- By Himanshu Badola
- Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:46 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I: India and Afghanistan played out an entertaining match at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 17 with the hosts emerging victorious.
India clinched the victory in the Super Over to complete the 3-0 whitewash with skipper Rohit Sharma shining with the bat.
After the disappointing outings in the first two matches, Rohit made it count brilliantly with a remarkable century in the dead rubber fixture, his fifth in the shortest format.
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However, his century came at a crucial juncture when India were struggling at 22/4.
Bailing the team out of trouble, Rohit stitched a record 190-run partnership with Rinku Singh for the fifth wicket.
The duo helped India post a huge total of 212/4 in their 20 overs before allowing the visitors to level it and force the match into the Super Over.
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The Super Over also was tied with the score of 16 each before India picked up a victory in the second on the back of Ravi Bishnoi's two wickets while defending a 12-run target.
Rohit slammed 121 runs off 69 balls with 11 fours and eight sixes while on the other hand, Rinku played an unbeaten knock of 69 runs from 39 balls with two fours and six sixes in his innings.
Full List of Records India shattered in double Super Over win against Afghanistan in 3rd T20I:
Highest T20I partnership for any wicket for India
Rohit and Rinku stitched together an unbeaten partnership of 190 runs against Afghanistan.
190* R Sharma - R Singh v Afg Bengaluru 2024
176 S Samson - D Hooda v Ire Dublin 2022
165 R Sharma - KL Rahul v SL Indore 2017
165 Y Jaiswal - S Gill v WI Lauderhill 2023
Highest individual scores for India in T20Is
Rohit Sharma's highest score in a T20I: India captain Rohit Sharma's 121* is the highest for the captain in the shortest format for India, but the fourth-highest individual score for India in T20Is. The list is led by Shubman Gill.
126* Shubman Gill v NZ Ahmedabad 2023
123* Ruturaj Gaikwad v Aus Guwahati 2023
122* Virat Kohli v Afg Dubai 2022
121* Rohit Sharma v Afg Bengaluru 2024
212 - Highest total for a team after losing 4 wickets for 25 runs or less
The third T20I saw India posting the highest total for a team after being four down for 25 or less, reaching 212/4. The previous best was by the USA against Ireland in Lauderhill in 2021.
212/4 Ind vs Afg Bengaluru 2024 (from 22/4)
188/6 USA vs Ire Lauderhill 2021 (from 16/4)
174/10 Philippines vs Cambodia Phnom Penh 2023 (from 23/4)
Most runs scored in an over in T20Is
Rinku Singh and Rohit Sharma scored 36 runs in the final over of the match, courtesy of a no-ball. Only Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard had earlier scored 36 runs each, for India against England (vs Stuart Broad in Durban in 2007) and for West Indies against Sri Lanka (vs Akila Dananjaya in Coolidge in 2021), respectively.
36 Yuvraj Singh off Stuart Broad Durban 2007
36 Kieron Pollard off Akila Dananjaya Coolidge 2021
36 Rohit Sharma & Rinku Singh off Karim Janat Bengaluru 2024
First-ever double Super Over in an international match
India vs Afghanistan played out a first-ever international cricket match featuring two Super Overs.
Some other records broken during India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I:
Rohit now has the most runs to his name as an Indian captain in T20Is. He went past Virat Kohli's tally of 1570 runs in 50 T20Is, courtesy of his 121-run knock. He now sits at 1648 runs in T20Is.
Rohit is now the second captain after Babar Azam to score three T20I centuries as the captain of the team.
The third T20I for India helped Rohit equal MS Dhoni's record of winning 42 T20Is for India.
The Hitman sits top of the list when it comes to the number of bilateral T20I series wins for India as captain. Rohit has 12 to his name.
