New Delhi: The three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan was entirely in the name of Team India. Indian players performed brilliantly with both bat and ball and won the series 3-0. During this period, many players left their mark, but the most talked about was young batsman Abhishek Sharma. In fact, against Afghanistan, Abhishek Sharma scored 108 runs in just 34 balls in the third T20. In this innings he hit 11 sixes and 9 fours.
The special thing was that by completing his century in 30 balls, he made the record of the fastest century against a Test playing nation. He was chosen player of the match for this innings.
Who got the award in the first two matches?
In the first T20, Abhishek Sharma scored 82 runs in 32 balls and became the player of the match. In the second T20, bowler Nitish Kumar Reddy took 3 wickets and won the award of this match. In the third T20, Abhishek Sharma again won the title of Player of the Match by scoring a century.
Player of the series also named as Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma's bat spoke volumes throughout the series. He scored a total of 229 runs in three matches. His average was 76.33 and strike rate was 269.41. After being named Player of the Match twice, he was given the biggest honor of the series, Player of the Series. Talking about the last match of the series, India scored 221 runs and defeated Afghanistan by 127 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With this victory, India clean swept the series 3-0. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson shone in batting, while Nitish Kumar Reddy was most successful in bowling.
Indian players performed brilliantly in this series against Afghanistan. Abhishek Sharma impressed everyone with his aggressive style and became the star of the series. Whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy showed his strength in bowling. Overall, this series was memorable for India.