarzai clips it across to deep mid-wicket for one, and that brings up the 100-run stand between these two. What a momentum-shifting partnership this has been for the Afghans.

Banged in short again, around off, Azmatullah Omarzai climbs on top of the bounce and pulls it down to mid-wicket.

Not in control, but gets away with it, does Shahidi. Banged in short and around the front shoulder, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes after it but gets a top edge well short of the deep backward square leg fielder and picks up a single.

Wider on the crease this time, honing in on middle and leg stump, Shahidi tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Hard-length delivery, slanting into the pads. Omarzai clips it off the hips to deep backward square leg and collects a single.

Pace back on through Prince Yadav. 4-0-20-0 so far for Prince.

Shortish length again, on middle and leg, Omarzai makes room and pushes it down through mid on for just another single.

A quick single, and that will be Hashmatullah Shahidi's 23rd half-century in ODIs. Full and outside off, Hashmatullah leans on and nudges it towards point for a run, and what a captain's knock this has been so far from him.

On the shorter side, darted in from around off, Shahidi backs away and punches it out to square covers.

Fuller this time, Omarzai advances and drives it towards long on for a single.

Good length, on off, Azmat plays with a vertical blade and taps it down to mid on.

Dragged shorter on off, quicker too, punched away down to cover.

SIX! The Afghan skipper is growing in confidence now. Tossed up on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi dances down the track and whacks it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie. 12 off the over and Afghanistan starting to look a lot more settled now.

Nice and full, just outside off, Shahidi leans on and smothers it towards point.

On middle and leg, angled in, driven back past the bowler and down to long off for one more.

Full and angled across the off stump again, Shahidi comes down the pich and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller and quicker now, around off, Shahidi leans forward and toe-ends it to mid off.

FOUR! Top shot! Just angled across off, not looking to spin the ball. Hashmatullah Shahidi rocks back and cuts it just behind point for a boundary.

On a length around off, sliding on, Omarzai plays with a vertical bat and punches it to extra cover.

Fullish length, drifting into the legs, nudged away past square leg for a single.

Angled into the stumps from around the wicket, Shahidi leans forward and blocks it into the off side.

Good length on middle, sits up a bit, and Omarzai punches it down to long on for one.

Dragged length, quicker and at the stumps, Omarzai plays it back to the bowler.

SIX! That's a clean strike. Floated up on off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away early and launches the ball up and over long off for a biggie. This stand has now moved to 80 between Omarzai and Shahidi.

Flatter and on a length around off, Omarzai backs away and slaps it to deep point for a single.

Quicker through the air, darted into middle and leg, Azmat keeps it out.

Nice and full, angled in with the arm. Azmatullah Omarzai gets a big stride in to defend.

Full again, outside off, nudged away to the left of backward point for an easy single.

Floated up, on a fullish length around off. Shahidi hangs back and dabs it down to backward point.

Flatter one, darted across off, Shahidi comes forward and taps it to the left of short extra cover.

Change of gloves for Azmatullah Omarzai and a much-needed sip of fluids in the Chennai heat. It seems the 12th man brought out two gloves for the same hand before he returned with the correct one.

On middle, Azmatullah Omarzai gets inside the line and plays it down to mid on. Just a single off that over.

On a length and around off, Omarzai pushes it gently towards cover.

Good hustle from the batters. Full and around off, Shahidi presses forward and nudges it in front of backward point for a quick single.

Tossed up, full and outside off, driven along the carpet and straight to cover.

Fuller again, drifted into the pads, Shahidi gets foward and keeps it out.

Around the wicket, drifted into the left-hander. Hashmatullah Shahidi lunges to defend.

It will be spin from both ends now as Washington Sundar has been called into the attack. There was also a brief word from Chris Gaffaney to the Afghanistan skipper after he ran through the danger area while completing a single off the final ball of the previous over.

Fuller and just outside off, Shahidi leans foward, smothers it towards gully and picks up a single.

Flatter one around leg stump, nudged away gently into the leg side.

Nagging length, angling it across the left-hander from middle, Hasmat watchfully blocks it off.

