it's a tie and we're going into a Super Over! Mukesh bowls a wide yorker that Gulbadin scythes through the infield to deep cover, Rinku lobs a throw on the bounce to Sanju but it's so far away from the stumps that it gives the batter the split second to make his ground even as Sanju tries to deflect the throw onto the stumps. A better throw from Rinku could've made a difference. . What a finish! And we're not done yet.
India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I at Bengaluru, IND v AFG, Jan 17 2024 - Match Result
10.38pm What a game we've had. India are huddled together to decide who bowls. All of them have been taken for plenty. Washington's been the best bowler by a mile. Do they take a chance by bowling him against two set batters? Surely Nabi should come out to open with Gulbadin? This was meant to be a dead rubber, but it's bern a thrill-a-minute ride that has had everyone on the edge of their seats for the last half hour. Exhilarating stuff. As disappointed as he will be with the bowling effort, Rohit won't really mind this experience of playing in a Super Over. The question is who bowls. We'll find out soon.
3 needed off 1.
heaved across the line, Washington comes across from deep midwicket to fire a throw on the bounce to the keeper, they'll take two.
5 off 2. If this ends in a tie, we'll have a super over.
belted down the ground for six! Shovelled. Mukesh misses his mark by an inch if not more and Gulbadin generates tremendous bottom-handed power as he helicopters it over the ropes at long-off.
Harshit: "Mukesh has a habit of bowling no balls. Please don't do it now."
carved over cover, Rinku runs around from deep point and does well to cut that off and keep it sown to two. 11 off 3
bowls full, bowls too wide outside off, left alone. 13 off 4.
There was a massive gap between point and wide long-off. Dube now moves to cover at the edge of the ring.
excellent yorker that tails in from outside off, Gulbadin beaten as he looks to walk across and slog across the line.
Back over the wicket now
bisects long-on and long-off for four! Mukesh bowls a high full toss, Gulbadin stays inside the crease and swings through the line to find the gap. 14 off 5.
sprays it too far wide outside off in trying to bowl a wide yorker. 18 off 6
Mukesh bowls from around the stumps
squeezed down to long-on, good ball to finish. Afghanistan need 19 off the final over.
smashed into the club house terrace! Right in the slot from Avesh, Gulbadin used the depth of the crease to get underneath the length and tee off. My word, what muscle. Super hit that
this has been lofted over the infield, plonks in the outfield as Washington runs around from deep cover to stop this.
slaps this length ball to the cover boundary. Solid hit. Too much width, sat up nicely for him to give it his all. Held his shape nicely and walloped it away to beat Jaiswal.
excellent running catch from Kohli, Chinnaswamy roars! This was bowled full and away from his hitting arc, he ended up slicing it over to the off side, Kohli from wide long-off charged across a good 25-30 yards to his right to take the ball where deep cover would be.
fires this too far wide outside off in his quest to bowl a wide yorker to deny the batter
flies over short third off a thick edge! Lucky but they'll take them. Avesh went full and wide, he looked to drill it over cover but got a thick edge.
drilled to long-off where Dube comes up with clumsy effort trying to dive across the turf. Four more. Is there life in the game yet?
crunched to the cover boundary! Mukesh end up bowling a wide half-volley outside off and Gulbadin made sweet connection.
whips this down to deep midwicket
reaches out to hit this full delivery down to long-off
full and wide, but well inside the wide line. Gulbadin let it go thinking it'd be called wide. Excellent call from Madanagopal
1W | 1W | |||
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M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
Toss | India, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Player Of The Series | |
Series result | India won the 3-match series 3-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 2435 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.15 |
Match days | 17 January 2024 - night (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
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TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee |
Over 20 • AFG 212/6
Match tied (India won the 2nd Super Over)