Batting first, Afghanistan belted 69 runs in the last 6 overs to finish their innings at 158 for 5.
In reply, the Blues lost their skipper in the first over, but Shivam Dubey led the chase, helping India win comfortably by 6 wickets. And we’ve got some fascinating numbers from this encounter.
At nearly 37 years of age, Rohit Sharma became India’s oldest T20I captain in their first ever bilateral series against Afghanistan. After a timid start,
Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai injected some much-needed energy, racking up 68 runs between them, in the process notching up Afghanistan’s jointized partnership against India in T20 internationals.
A late counter-attacking effort from Afghanistan’s middle order helped them finish at a competitive total of 158 for 5, their highest score against India in T20 internationals.
Shivam Dubey made quite the statement on his comeback, scoring an unbeaten 60 to help India cruise to a win. It was only his second T20I 50, and his first in four years.
Despite getting out in an unfortunate manner, Rohit Sharma was all smiles at the end, earning his 100th win as a player in T20 internationals.
In fact, the Indian captain became the first player ever to record a century of wins in the shortest format of the game.
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