Shorter now, around off, played off the back foot and back to the bowler.

More flight on offer, on middle, Shahidi lunges to defend.

FOUR! That's nicely done. Slanted across the left-hander, Hashmatullah Shahidi hangs back to play a late cut, but gets it more off the outside edge, and the ball rolls away into the deep third fence.

Nitish Kumar Reddy walked gingerly back to his mark for his final delivery. But he managed to complete the over. Probably the niggle that kept him out of the previous game still persists.

A bit of extra bounce this time. Bowled on a good length, on off. Omarzai shapes up to play it on the rise but the ball catches him on the splice of the bat and he mistimes the shot to cover.

Hurls it around off, on a back of a length. Shahidi dabs it wide of point and turns the strike over.

Bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi ducks under it.

At 135.6 kph, that in-between length, on off. Azmatullah punches it on the up to deep cover. They cross.

The 100 is up for Afghanistan. Slanting in on a good length, on middle. Shahidi works it wide of mid-wicket and crosses over.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi angles it to point.

SIX! Just over! Floated up a touch, on off and middle. Azmatullah Omarzai gets low and swings through the line. He does not quite get hold of it, and Prince Yadav is interested for a moment as he runs to his left and leaps but the ball sails over his head.

Direct hit! Sliding across, full in length. Shahidi lunges and drops it with soft hands in front of cover before hurrying to the other end. Yashasvi Jaiswal swoops in, picks the ball up and has a shy at the batting end. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays find Omarzai to be safe as he got his bat before the ball hit the stumps.

Pushed through, on a length. Azmatullah works it off the back foot to long on for one more run.

Darted in fuller and at the pads. Omarzai reaches out in front but plays all around to be hit on the pads. Going down leg.

Fractionally short, a bit of turn, on off. Shahidi pushes it to long on and rotates the strike.

Short and angled in at the hips. Azmatullah presses back and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Honing in on the off stump, on a nagging length. Omarzai knocks it to deep cover and picks up a single.

FOUR! Up and over! This is on a length, on middle. Omarzai does not move his feet much but extends his hands into the lofted drive. It comes off the bottom half but goes over Prasidh Krishna at mid on. Prasidh gives chase and slides, but in vain. The 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

Goes full this time, on middle. Azmatullah firms the drive to mid on.

Bowled into the wicket, a little too straight, on leg. Shahidi gets inside the line and helps it to deep fine leg for another single.

A bit of nip back into the left-hander, fuller and on off. Hashmatullah chops it to point.

Hits the back of a length, on top of off. Shahidi hops and defends it out.

At 93 kph, bowled with a flatter trajectory, on off. Omarzai stabs it down on the off side.

Going across the left-hander, on a good length. Shahidi cuts it wide of point and turns the strike over.

Keeps it short, on off. Omarzai slaps it to deep point. They cross.

Flat and short, on off, punched to cover.

Drops it shorter, on off. Shahidi rocks back and punches it uppishly but away from the bowler to his left. Single taken as the ball rolls to long on.

A bit of turn first up. Flighted delivery, full and on middle. A hint of away turn. Azmatullah Omarzai pushes out in front. It goes off the outer half wide of point for a single.

First signs of spin as Shubman Gill now tosses the ball to Harsh Dubey. Also, Gill gets a warning for not starting the new over within 60 seconds.

In line with the off stump. Azmatullah drills this full ball to cover, where the ball gets to Yashasvi Jaiswal at an awkward height. He can only make a half-stop and the batters sneak in a single.

A length delivery, sprayed on the pads. Shahidi turns it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Floated up, on the pads, Azmatullah clips it wide of mid-wicket, where Shreyas Iyer makes the stop by moving to his right but he can't prevent the batters from taking the single.

Good running! Full and on middle. Hashmatullah taps it in front of mid on and hurries to the other end.

Stays on the fuller side, Hashmatullah wrists it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Swatted away! Reddy goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on off. Shahidi clears the front leg and smears it mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. 4000 List A runs for Hashmatullah Shahidi.

Wide! Bangs it in short, angled into the left-hander. Hashmatullah Shahidi backs away and swings at it, but fails to connect. Too high for the umpire's liking. Free Hit to continue.

