India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I: India has made a clean sweep in the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. In the third and last match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Team India defeated Afghanistan by 127 runs. Batting first, India scored 221 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. The hero of this big score was Abhishek Sharma, who played a stormy innings of 108 runs in just 34 balls. His innings included 9 fours and 11 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma attacked the Afghanistan bowlers from the very beginning and hit big shots all around the field. He completed his century in just 33 balls and batted at an excellent strike rate of 317.65. Along with Abhishek, Sanju Samson also scored a brilliant half-century. He scored 50 runs in 35 balls, which included 2 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 29 runs in 20 balls, while Shivam Dubey contributed 14 runs.
Afghanistan’s batting was a complete flop
Chasing the target of 221 runs, the Afghanistan team could not stand against the Indian bowlers. The entire team was all out for just 94 runs in 14.1 overs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the most runs by scoring 25 runs in 16 balls, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an inning of 15 runs. For India, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each. Akshar Patel got two wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Yash Thakur took one wicket each.
India won the T20 series 3-0
With this spectacular victory, India won the T20 series against Afghanistan 3-0. However, the most talked about in the entire match was Abhishek Sharma’s innings. His innings of 108 runs in 34 balls played an important role in taking India to 221 runs. Abhishek showed with his aggressive batting that he has the ability to change the course of the match in just a few overs in T20 cricket. After batting, the Indian bowlers also performed brilliantly and ended the series with a bang by bowling out Afghanistan for 94 runs.