भारत vs अफगानिस्तान, तीसरा वनडे, एमए चिदंबरम स्टेडियम, चेन्नई, 20 June 2026 - कमेंट्री

SIX! What a way to bring up your 2nd ODI HUNDRED! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to the milestone in style and leaps up in the air before taking off his helmet and soaking in all of the deserved applause. Tossed up, wide outside off, Jaiswal dances down the pitch and wallops it away over extra cover and all the way for a six.

Flatter one, sliding on with the arm, Jaiswal rocks back and cuts it straight to point.

FOUR! Sloppy fielding, and the scores are now level. On a nagging length, darted into middle and leg, Jaiswal gets low and brings out the broom. Plays it to short fine leg, where the fielder lets it through for a boundary.

SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal ends proceedings in style, and India win by 9 wickets, sweeping the series 3-0 as well. A floater from Nabi, on the pads, Jaiswal dances down the pitch, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball but goes through with the slog and gets it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

FOUR! That's exquisite! Too full, angled into middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal drills it dead straight, just past the stumps at the other end and the ball races away to the fence. Jaiswal is into the 90s now.

Good length on the pads, tucked away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

SIX! Shreyas Iyer decides to chance his arm now as well. Pitched-up delivery, angling across off, Iyer steps across and smacks it straight down the ground for a biggie. 200 up now for India.

A skiddy short ball over middle, Iyer gets rushed on the pull and mistimes it over wide mid on for a couple of runs.

Not Out! A well-directed short ball, dug in over leg and around the front shoulder. Shreyas Iyer looks to pull but misses. Half an appeal for caught behind, Rahmanullah Gurbaz seems certain, but doesn't get much support from the bowler. The umpire turns it down, but Gurbaz convinces the skipper to go for the review. The replays roll in, and UltraEdge shows that the ball missed the bat and the gloves.

SIX! BANG! Short-pitched delivery again, around chest height, Iyer goes back and across and nails the pull deep over the mid-wicket fence for another biggie. Just 11 more needed for the win now for India.

Shorter and on off. Jaiswal flat bats it to long on for a single.

Full and at the stumps, knocked to long on for a run.

On a length, on the pads. Jaiswal taps it to the right of mid-wicket and crosses over.

Floated up, on off. Iyer mistimes the drive to cover.

Shorter and on middle. Iyer works it off the back foot in front of square on the leg side for one.

Tossed up, on middle. Jaiswal forces the drive to long off for another single.

Pace back on as Fareed Ahmad returns. Hits the back of a length, on middle. Shreyas tucks it to mid-wicket.

Across off, on a short of a length. Iyer moves towards the off side slightly and pushes it to cover.

From around the wicket now, pace taken off, on a good length. Iyer plays it on the up to cover.

Pushes the length up, on off. Iyer leans into the drive and the ball pings off his blade. The cover fielder gets low and makes a sharp stop.

Two wides! Down leg, on a back of a length. Iyer gets inside the line and swings across but fails to lay any bat on it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz moves to his left but cannot gather it cleanly. The ball deflects away off his gloves and the batters cross.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! At the sticks, on a good length, on middle. Jaiswal walks across for the scoop with fine leg inside the circle. Jaiswal ends up playing it finer than he would have liked, but manages to evade Rahmanullah Gurbaz and it races away.

In the air...but it falls short. Bowled on a length, on off. Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. Slices it in the air off the outer half towards deep cover. Ziaur Rahman does not pick it up early as he runs around initially before charging in towards the ball. Rahman slides in front, but the ball gets to him on the bounce. Single taken.

Skidding through, short and on off. Jaiswal taps it to cover.

Sliding on with the arm, on a good length, on middle. Jaiswal plays it to the right of the man at mid-wicket and sets off for the single.

A bit of turn into the pads, on a length. Iyer wrists it in front of square on the leg side and turns the strike over.

At 86.7 kph, on middle, on the fuller side. Jaiswal steps out and drills it to long off. Single taken.

Pulls the length back now, on middle. Shreyas works it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Loopy ball, on middle. Jaiswal resists the temptation to go big and just pushes it back to Nabi.

Beaten! Dropped short by Rashid, on off, Iyer presses back for the cut, but there is a bit of extra bounce and he is beaten.

What happened there? Stays short, on middle. Iyer rocks back to stab it down on the leg side. Shreyas loses hold of the bat and it drops beside the strip on the leg side. Quite an unusual sight that the batter has lost grip of the bat while blocking.

