Afghanistan lose to Gill-led India

India made five changes to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Arshdeep Singh made way for Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, a couple of debutants (Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar), and Prasidh Krishna.

Afghanistan made four changes to their playing eleven – Najibullah Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Fazalhaq Farooqi made way for Sediqullah Atal, Allah Ghazanfar, debutant Ziaur Rahman, and Mohammad Saleem.

On winning the toss, Shubman Gill, India’s skipper and the player of the match, elected to field.

Due to rain, the ground was wet.

As a result, the match was reduced to 25 overs per side.

The first Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 27, and lost three wickets.

Ibrahim Zadran, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Gill. Brar broke the 13-run stand.

A couple of overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Atal was the batter. (Pand)It was struck down by umpire Rohan.

Fifteen balls (2.3 overs) into the match, Afghanistan sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Atal, the batter, faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the mark. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep Singh, who broke the three-run stand.

Rahmat Shah, who faced eight balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Dubey. Arshdeep broke the 10-run stand.  

The second Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the sixth and the 20^th over. They scored 138, and lost a couple of wickets.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s contribution to the partnership was 35, the contribution of Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan’s skipper, to it was 15. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.

Gurbaz’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes – came off 25 balls.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seventy balls (11.4 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Gurbaz was the batter. (Pand)It was struck down by umpire Rohan.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 53 balls. While Gurbaz’s contribution to the partnership was 75, Shahidi’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Gurbaz’s ton – which included eight boundaries and as many sixes – came off 48 balls.

He eventually scored 102 off 51 balls. Sixty-six balls after Shah’s dismissal, Nitish Kumar Reddy broke the 116-run partnership.

Shahidi, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Lokesh Rahul. Dubey broke the two-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 21^st and the 25^th over. They scored 29, and lost five wickets.

Mohammad Nabi, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Twenty-four balls after Shahidi’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep. Reddy broke the 28-run stand.

Azmatullah Omarzai, whose 16-ball innings included three sixes, scored 26. Five balls later, he was stumped by Kishan. Dubey broke the 10-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Ghazanfar, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gill off the bowling of Dubey.

Rashid Khan, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Seventeen balls later, Brar broke the 11-run stand.

Ziaur, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Brar broke the one-run stand.

Saleem, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 12 extras. Afghanistan were all out for 194 off 24.5 overs.

Sundar bowled an over, conceding 19. He was wicketless, as was Krishna, who bowled five overs, conceding 35.

Reddy bowled four overs, conceding 31. He picked up two wickets, as did Arshdeep, who bowled five overs, conceding 27.

Brar bowled 4.5 overs, conceding 27. He picked up three scalps, as did Dubey, who bowled five overs, conceding 47.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 40, without the loss of a wicket.

Twenty-two balls (3.3 overs) into the chase, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Gill was the batter. It was struck down by Gaffaney.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the sixth and the 20^th over. They scored 116, and lost three wickets.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Thirty-five balls into the chase, Rashid and Gurbaz ran him out.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). Afghanistan had conceded nine extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Gill’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Kishan’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (68 balls). Afghanistan had conceded nine extras at that point.

Gill’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (111 balls). Afghanistan had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 21^st and the 25^th over. They scored 39, without the loss of a wicket.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Gill’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Rahul’s contribution to it was 39. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.

Gill, whose 66-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 84. He was unbeaten.

Kishan, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. Forty-three balls after Rohit’s dismissal, Rashid broke the 70-run partnership.

Shreyas Iyer, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Saleem. Ziaur broke the 26-run stand.

Rahul, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 39. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 195 for the loss of three wickets off 22.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by 13 balls to spare.

Nabi bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Omarzai bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Saleem bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Ghazanfar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Ziaur bowled four overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Rashid, who bowled five overs, conceding 37.

India led the three-match series 1-0.