No Ball! A false start for Reddy as he has overstepped. Begins with a full ball from around the wicket, on off. Shahidi drives it crisply to cover. Fourth no ball of the innings. Free Hit coming up.

DRINKS! Finally, a bit of resistance shown by Afghanistan after those early wickets and Azmatullah Omarzai looks in good touch here. He is well-supported so far by the skipper as well, but India will be very happy with how the first 15 overs have played out. Prasidh Krishna has been sensational, and Gurnoor Brar has bowled well, but perhaps now it is time to shake things up a bit on the bowling front. India will be aware that a couple of more wickets here, and the lower order will be exposed. The next 5-10 overs could be crucial for both sides. Nitish Kumar Reddy to have a bowl now.

Takes pace off now and goes fuller, on middle. Shahidi punches it to the left of mid off and keeps the strike with a single.

FOUR! Shahidi takes it on this time and finds the fence. From over the wicket now, angles in a short ball, across off. Shahidi picks up the length early. Pivots on the back foot and plays a controlled pull shot behind square leg for a four.

Serves a short ball, over the left shoulder. Shahidi initially thinks about taking it on but then bails out.

Bowled from even wider on the crease, on a length. Shahidi is solid in defence.

Goes wide on the crease and hurls it on a good length, on off. Shahidi defends it from the crease.

Speared in, full and on the pads. Hashmatullah Shahidi makes use of the angle and flicks it to the left of mid on for a couple of runs.

Time for a bowling change? Not yet. Prince Yadav to continue...

Hits the bat hard, does Brar. On a nagging length, on off. Omarzai presents a straight bat for the block. It squirts off the outer half to point.

FOUR! Fine shot! Another ball on the shorter side, on off. Omarzai gets on his toes and with a high elbow, he punches it nicely past point for a boundary.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. A bit fuller, on off and middle. Omarzai pushes out in front of his body. He is early into the stroke and chips it down the strip. Luckily for him, the ball clears the leaping bowler and drops safely.

A big swing and a miss! Into the surface, over middle. Azmatullah Omarzai has a hack across the line but fails to connect.

FOUR! Not entirely convincing, but they all count. Dug in short, over off. Omarzai stays leg side and tries to use the pace and attempts the upper cut. He is late on the shot and the ball flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. Oh, Brar has overstepped. It is a No Ball, and a Free Hit will follow now.

An effort ball from Brar, on a hard length, on off. Azmatullah sways away from the line of the ball.

Lands it nice and full, on off. A stylish drive by Omarzai but he can't get it past mid off.

From around the wicket and out comes the bouncer, directed at the batter. Shahidi swivels for the pull but the ball keeps climbing and sails over his bat.

On a hard length, on middle. Azmatullah jabs it through square leg and turns the strike over.

FOUR! The 50 is up for Afghanistan. Prince serves the bumper at 138.9 kph, outside off. Omarzai stands tall and gets his hands high to roll his wrists over the ball. He drags it in front of square to the left of the man at deep square leg for a four.

Angled in, on middle and leg, on a length. Azmatullah brings his bat out in front and pats it down on the off side.

Slightly fuller and keeps the stumps in play. Omarzai pushes it with a straight bat to mid off.

This is on a back of a length, on off. Azmatullah stands tall on top of the bounce and taps it to mid off.

Hits the deck hard and gets a good lift off the surface. At 140.7 kph, on off. Azmatullah Omarzai gets his bat high to fend it down. It catches the shoulder of the blade and runs down to deep third for one.

Drags the length back a bit and it is wider on off. Azmat is happy to let it go.

FOUR! Driven nicely. A bit too full, on off. Omarzai presses half-forward and leans on to drive it all along the ground. Plays it to the right of cover and picks up a boundary to get going.

From over the wicket now, fuller and angling away. Hashmatullah does not move his feet much but extends his hands and drives it wide of mid off. Shubman Gill puts in a dive to his right and keeps the batters down to a single.

Dishes out the short ball, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi rises with the bounce and keeps it out.