Flat and short, on off. Iyer chops it wide of point for a single.

A bit short and bowled flatter, on off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it to long off for one more run.

On a nagging length, on off. Shreyas pats it to cover from the crease.

Tosses it up, fuller and it is the googly, on off and middle. Shreyas reaches out for the drive but miscues it to mid-wicket.

Trifle short, on off. Jaiswal rocks on the back foot and flat bats it to long on for one.

Offers flight, full and on the pads. Rohit clips it to backward square leg.

Drags the length back a bit, drifting in, on middle and leg. Rohit advances and punches it to long on for another single.

This is bowled by going wide on the crease. Full and quick, speared in at the stumps. Jaiswal mistimes the drive to long off for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rohit Sharma is livid with himself as he has picked out the fielder in the deep to absolute perfection. Not the best of balls by Nabi, this is on the shorter side, on middle. Rohit hops on the back foot for the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. It comes off the toe end of the blade and goes flat to deep mid-wicket, where the sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal leans forward and takes the catch. End of a 170-run opening stand. India need 49 more runs.

Floated up, on the pads. Iyer flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets of the mark with a single.

Serves the googly but the length is a bit too short, on middle and leg. Rohit picks the googly, stays back and plays it with the spin past mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Not exactly where Rohit intended, but he will take it. Floated up, it is the googly, turning into the pads. Rohit presses forward to whip it away. It goes off an inside edge and fine of the short fine leg fielder.

SIX! Into the stands! Way too short by Rashid, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Rohit does not miss out. He nails the pull off the front foot over square leg for half a dozen.

Gives the ball a bit of air, fuller and on off. Sharma eases it to long off and crosses over.

From around the wicket, it is the wrong'un, on middle. Jaiswal nudges it to mid-wicket.

Keeps it short, outside off. This is cut away to deep point for a single.

Flighted up on the pads. Rohit gets down on a knee and goes hard on the slog sweep. Gets an inside edge and it rolls down to deep fine leg for one.

Full and darted in, on middle. Jaiswal steps out and knocks it to long off. With this single, the 150 is up for India.

Holds it back a touch, on a length, on off. Rohit does not fall for the bait and is happy to defend from the crease.

This is quicker through the air, shorter and on leg. Rohit nurdles it wide of backward square leg and takes a quick single.

Slows it down and bowls it at 80.9 kph. On a good length, on middle. Jaiswal punches it to long off and crosses over.

Drops it short, on middle. Rohit tucks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Straighter one on off and middle, Sharma pats it down the track and back to Rashid.

FOUR! Up and over the infield. A bit too full and on the pads, Rohit Sharma leans forward, lifts the back leg and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! That's gorgeous from Rohit. Full and flat outside off, Sharma makes a bit of room, opens the bat face and goes inside-out over extra cover, picking up another boundary.

On middle and leg, worked away in front of square leg for a run.

Beaten! Pitched fuller on off, darting away from off. Jaiswal leans on to drive but the ball turns past the outside edge.

Rashid comes around the wicket and angles it in full on off. Jaiswal blocks it off the front foot. India now need just 71 more for the win, with 30 overs still to play.

Nagging length, sliding back onto the stumps, Jaiswal keeps it out.

Good length on off, Jaiswal rocks back and punches it with a vertical bat towards ectra cover.

Slower through the air, drifted into middle and leg, Jaiswal makes another block.

Flatter one around off, Jaiswal backs away and cuts it hard but straight towards short third.

Nice and full now from Nabi, on off and middle, Jaiswal lunges to defend.

Maiden over from Nabi! Fullish length again, in line with the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and keeps it out.

Bowled from the front of the hand, flat and on middle. Jaiswal presses back and gets side on before tucking it to deep square leg for a single.

Pitches on middle and darts in, Sharma gets a big stride forward and defends it off the inside edge.

Good length now, wristed away in front of square on the leg side for one. Rohit thinks about the second run but decides against it.

FOUR! Off the cue end of the blade. Fractionally full and darted well across off, Jaiswal rocks back and goes after the width but gets it off the toe end of the bat and past short third for a boundary.

Bowled quicker on leg, Jaiswal rocks back and punches it with a straight bat through wide mid on for a single.

Oh, some hesitation in the middle but Jaiswal survives. On the pads, nudged away down to backward square leg. Rohit calls for the single and Jaiswal responds, but Jaiswal ends up scampering back. Fareed Ahmad fires in a wide throw at the bowler's end and Jaiswal makes his ground.

