India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd ODI at Chennai: India complete 3-0 ODI series sweep; Centurion Jaiswal dominates in nine-wicket win vs AFG in Chennai

That is all from our end of the India vs Afghanistan ODI series. The Men in Blue sealed a 3-0 series sweep after sealing a nine-wicket victory in Chennai. The attention now shifts towards the away T20 series in Ireland, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would be in focus.

Until then, goodbye!

Nabi back in for another over, and Jaiswal smacked a six to complete a hundred runs off 83 deliveries. His talent screams loudly in Chennai as he raised his arms in celebration and kissed his bat.

He continued the onslaught with a boundary and then a six, and THAT IS THE SERIES, DONE AND DUSTED! INDIA DEFEAT AFGHANISTAN BY NINE WICKETS IN THE THIRD ODI.

Jaiswal begins the over with a sweet boundary, striking it past the stumps at the non-striker’s end. A single in the next, and Iyer brings similar intensity with a six, swinging it hard down the ground.  Two runs conceded in the fourth ball.

There’s an appeal for caught behind, as Gurbaz is interested and Shahidi goes for it. UltraEdge showed that there was a gap between the glove and ball.

Iyer then nailed the pull for a six. IND 208/1 (28)

Nabis is back for another over, and Jaiswal starts the over with a single. Iyer then hit it down at long-on for a single. Another single follows.

Two more singles and a dot to cap off the over. IND 189/1 (27)

Fareed replaces Rashid and bowls over the wicket and starts with four dots against Iyer before the bowler tossed a wide delivery.

Oh, brilliantly hit by Jaiswal! He scoops the shot right past the keeper for a boundary. He then struck the ball high in the air, but the ball is short at sweeper cover. The fielder misjudged it, and the opportunity hangs. IND 184/1 (26)

Shreyas Iyer’s bat went flying in the air against Rashid Khan in the second delivery. He got his hands over his head to protect himself, but the bat landed in front of him, with Gurbaz handing it back to him. IND 173/1 (24)

Afghanistan finally get what they have been looking for! Rohit Sharma has been dismissed just when India was pacing up. Caught by Sediq at deep midwicket, and the Hitman knew as soon as he hit it.

Rohit Sharma c sub Atal b Nabi 79(69) SR: 114.49

IND 170/1 (22.5)

Rohit Sharma is pressing on the accelerator pedal as Team India inches closer towards a series whitewash. He struck a beautiful flick against Rashid Khan, which sailed over short fine leg for a boundary.

The hitman then swivelled the next delivery over the midwicket region for a six. A single on the next ball brought Jaiswal on strike, who scored a dot and then a single to wrap up the over. IND 167/0 (22)

Rashid returned to bowl and struck two consecutive boundaries, building pressure on Afghanistan. He hit the first shot over mid-wicket and the second one over extra cover.

A single on the next ball brings Jaiswal on strike, who hit two dots to end the over. IND 148/0 (20)

Nabi delivers a nice maiden, halting India’s aggression during the chase. Jaiswal orimerily defended throughout the over, avoiding risks at such a stage. Nicely bowled by the Afghan bowler. IND IND 139/0 (19)

Rashid rolls his arm, with Jaiswal starting the over with a single, bringing Rohit on strike. A dot in the second and then a single in the third ball, hitting it off the back foot through midwicket.

Jaiswal then struck a solid boundary! What a nicely hit shot off the toe end that goes past slip. IND 139/0 (18)

Jaiswal hit a boundary between backward point and short third on the second ball and then struck a sumptuous drive through the off-side for a boundary in the fourth delivery. Team India is right on track during the chase. IND 132/0 (17)

Rohit Sharma is putting pressure on Rashid Khan. Once again a sweep from the Indian and once more he finds the boundary ropes. A 47-ball fifty for the India opener

IND 121-0(15.2)

Rohit Sharma now gets into the act. The Indian openers are now in a hurry. Rashid Khan is first sent for a four through a flick and then Rohit unleashes a full-bladed sweep to collect six on the last ball of the over.

IND 113-0(14)

The spinners have somewhat slowed down the scoring but India would not mind that. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are both happily taking singles now that the field has spread out.

IND 101-0(13)

Yashasvi Jaiswal rushes to his half-century in just 38 balls. Seven fours, one six and the best part was that he did not take too many risks. He is now consolidating his innings and his eyes would definitely be on the three-figure mark.