FOUR! Gets it through! At 134.4 kph, on a good length, not all that wide, on off. Shahidi forces the drive on the up. Not well timed and it should have been stopped by Harsh Dubey at cover, but he fails to get low quickly. It races away and Shubman Gill's chase goes in vain.

Gurnoor Brar (4-0-19-0) is back with a change of ends.

Digs it on a hard length, on off. Omarzai arches back, drops his wrists and sways away.

Pushes the length up, on off. Omarzai presses forward and plays a punchy drive, wide of cover. Shreyas Iyer moves to his right and dives to make the stop.

Dug in short, over middle. Shahidi is rushed and he takes his eyes off the ball but manages to swivel and pull it behind square leg for a single.

Stays on the fuller side, on off. Shahidi does not move his feet much and dabs it to point.

Fuller and honing in on the off stump. Shahidi stabs it down on the off side.

Attacks the stumps from around the wicket, on a good length. Hashmatullah Shahidi gets behind the line and solidly blocks it off.

That's the end of Powerplay 1, and it was bossed by India. Although they can now have four fielders outside the 30-yard circle, they will not want to spread the field too much just yet, with Afghanistan being under the pump. Prasidh Krishna looks spent, but he is staying on the field.

No harm done! Back of a length and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai lines it up and looks to swing it leg side but fails to connect. Afghanistan are 37/4 after the first 10 overs.

A fine delivery to end the over, but hang on, the siren has gone off. Prasidh Krishna has overstepped and it will be a No Ball. Coming to the delivery, it is pitched a bit fuller around off, just nibbling away. Omarzai has a push at it but opts to pull out of the shot late. Free Hit loading...

Pitched up on off and middle, angling in, Omarzai plays it late and with soft hands into the off side.

On a good length, shaping away from off, Azmatullah Omarzai strokes it nicely on the up but the fielder at covers makes a sharp stop to his right.

Full, on off, angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai pushes it back to the bowler. Prasidh Krishna shows a bit of controlled aggression as he picks up the ball and fires in a deliberate wide throw at the batter's end.

Azmatullah Omarzai is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that's such a poor shot choice from Darwish Rasooli, especially at this stage of the game. Prasidh Krishna peppers the shorter length and bangs it in short around off. Rasooli goes after it and ends up just getting it high off the bat. The ball spoons over the cover region, where Shreyas Iyer runs across to his left from mid off and takes a good running catch. Krishna already has a four-fer to his name, and he's only conceded 5 runs so far.

Top delivery! Pitched up a bit fuller, in the corridor of uncertainty, and Darwish Rasooli gets pegged back as he tries to defend, but the ball moves away well past the outside edge.

Prasidh Krishna will continue...

FOUR! Hashmatullah Shahidi gets one away here. Short ball on middle, angling in, Shahidi manages to get inside the line and pulls it down to fine leg for a boundary.

Yorker-length now, on off stump, Shahidi digs it back towards the bowler.

Good length, in and around off, blocked off the front foot this time by Hashmat.

Yadav comes around the wicket and pushes a fuller-length delivery in from outside off. Shahidi hangs back and pushes it out to cover. There's just been no strike rotation from the Afghan batters so far.

WIDE! Attempted bumper now, dug in over middle and leg, and Shahidi ducks under it. Deemed too high by the umpire.

Full-pitched delivery in the channel, Shahid walks across a touch and drives it handsomely but straight to extra cover.

Back of a length and on off, Shahidi presses up on his toes and pushes it down to extra cover.

WIDE! A loosener to begin with from Prince. Fullish length, spilled well down the leg side. Ishan Kishan fails to collect it as well, and the batters pick up a run as well.

Will Gurnoor Brar continue? The answer is no. Prince Yadav comes on as the first bowling change.

Bowled from around the wicket to the left-hander, full and outside off as well. Hashmatullah Shahidi gets across a bit and punches it towards cover.

Fuller one angled into the pads, flicked down to fine leg for a single. Rasooli is off the mark.

Hard length, angled in around off, and then gets it to straighten off the deck. Rasooli dabs it into the off side.

Pitches the ball fuller on off, gets it to shape away. Darwish Rasooli opts to play it off the back foot and just eases it to cover.

