India won the ODI series against Afghanistan 3-0, famous Krishna’s ‘claw’ – Jaiswal’s ‘successful’ century; Dhawan’s record broken

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 20, 2026

India vs Afghanistan ODI Series: In the third ODI played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets and captured the series 3-0. The story of this victory was not only written on the scoreboard, but the Indian players showed such dominance with both ball and bat that Afghanistan appeared to be completely on the backfoot.

The hero of the match was fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who achieved the feat of taking five wickets for the first time in ODI cricket. On the Chennai pitch where there was little pace and bounce, Prasidh troubled the Afghan batsmen with his line-length and pace.

Afghanistan had a bad start

Afghanistan decided to bat after winning the toss, but the Indian fast bowlers broke their back in the first 10 overs.
Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar created such pressure with the new ball that the Afghan batsmen could not play shots freely. Afghanistan team got into trouble due to continuous fall of wickets.
However, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi held one end and tried to take the team to a respectable score by scoring a brilliant century. He completed his first ODI century after a long wait of 95 ODI matches.
Shahidi hit 13 fours and 1 six in his 131-ball innings. He struggled despite the heat and fatigue during the innings, but the rest of the batsmen could not support him.
Rehmanullah Gurbaz He scored 5, Ibrahim Zadran scored 11, Rahmat Shah scored 5, Darwish Rasooli scored 1, Azmatullah Omarzai scored 50, Mohammad Nabi scored 21, Rashid Khan scored 5, Allah Ghazanfar scored 1 and Farid Ahmed Malik scored 0 runs.

memorial day of famous krishna

The biggest attraction for India was the bowling of Prasidh Krishna. He achieved the first ODI five wicket haul of his career. Prasidh told after the match that his focus was only to bowl the ball at the right length as per the team’s strategy. He said that playing with good bowlers in the team provides an opportunity to learn and constant competition in the nets makes them better. His lethal bowling bowled out Afghanistan for 218 runs in 44.2 overs.

Rohit Sharma’s explosive style

The Indian team, which set out to chase the target, had a great start. Rohit Sharma Initially he got a lease of life, of which he took full advantage. Rohit batted aggressively against the Afghan bowlers. Especially his shots against Rashid Khan were worth watching. He scored a brilliant half-century and gave a strong start to India by playing an inning of 79 runs. The same old confidence was visible in Rohit’s batting, where he was seen playing not by looking at the ball but by his timing and strength. In his 69-ball innings, he hit 3 sixes and 9 fours.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the biggest face of the celebration

The biggest story of this match was young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal batted brilliantly and completed his second ODI century. He scored a century in just 83 balls and showed why he is considered the future of Indian cricket.

Jaiswal said after the match that his focus remains only on his game. When we get a start, it is important to convert it into a big innings. His partnership of 170 runs for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma completely ended Afghanistan’s hopes of a comeback.

India won the match in a one-sided fashion

India achieved the target of 219 runs very easily. The victory was so one-sided that India won the match with 128 balls remaining. This became India’s fastest win while chasing a target of more than 200 runs. Jaiswal remained unbeaten after scoring 110 runs in 86 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 14 fours. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer also played an unbeaten inning of 20 runs in 19 balls, which included 2 sixes.

Many questions were answered under Gill’s captaincy

Captain Shubhman Gill said after the victory that the team had worked on maintaining pressure and creating chances in the middle overs, the effect of which was visible in this series. He praised the performance of the fast bowlers and said that this series was a confidence booster for the team before the England tour.

India’s dominance in statistics

India defeated Afghanistan 3-0 in the ODI series.
Afghanistan has not been able to defeat India so far in any format.
India has 15 wins in 18 matches between the two teams.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second century in only his 6th ODI.
Jaiswal reached the top by defeating Shikhar Dhawan among those who scored the second century in the lowest number of innings in ODI for India.
This is India’s first ODI series win under the captaincy of Gill.

Lesson for Afghanistan, big preparation for India

Afghanistan captain Shahidi admitted that playing in India is not easy and the team talked about learning a lot from this series. For India, this series was not just a victory, but also an opportunity to test the players before the upcoming challenge against a strong team like England. In Chennai, India showed that when the bowlers strike early and the batsmen play responsibly, any team in the world can come under pressure.

Most ‘Player of the Match’ awards for India

15 – Sachin Tendulkar
11 – Virat Kohli
7 – Sourav Ganguly/ Yuvraj Singh/ MS Dhoni
6 – Rohit Sharma/Shubman Gill

Fastest century against Afghanistan

57 – Eoin Morgan, Manchester, 2019
63 – Rohit Sharma, Delhi, 2023
71 – Ishan Kishan, Lucknow, 2026
76 – Glenn Maxwell, Mumbai WS, 2023
77 – Shubhman Gill, Lucknow, 2026
83 – William Porterfield, Greater Noida, 2017
83 – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Chennai, 2026

Fewest innings to score a second ODI century (India)

6 – Yashasvi Jaiswal
7 – Shikhar Dhawan
9 – Kedar Jadhav
17 – Virat Kohli
18 – Shubhman Gill

Clean-sweep against Afghanistan in bilateral series

0-3 vs West Indies, India in 2019
0-3 vs Pakistan, Sri Lanka in 2023
0-3 vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka 2024
0-3 vs India in India 2026

How was India’s performance against Afghanistan?

A total of 18 international matches have been played between India and Afghanistan so far. Out of these, India has won 15 matches, while one match was tied, while one match had no result. India is the only ‘full member’ team which Afghanistan has not been able to defeat till date.

Chasing a target of 200+, win with most balls remaining

177 – West Indies vs Canada, Centurion, 2003 (Target: 203)
144 – Australia vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2011 (Target: 230)
142 – Pakistan vs India, Lahore, 1997 (Target: 217)
128 – India vs Afghanistan, Chennai, 2026 (Target: 219)
127 – India vs Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2017 (Target: 217)