Flatter one around off, cut away straight to point.

FOUR! Nicely done. Fullish length, angled in from outside off, Jaiswal waits back well and cuts it late, almost off the keeper's gloves and to the left of short third for a boundary.

Sliding on with the arm, outside off, and cut away straight to point.

FOUR! Hammered away! A bit fuller now and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans forward, stays on top of the bounce and smashes the drive through the big gap at covers for another boundary.

Better line from Nabi. Flatter on off, darts back into the stumps, Jaiswal keeps it out.

Full and angled into the pads, worked away down to wide long on for a single.

A flatter googly, sliding into the pads. Rohit misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to short fine leg.

FOUR! FIFTY up for Rohit Sharma in style, his 62nd in ODI cricket, a true modern great in this format. Full and straight, Sharma sits down to sweep and nails it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Quicker through the air, just outside off. Sharma cuts it to the left of backward point, where AM Ghazanfar makes a half stop. He recovers and chases it down, keeping it down to two runs.

Oh, that's a ripper of a delivery. There is an enquiry for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. Rashid Khan bowls this at a brisk pace, on a nagging length and around off. Rohit Sharma prods to block but the ball just turns past the outside edge. The review is taken, and UltraEdge confirms a big gap between bat and ball.

Flatter again, in line with the stumps, blocked off by Rohit.

Just a stifled appeal this time from Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Fractionally short on off, turns away with some extra bounce. Rohit Sharma looks to cut but is well beaten.

Bowls it slow at 85.7 kph, on a length and around off. Jaiswal waits back and cuts it to deep point for one.

Floated up on the pads, slower again, Sharma nudges it across to the right of mid-wicket for one more.

Dragged length, sliding on with the arm towards middle and leg. Jaiswal rocks back and punches it to the right of the bowler.

Held back a bit by Nabi, at just 77.4 kph and on off. Jaiswal pushes it into the off side.

Well short and outside off, Jaiswal hops back and cuts it hard towards deep point and collects a single.

Darted down the leg side, nudged away through square leg for a run.

Fuller one on middle, Sharma leans on and just clips it away past square leg for a run.

The googly now, a bit slower, going away from leg to off. Jaiswal rocks back to defend.

Fuller and quicker around leg, tucked away to deep square leg for another single.

FOUR! Oh, that's a top shot. Tossed up on the legs, Rohit Sharma clears the front leg and uses the wrists to whip it against the turn and in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flatter one, on a length and outside off, dabbed away down to short third.

SIX! In the air and all the way for a biggie. Tossed up around off stump, Rohit Sharma lunges across to get inside the line and shovels the sweep well behind square leg for a maximum.

Drops it short, that is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.

Flat and a bit short, on off. Rohit stabs it down on the off side.

Loopy ball, on middle. Rohit takes it on the full and drives it to long on for a single.

Low full toss, on middle, quicker through the air. Jaiswal punches it to long on and rotates the strike.

A bit too short and wide, scythed away down to deep backward point for a single. Rohit will be disappointed to have not found the fence here.

FOUR! Dispatched with ease, and up comes the 100-run partnership between these two. Full toss on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal whips it uppishly through wide mid on and the ball races away to the fence.

Starts with the flatter leg break, a touch full and outside off. Rohit Sharma leans on and strokes it to cover-point for a run.

Quicker one, dragged down around leg, tugged across to mid-wicket.

FIFTY up for Yashasvi Jaiswal, his first ODI cricket, he already has a century to his name. Floated up full, on middle, drilled down to long off for a single.

Flatter one at the stumps, punched off the back foot but straight to mid on.

Nice and full, on middle and leg, Sharma clips it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Fuller one at the toes, Jaiswal nudges it away wide to the left of the bowler. Tidy start from Rashid, 3 off the over.

Floated up wide of off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Dragged quick and short on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it down to long on for one.

Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, Rohit Sharma drives it square through the off side and picks up a single.

Ghazanfar holds it back a touch and bowls it on a nagging length on off. Jaiswal leans on to block.

Too full, just outside off, Jaiswal squeezes it away between point and covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Lovely delivery. AM Ghazanfar offers more flight and tosses it outside off, Jaiswal is drawn into the drive but the ball grips a bit and turns past the outside edge. Jaiswal remains on 49.