The top three are gone inside 8 overs. Darwish Rasooli makes his way out to bat. Three slips in place for the new batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! It's like watching it on repeat. Prasidh Krishna has three to his name, and Afghanistan are in early trouble here. Krishna pitches the ball on a three-quarter length and bowls it in the channel outside off. Ibrahim Zadran is drawn forward to drive but the ball nips away with some extra bounce and again, the outside edge is found. The ball goes sharply but straight to Rohit Sharma at first slip and he takes a good reaction catch near his chest. Afghanistan reeling at 28/3.

Back of a length and around off, played with an open bat face and nudged down towards point.

Even fuller now, just outside off, Shahidi gets caught on the back foot and gets squared up a bit, but manages to block it towards point.

A touch fuller again, attacking the off stump, Shahidi hangs back to defend.

Brar comes around the wicket and bowls a fullish delivery around the fifth stump line at nearly 143 clicks. Hashmatullah Shahidi leaves it alone.

Pitched up around off, naturally angling away, Shahidi shoulders arms.

Nicely bowled! Hammered in on a length, just around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi hops up to defend but the ball angles past the blade.

WIDE! Pitched full and wide outside off, darting further away. Called a wide.

Good length on middle, Zadran looks for the expansive straight drive but gets an inside edge down to deep backward square leg and picks up a single.

Afghanistan suffer a big blow. In walks the skipper. Here's Hashmatullah Shahidi.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! This time, there's nothing wrong with the legality of the catch. Prasidh Krishna comes a bit wider on the crease and bowls it back of a length, really tight line on off. Rahmat Shah gets pushed back and tries to fend it away but the ball straightens a touch and catches the outside edge. Rohit Sharma at first slip moves to his left and gobbles it up, not quite cleanly but safe enough. Afghanistan are now 26/2.

On the bounce! Prasidh Krishna pushes the ball fuller and on middle, Rahmat Shah punches it with a straight bat. Krishna does brilliantly to dive to his right in the follow-through and pouch the ball with both hands. However, replays show that the ball went into his clutches on the half-volley.

Has it been taken? Prasidh Krishna is unsure. The third umpire is called into action. It has bounced before going to hand, the replays confirm. NOT OUT!

FOUR! Every time the bowlers have erred in line, Afghanistan have managed to score runs. Short of a good length, angling down leg, Rahmat Shah tucks it off the hips and down to the right of the fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Hard length, angled in from outside off, just holds its line a bit. Shah watchfully blocks it into the off side.

Shorter in length, wider of the off stump, and Shah isn't interested in playing at that one.

Full-pitched delivery, outside off and shaping away. Shah hangs back to drive and ends up hitting it uppishly to the right of the cover-point fielder.

Oh, saved by the height, probably. Good length on off, darts back in sharply off the deck. Ibrahim Zadran looks to play with a straight bat but the ball beats the inside edge and hits him on the pads. Not much of an appeal for LBW.

Fuller this time, angling in from around off. Zadran looks to drive but it isn't quite full enough and he gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Zadran gets the freebie away. Short of a length, around chest height, Zadran hangs back and short-arm jabs the pull over mid-wicket and picks up another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely put away by Zadran. On the pads, angling down leg, Ibrahim Zadran tucks it down to fine leg for a boundary. The siren's gone off as well, which means Gurnoor Brar has overstepped. It will be a No Ball and Free Hit to follow...

The umpires look concerned and have immediately called for the physio. Ibrahim Zadran will undergo a concussion check. Zadran is ready to resume.

Oh, that's rattled Zadran a bit. Banged in short at 144.3 kph and right at the batter. Ibrahim Zadran looks to take on the pull but gets rushed and gets hit flush on the grill of the helmet.

On a three-quarter length, looking to slide one through on middle. Zadran gets forward and punches it firmly to mid on.

Dug in a bit short and at the batter, Shah drops it into the on side with soft hands and pinches a single.

Full and outside off, swinging away, Zadran punches the drive without much timing and finds the fielder at a wide mid off.

Back of a length and around off, Zadran stands tall and punches it down to cover.

