India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd T20I: Rohit stars as India down Afghanistan in second Super Over
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India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd T20I: Rohit stars as India down Afghanistan in second Super Over

India beat Afghanistan in third T20 International after two thrilling super overs in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Chasing 212, Afghanistan too ended with the same score.

India equalled Afghanistan's score of 16 in the first super over to stretch the match, but the visitors could not chase down a target of 12 in the second super over as Rohit Sharma's side picked the required two wickets through Ravi Bishnoi.

Earlier, riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 69-ball 121 and Rinku Singh's 69 off 39 deliveries, India staged a remarkable recovery to post 212 for four after slipping to 22 for four in the fifth over.

In reply, Afghanistan also ended at 212 with Gulbadin Naib hammering a 23-ball 55 to lead his team's stunning comeback.

Fareed Ahmad Malik was the most successful bowler for Afghanistan, ending with excellent figures of 3/20, even as his colleagues were taken to the task by Rohit and Rinku.

With this thrilling victory, India won the series 3-0.

Brief scores:

India: 212/4 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 121 not out, Rinku Singh 69 not out; Fareed Ahmad Malik 3/20).

Afghanistan: 212/6 in 20 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 50, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 50, Gulbadin Naib 55 not out; Washington Sundar 3/18).
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We wanted to bowl first. We have taken some positives from the series, we'll try for a few more today. We have got three changes as well.

Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran at the toss

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We will bat first. We bowled in the first two games, so we'll bat today. Nothing to do with the wicket, just want to try some combinations and give some chances. We have ticked a few boxes, this is another opportunity to try new faces. We have made three changes - Sanju, Avesh and Kuldeep are in. Axar, Jitesh and Arshdeep are out.

India skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final T20I in Bengaluru.