FOUR! Dispatched! A loose ball first up on his return to the attack by Omarzai. This is short and outside off. More than enough width for Jaiswal to work with it. He gets on top of the bounce and plays the cut past the diving AM Ghazanfar at cover-point.

Digs it on a hard length, closer to the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. Ends up chopping it down behind point for a couple of more runs.

Bowled on a good length, outside off. Jaiswal plays the late dab but can't get it past the short third fielder.

Pace taken off, bowled at 116.1 kph, on a back of a length, on middle. Jaiswal guides it wide of point and turns the strike over.

Moving back a bit, on a short of a length. Rohit gets on his toes and clips it square on the leg side for one more run.

Hits the top of off, Jaiswal waits back and guides it with an open bat face but straight to short third. After 10 overs, India are 86/0 while chasing 219.

Floated up by Ghazanfar and gets the ball to curve back in the air, on off. Jaiswal punches it to cover.

Gets away with it! Loopy full toss, on middle. Jaiswal goes hard on the drive and miscues it off the inner half to mid on for one.

Pushed through at 92.8 kph, on the pads. Rohit helps it wide of short fine leg and gets to the other end.

Slightly short and bowled by going wide on the crease, on middle. Jaiswal makes room and cuts, but Nangeyalia Kharote at backward point dives to his left to make the stop.

Beaten! This is quicker through the air, short again, on off. Yashasvi flashes at the ball but misses.

Darted at the pads, a bit fuller. Jaiswal turns it away in front of square on the leg side for one.

A bit wide on off, on a good length. Rohit dances down the track but ends up giving himself too much room and cannot get to it.

SIX! All the way! Rahman sprays it at the hips, on a short of a good length. Rohit hops inside the line and swivels to shovel it over long leg for his first six.

FOUR! All too easy for Rohit. Rahman digs it in short but offers a lot of width. Sharma reaches out and smacks it over point for a four.

Much better from Rahman. Fuller in length, on middle. Sharma clips it wide of mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Wide! Down leg, on a length. Jaiswal fails to help it away.

Going away with the angle, into the deck. Jaiswal waits on it, taps the ball on its head and runs it to down to deep third. They cross.

A bit more effort behind this ball as Rahman bashes the hard length, on off. Rohit rises with the bounce and blocks it out.

FOUR! Another untidy effort in the field. The 50 is up for India. Full and sliding onto the pads. Jaiswal brings his wrists into play and clips it through square leg. The sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal goes after it and puts in a slide. He tries to flick the ball away from the ropes but fails to get enough hand on it. He has a second crack at it but at that time, he comes into contact with the boundary cushions. It will be a boundary.

At the stumps, on a length, pushed to mid on by Yashasvi.

Hurls it on a good length, around off. Jaiswal plays it on the up. The cover fielder moves to his left but fails to make the stop and concedes a couple of runs.

SIX! A skimmer from Jaiswal. Dug in short by Fareed, on middle. Yashasvi presses back quickly and gets his hands high. Nails the pull and clears the deep backward square leg fence for a flat six.

Back on the fuller side, on off. Jaiswal leans on the drive but miscues it off the inner half to mid on.

FOUR! Off the edge! Lands it on a hard length, on off. Not that wide and Jaiswal throws his hands at the ball. There is no slip and the ball goes off an outside edge down to deep third for a boundary. 16 runs off the over and India continue to cruise.

FOUR! A chance goes down. Fareed Ahmad completely lost the ball in the lights. This is on a hard length, outside off. Rohit throws his hands at the ball. It flies down to deep third off a thickish outside edge. Fareed at the boundary, bends and gets into position, but completely loses sight of the ball under the lights. He is forced to shield his eyes with his hands and takes evasive action. The ball bounces past his left and goes away for a four.

This leaps up a bit, on a hard length, on off. Rohit hangs back for the block and the ball catches him on the splice of the bat.

Angled in, on middle, on the shorter side. Rohit nurdles it to mid-wicket.

Pitches it up, on off. Rohit eases the drive to cover.

In the corridor, on a good length. Sharma leans across and dabs it to backward point.

Into the surface, on middle. Rohit Sharma gets on top of the bounce and works it to mid-wicket.

At 134.6 kph, on a nagging length, on off. A bit of extra bounce and the ball hits the bat on the splice as Rohit tries to defend.

That in-between length, on middle. Rohit nudges it wide of mid-wicket and hurries to the other end.

Goes full now, angled in at the pads. Jaiswal wrists it to mid-wicket.