BEAUTY! Slightly pitched up, in the channel and forcing the batter to come forward. The ball isn't quite full and Zadran looks to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Bowled from wider on the crease and angled well into the pads. Shah fails to get any bat on it and the ball thuds on the pads before rolling towards square leg. Shah gets a leg bye.

Back of a length, jamming it into the deck and over off. Shah gets right behind the line to keep it down on the deck.

Good length, but wide outside off, and this one deviates away quite a fair bit. Rahmat Shah shoulders arms.

Slightly pitched up on off, nips back in a bit. Ibrahim Zadran plays it with a straight bat and pushes it down to long off for a couple of runs to open his account.

Nice and full now, around off, Zadran gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Oh, there's that extra bounce again! Brar goes wider on the crease and bangs in a short ball, hard into the pitch and angles it in. Zadran leans back and tries to fend it away but the ball flies past the bat.

Pitched up on the fifth stump line, Zadran gets a bit across to the off side and punches it away to cover.

Play and a miss! Full and fast at 143.3 kph, a bit wide outside off and shaping away. Zadran drives away from the body but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Good-length delivery, attacking off and middle, Ibrahim Zadran blocks it off.

That's a peach! Prasidh Krishna hammers the good length on off and gets the ball to just nip away with extra bounce and good carry. Rahmat Shah looks to block, but the ball whizzes past the blade.

FOUR LEG BYES! Krishna errs in line and gives away a few extra runs. Length again, but drifted into the pads. Shah misses the tuck and the ball goes off the pads, rolling away into the fine leg fence.

Good length, well wide outside off, this one carries through a bit sluggishly and Shah makes another leave.

Pitched full, but hitting the deck hard and getting the ball to swing away from off. Shah lets it through to the keeper.

Good shape away, but too wide to make the batter play at it. Fullish length, outside off and swinging further away, Rahmat Shah leaves it alone.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is unhappy with himself as he flings his helmet onto the floor on his way to the dressing room. Rahmat Shah is in early.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This one carried through almost in slow motion. Perfect delivery to start with from Prasidh Krishna as he lands it a tad fuller and in the channel outside off. Krishna gets the ball to deviate away from the surface, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz is sucked into playing the drive. Gurbaz pushes at it half-heartedly and gets the outside edge. Rohit Sharma at first slip takes a simple catch just to his right. Afghanistan are 5/1 already.

Prince Yadav took the other new ball in the previous game, but today, it will be Prasidh Krishna.

Tap and run, good running! Pitched up on off, Gurbaz prods ahead and pushes it gently in front of covers for a quick single. Five runs come off the first over of the game.

Extra bounce again! Just short of a good length and outside off, this one carries through at nearly chest height, and Gurbaz leaves it alone.

FOUR! Oh, just past the keeper, but that's down the wrong line from Brar. Good length, angling down leg, Gurbaz gets inside the line to pick it leg side but gets it more off the glove and to the keeper's left for a boundary. Gurbaz and Afghanistan are underway.

Pitched much fuller this time, attacking the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz lets the ball come on and defends it under the eyes.

Two balls into the game and already a change of bat for Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Oh, some movement now as well. Hard length, outside off and shapes away with good carry again. Gurbaz strides across to drive but is beaten well past the outside edge.

Oh, a steepler to begin with! Gurnoor Brar hammers the shortish length at 140.1 kph, and gets the ball to shoot off the deck with good carry on it as well. Rahmanullah Gurbaz leans back and lets it through.

We are all set to get going in Chennai. It is blisteringly hot out there, which perhaps explains the modest turnout at the moment. Expect more spectators to trickle in later in the day. Shubman Gill leads his men out onto the field. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are the two openers for Afghanistan. Gurnoor Brar will kickstart proceedings with the new ball. Gurbaz will take strike. Two slips await. The countdown is done, and away we go...

India (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Kumar Reddy (In for KL Rahul), Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey (In for Kuldeep Yadav), Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna (In for Arshdeep Singh), and Prince Yadav.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi (In for Sediqullah Atal), Azmatullah Omarzai (In for Nangeyalia Kharote), Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Ziaur Rahman (In for Mohammad Saleem), and Fareed Ahmad (In for Bilal Sami).

