IND vs AFG

Despite missing some first choice players, India have dominated proceedings so far in this series. They head to Chennai with an unassailable 2-0 lead in against their name. For Afghanistan, it would be one last chance to showcase their mettle in what has otherwise been a tough tour for them.

The 3rd ODI will be played on June 20, Saturday. Do join us for it. For now, this is the duo of Darpan and Bidipto saying goodbye. Sayonara!

Shubman Gill (India captain): "(Why was he off the field?) A little sore. I got a lot of cramps. It was really hot and I was batting for 45 overs. I was cramping up in different parts of the body, but now I am fine. 

(On his mindset as a batter) I am in a good space. The ball is going where I want it to go. I am feeling very confident from the first ball. I had a target to play deep in this series. Happy to be able to do that. 

(Was he eyeing a double century?) Yes, I was. At the same time, I knew I shall play my shots. But I think I middled it too well. 

(Did the toss matter?) Even if we would have bowled first, it would have been okay. The wicket remained the same. Even if we got a target of 300-330, it would have been a nice chase."  

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan captain): "You cannot put all things on the toss, we were not good enough with the ball. We didn't bowl well in the first 20 overs. We gave them easy boundaries. It was hot, but it's not an excuse. We had to bowl well. We didn't get it right, so that's a learning curve. Darwish (Rasooli) wanted to go out and bat, but unfortunately, he got cramps again. Hopefully, he recovers for the last game. I think a lot of learnings for sure, but there were positives too. Gurbaz is batting well. But, we have to be up to the mark in the bowling department." 

Arshdeep Singh (3/45 in 9 overs): "Feels really good! Just following the processes as a team. Good to see new faces in the bowling attack doing so well! Well I didn't know that I was on a hat-trick! Oh, I regret that! The environment and the chat have been great, we are doing our best in the team's interest. Every bowler is pretty confident and hungry for success. They're enjoying their moments!" 

9:22 PM IST: India have steamrolled Afghanistan. They win by 170 runs and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Shubman Gill 154 (110) | Gurnoor Brar 3/60 (10)
Rahmat Shah 79 (89) | Nangeyalia Kharote 4/76 (10)

The match might have come to an end now. However, the result became a foreone conclusion nearly 2 hours back. That is how one-sided this game was. India, despite missing some of their first choice players, have dominated the visitors and once again reminded the world of the depth of talent they have. For Afghanistan, this tour is turning out to be a steep learning curve.

The hero for the home side was captain Shubman Gill, who notched-up a magnificent 154 (110) while batting at number 3 today. He came out to bat at the end of the second over — when Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had come into the XI for an injured Nitish Reddy, was dismissed — and stayed put till the 43rd. In between, he had a sumptuous partnership with Ishan Kishan, who also scored a ton.

While Gill radiated sturdiness and confidence, the left-hander set the stadium alight with his sprightly approach. He scored 7 sixes and 14 boundaries on his way to a 79-ball-125 and the duo put up a stand of 224 runs for the third wicket. Rohit Sharma too contributed with an impressive 48 (39).

However, India suffered a bit of a collapse towards the end. They were from 320/2 in the 37th over to 402 all out in the 50th. Nangeyalia Kharote returned 4 wickets, while Rashid Khan picked 3.

It was always going to be a stiff climb for Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz did light up flames of hope with an effervescent 33-ball-41 at the top, after getting a life earlier — Prince Yadav had dismissed him off what turned out to be a no-ball. However, those flames did not keep burning for long. Afghanistan struggled to keep up with the rate and eventually collapsed under pressure. They were 128/2 before Sediqullah Atal, who scored 42 (50) got out. They went from there to 190/7 (effectively 190/8 with Rasooli retired hurt). The remainder was just the two sides going through the motions. Rahmat Shah held one end up and scored 79, but he was always fighting a losing battle.

For India, Gunroor Brar and Arshdeep Singh finished with 3fers, while debutant Prince Yadav managed 2 wickets. Washington Sundar picked one and Kuldeep Yadav, despite being impressive, ended up wicketless. Shubman Gill did not take the field in the second innings and hence, Shreyas Iyer led them. His rotation of bowlers was laudable. Ishan Kishan suffered a bit of blow while trying to attempt a catch and had to leave the field, but is likely to have not caused himself much harm.

44.3 Prince Yadav to Rahmat Shah, THE CATCH IS WELL TAKEN BY GURNOOR! PRINCE GETS HIS MAN! AND INDIA WRAP UP THE SERIES! DARWISH RASOOLI WON'T COME OUT TO BAT AGAIN. Short and accurate on middle-stump. Rahmat didn't control the pull shot well and slightly top-edged it. But Gurnoor, running in from deep fine-leg, dived forward and clung on to the flat catch brilliantly! 

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43.6 Gurnoor Singh Brar to Bilal Sami, WOAH! Short and accurate over off-stump at 140.6 kph. Bilal played it uncomfortably and managed to evade it somehow! 

43.4 Gurnoor Singh Brar to Rahmat Shah, yorker, tailing in on middle-and-leg now. Rahmat manages to get the toes out of the way and dig it out. 

43.3 Gurnoor Singh Brar to Rahmat Shah, AHHH! WIDE CALLED! Short and a bit too high over the right shoulder. Rahmat bails out and Afghanistan get the extra.