Stays full in line with the off stump. Jaiswal covers the line and is solid in defence.

FOUR! AM Ghazanfar should have done better there, and Fareed Ahmad is not happy one bit. Fractionally short and equally wide, on off. Jaiswal cuts it onto the turf and the ball bounces over the leaping Nangeyalia Kharote at backward point. AM Ghazanfar gets around from deep third with a sprint to his left and dives, but the ball sneaks under his body.

Delivers it on a good length, on off. Jaiswal punches it on the up to cover-point.

At the hips by Rahman, Jaiswal hops to turn it away on the leg side. He fails to lay any bat on it and it deflects off the thigh pad behind square leg for a leg bye.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Rohit rides the bounce and blocks it out.

Holds the back of a length, on off. Sharma skips down the track and plays it on the up to cover.

This is angled in, on a good length, at the sticks. Rohit leans across and eases it to mid on.

Wide! Rahman goes searching for the magic ball but sprays it down leg, on the fuller side. Rohit misses out on the tickle.

A little too straight again, on a short of a length. Sharma fails to help it away and it goes behind off the pads for a leg bye.

Across off, not allowing much width. Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to short cover.

Swinging back in, on a length, on off. Rohit presents the full face of the bat and keeps it out.

Nice and full, just outside the off stump and a hint of inward shape. Rohit defends it right under his eyes.

FOUR! Oh, dear! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has kicked it over the fence. Cross-seam ball, on the shorter side, on off. Rohit goes hard on the pull but the ball catches a top edge and it is skied behind the wicket. Gurbaz, with the gloves on, goes after it, but the ball drops out of reach. A bit of backspin on the ball and it catches Gurbaz on the knee, who cannot slam the brakes quickly enough. The ball pings him on the right knee, and Gurbaz accidentally deflects it away beyond the fence.

FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one. Ahmad goes full in search of swing but dishes out a half-volley, on off. Rohit leans on and firms the drive through covers for four more.

Shaping back in at the pads and it is on a length. Rohit is beaten on the flick and wears it on the pads.

Missed out. Floated up there, full and wide on off. Rohit reaches out and drills it hard but picks out the cover-point fielder.

Curving away in the air, on a nagging length, on off. Rohit stays back and punches it to cover-point.

Skidding through, on a short of a good length, on off. Sharma knocks it off the back foot to cover.

Bowled on a back of a length, in the channel. Rohit angles it with an open bat face to backward point.

On the fuller side, on middle and leg. Rohit clips it to mid-wicket.

Drifts on the pads, full in length. Rohit tickles it down to deep fine leg for a single to open his account.

Overthrows! Angling away, not all that short, on off. Jaiswal cuts it to backward point, where there is a slight fumble from Nangeyalia Kharote and the batters sneak in a quick single. Kharote fires in a throw at the batting end but misses and the fielder backing up cannot mop it up cleanly, allowing the batters to run the second run.

Right on the money! Shaping back in, on a length, on middle. Jaiswal defends it watchfully.

Wide! Tries to push it across now but this is beyond the tramline. The ball does not rise much and Rahmanullah Gurbaz collects it around his ankle.

First runs off the bat. Moving back in at the hips, on a back of a length. Jaiswal gets on his toes and tucks it through backward square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

FOUR! Put away! After the first ball, Azmatullah Omarzai has been a touch too short with his lengths. This is short and wide on off. Jaiswal stands tall, rides the bounce and slaps it past cover for a boundary.

No ball! Azmatullah Omarzai has overstepped. Switches to around the wicket and this is around the off stump, on a back of a length. Jaiswal stabs it down. Free Hit coming up...

Wide! Dug in short, but it is too high. Jaiswal hops to ramp it over the keeper but misses. Free Hit will continue.

NO BALL, FOUR! Gets it through! Oh, dear, this is going from bad to worse for Azmatullah Omarzai. He has overstepped once again. Leg-cutter, bowled into the surface, on off. Jaiswal forces it down the ground. Rahmat Shah moves to his left and slides but lets it through. Free Hit stays.

Taken, but it will not matter. On a hard length, on off. Yashasvi cracks the pull to mid-wicket. The sub fielder, Sediqullah Atal, gets low and takes a good low, catch on the Free Hit ball.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Omarzai errs in both line and length. Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Jaiswal does not miss out as he extends his hands and cracks it away past point for four more.

Tighter line, closer to the off stump, on a good length. Jaiswal hangs back for the block.