The Indian skipper - Shubman Gill says that the wicket looks good and they would have batted first as well, as conditions are once again going to be hot and humid. Mentions that they are looking to improve in certain areas, and chasing big scores is one of the boxes they want to tick off. He ends by informing that they have made three changes with the likes of Harsh Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna coming back in.

The captain of Afghanistan - Hashmatullah Shahidi says it is always hot at this time of year in India, but believes the wicket looks very good for batting. He describes the surface as hard and dry and hopes that they can get off to a strong start. Reflecting on the series so far, Shahidi admits his side has fallen short in a few areas and has not played the brand of cricket they are capable of. He stresses the importance of building partnerships with the bat and being more disciplined with the ball. Despite the results, he believes there have been plenty of learnings for the team. Asked about the team changes, Shahidi says there are four in total and refers to the names written on his palm before confirming that Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaur Rahman and Fareed Ahmad have been brought into the XI.

TOSS - Toss time in Chennai, and both captains are out in the middle. Shubman Gill will spin the coin, whereas Hashmatullah Shahidi will call. He does so correctly, and Afghanistan will BAT first.

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta reports that it is a very hot day in Chennai, with a breeze providing some welcome relief. Considering the heat, Michael Clarke feels both captains will be keen to bat first and put runs on the board. Clarke observes that the surface has a nice covering of grass, but the surface feels dry underneath. Mentions that traditionally, the surfaces here have been good for batting. Deep opines that the even covering of grass should help hold the surface together throughout the game. He agrees with Clarke's assessment that this looks like a very good batting wicket.

Back to the drawing board - After putting up a decent fight in the first ODI, Afghanistan crumbled with the ball in the 2nd ODI and even after a very good start with the bat, the pressure of chasing 403 simply got to them and they ended up losing the game by 170 runs. They will be eager to tweak the bowling and look to contain the Indian batters a bit more through the middle phase, but it will be a big challenge against a team that's riding high on confidence. Righto, will we see some sort of a turnaround and probably an upset today? Or will India simply carry on their merry way? Only time will tell. There's also a forecast of rain in the afternoon, which might delay things a bit, but the weather is expected to clear after that, so we should get a full game in. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

Expect some changes - With India having already sealed the three-match series 2-0, they will look to test their bench strength, and someone like Harshit Rana, who is coming back from injury, could get a go in this game. Overall, the hosts have immaculate depth in all areas of the game and they will be eager to clean sweep the series.

One final bout - Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the 3rd ODI between India and Afghanistan, set to be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is the final match of Afghanistan's tour to India, and so far the hosts have bossed proceedings and will be eyeing up a clean sweep. Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be hoping to step up after how they got demolished in the 2nd ODI and look to end the tour with a 'W' against their name.

... MATCH DAY ...