IND 93-0(11.4)

An exceptional powerplay for India and the game looks dead and buried right after 10 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal has led India’s charge in the first 10 overs with 46 off 32 balls. Rohit Sharma is happily playing the second fiddle at 27 off 30.

IND 86-0(10) need 133 runs

Rohit Sharma has started bringing out some aggressive shots during the chase, smashing a six and a four in consecutive deliveries against Ziaur Rahman. Jaiswal also hit spectacular shots as India continues the chase with sheer intent.

Two singles, a wide and a dot to cap off the over. IND 75/0 (8)

Jaiswal flicks the first ball of the seventh over through square leg, and Sediq makes a run for it towards the boundary ropes. But he is unable to stop the boundary as his leg is on the cushion. A dot follows next.

Another misfield? Indian batters steal two runs as the ball went to the outfield, and the batters stole a double.

Jaiswal then brings out an imperious pull smashed over square leg for a six. A dot follows in the next delivery.

A boundary to wrap up the over, and Jaiswal looks in great flow. IND 62/0 (7)

What should’ve been a wicket ends up being a four! Fareed made an error in judging the ball during the fielding attempt, letting the ball go for a boundary. Bowler Zia was upset with what had happened.

Rohit continued with five dots in the following deliveries to end the over. IND 46/0 

Fareed Ahmad starts with a dot defended by Rohit straight back to him. A single on the next ball, flicked by the veteran at mid-wicket. Two more dots follow.

Jaiswal nails a boundary after the ball bounced high, with a fielder leaping to stop it, but the attempt fails. Ghazanfar has seemingly hurt himself during the attempt to stop the ball. IND 42/0 (5)

Zia returns to bowl and delivers a leg bye to start the over. As Yashasvi attempted to flick it, the ball beats him and hits the left side of the pad. Three dot balls in the following deliveries.

A wide ball on the fifth ball; Rohit attempted to flick it but didn’t. Another leg bye in the fifth ball, and a dot to cap off the over. IND 37/0 (4)

Fareed Ahmad starts the over with Rohit doing for two dots before getting a boundary. The shot had the fans’ hearts racing. Gurbaz ran back to make the catch but couldn’t, and he also kicked the ball with his thigh, and the ball went past the boundary rope.

Another boundary smashed by Rohit, driven through cover beautifully.

IND 34/0 (3)

After a strong start, Afghanistan hands the ball to Zia, who starts with four dots against Rohit. The veteran batter was eventually off the mark after taking a single.

There was a fumble among AFG fielders, allowing a single to be completed. The batters managed to take a double after a misfield.

IND 26/0 (2)

Openers Rohit and Yashasvi started brilliantly, with the young batter delivering three boundaries in an over. Omarzai also made an error after he overstepped, with Jaiswal capitalising on the chance.

India were also awarded five runs after AFG captain Hashmat Shahidi stepped on the danger zone in the first innings. IND 23/0 (1)

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to the middle for the chase, and the team starts with 5 runs on the scoreboard.

Hashmat goes down again and is checked upon by the physios. It doesn’t look good at all, but he continues to bat.

Play resumes, and Zia starts with a single.

Prasidh finally strikes again, completes his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, and Shreyas Iyer completes the catch. Shahidi’s remarkable knock ended, and Prasidh receives applause from the fans in the stands.

Afghanistan were restricted to 218, and India require 219 runs to win

Washi returns to bowl, and Afghanistan batters take some risks as they swiftly run between wickets for two runs.

Hashmatullah Shahidi reached his maiden hundred for the first time in one-day cricket! A huge moment for the skipper as he anchors the team in challenging conditions.

Two dots to wrap up the over. AFG 217/9 (44)

Prasidh returns to roll his arm, and Shahidi hits a boundary in the over’s first delivery. Two straight dots in the next deliveries.

Kishan appeals for a caught behind as he believes there was a thin edge. The umpire says no, and Gill isn’t convinced to take a review either.

A single and a dot wrap up the 43rd over. AFG 211/9 (43)

Two run-outs in two balls! That is insane!! Shahidi struck the ball towards the front of point and sprinted for a single, and Gill came charging, collected the ball, and Kishan once again dislodged the stumps with the ball in hand.

Fareed Ahmad run out (Gill/Kishan) 0(0)