The Chennai assignment - From Chandigarh to the Dhauladhar up north, and then rolling through the plains of Lucknow, this Afghanistan tour of India is all set to conclude down south in the Detroit of India. The series lays down its final tent at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for the third and final ODI. India have clinched the series handsomely and are eyeing a clean sweep. Afghanistan, still trying to firm their footing in the format and proving their credentials against the ‘big boys’, will be aiming to salvage pride and bow out with a zillion learnings. A fort that rarely falls - Now here is a little something worth chewing on. This is India's first home ODI series since the New Zealand nightmare back in January. That series stung. It broke records, but more than that, it put a dent in something India hold very, very dear, which is their stranglehold on home soil. Because look, in 25 home bilateral series since 2013, India have lost just four of those. The Kiwis managed it once earlier this year. The Aussies pulled it off twice, in 2019 and 2023. The Proteas did it once as well, in 2015. That is the company you need to be in to beat India at home. Afghanistan are not at that level yet, and the series scoreline reflects that. India have been commanding, handing the visitors one of their biggest ODI defeats. But Afghanistan arrived here in fine form, having won five consecutive ODI series before this one, including defeating the heavyweights South Africa in 2024. So they are definitely a side to beat on their given day. This tour, however, has simply been their toughest examination in the format yet. A real trial by fire. But they would hope that they bow out with a collective performance and avoid a whitewash. Firing on all cylinders - That’s Indian batting and bowling units for you. Batting-wise, they have just been simply ruthless. They smashed 402 runs in the second ODI, thanks to twin-centurions, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. Both these blokes are having a stellar run in 2026. Of course, they scored the bulk of runs in the IPL, but since the last ODI World Cup, Gill has been India’s third-best run getter, after Rohit and Kohli, whereas Kishan, having played just two ODIs in this span and coming back after a prolonged absence, has an average of 79.5. But here is where India will have a small word with themselves. Despite those mammoth contributions at the top, the middle order has not quite fired in this series. KL Rahul has looked decent enough, but Shreyas Iyer, who is very much a fixture in this ODI setup now, has not had the returns to match that status. In 2026, Iyer averages just 19.6, with 98 runs in five ODI innings. For a batter of his calibre, that is a number he will want to fix, and Chennai is as good a place as any to start. The return of Rana - Into an already ruthless bowling lineup with a commendable depth of personnel comes Harshit Rana, added to India's squad for the series finale in Chennai. A knee injury ruled him out of the T20 World Cup earlier this year, also missing the entire IPL along the way. After undergoing surgery and completing his rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Rana has linked up with the squad in Chennai, providing the team management with an additional high-pace weapon to partner alongside Arshdeep Singh, who led the pace attack in the second match, with a clinical three-wicket haul. And then there are the two youngsters who have made this series their own. Gurnoor Brar has been outstanding, picking up three wickets in both Dharamsala and Lucknow, bowling with excellent control and extracting steep bounce that his tall frame generates almost naturally. Prince Yadav, on his maiden national call-up after a strong IPL 2026 campaign, has been equally eye-catching with his raw pace and hard-length bowling in the second ODI. What's beyond Gurbaz? Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been Afghanistan's brightest spark in this series. A hundred in the first game, a brisk 41 off 33 in the second. He has led from the front every time. Since the last ODI World Cup, he has been Afghanistan’s leading run getter, with four hundreds and three fifties. The challenge now is to build a more collective batting effort around him. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah have shown decent touches in this series, and young Sediqullah Atal is soaking in every experience that comes his way. The ingredients are there. It simply comes down to doing it more consistently, and a series like this will only help them massively. The form of captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has been under the scanner of late, though. Averaging 26.25 since the last global tournament, he has struggled for both consistency and fluency in the middle order. And with just 31 runs this series, a good stint in Chennai would go a long way, both for his own confidence and for what Afghanistan need from their skipper in the middle overs. A big challenge for the young bowling attack - Defensively, Afghanistan's greatest strength lies in their spin-bowling department. Rashid Khan remains the jewel in the crown, having claimed three-for in Lucknow, and alongside him, the emergence of Nangeyalia Kharote has added a fresh and exciting dimension to their attack. Young off-spinner AM Ghazanfar completes what is a genuinely threatening spin trio, one that will fancy their chances of putting the Indian middle order under some pressure. With the pace ball, options are a little thinner after an injury to Omarzai. 22-year-old Bilal Sami had a tough outing in Lucknow, going for 90 runs in his spell of just 8.5 overs, and will be looking to make amends. Mohammad Saleem, another emerging young pacer, who impressed in the Tests on this very tour, offers a more promising case and will be hoping to carry that form into the white-ball arena. Team form (Last 5 completed ODIs, recent first) - IND - WWLLW | AFG - LLWWW. What to expect? Chepauk and spin. The two have gone hand in hand for as long as anyone can remember. But the numbers tell a slightly different story these days. Since the start of 2023, pacers have actually outbowled the spinners at this ground in ODIs, picking up 51 wickets to spinners' 36 across six matches, including the 2023 ODI World Cup. The surface has changed its character, and the bowlers who have adapted have reaped the rewards. That said, writing off spin at Chepauk would be a brave call. It is still very much in the game and the teams would closely read the conditions before. So expect a gripping contest at Chepauk, where ODI returns after almost three years.