IND vs AFG 3rd T20I Results

6:21 PM IST Rohit Sharma now goes on to collect the series victory trophy and then hands it over to the youngsters as the entire team celebrates and rejoices. Right then, that is it from this game and from this series as well, India have won 3-0 and remain unbeaten against Afghanistan in senior international matches. For India, the action now moves back to red-ball cricket as they are done with white-ball cricket till the T20 World Cup in June. They will welcome England for a five-match Test series beginning on 25th January. As for Afghanistan, they will now travel to Sri Lanka for an all-format tour beginning with the only Test match on 2nd February. You can switch tabs and check all future fixtures. Hopefully, you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time then, take care and goodbye!

6:18 PM IST The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma is the Player of the Match for his sensational ton and exploits in the Super Overs as well. He starts by saying that it was in the Indian T20 League where he got to bat in both the super overs. Says that the plan was to not losing the intent and play natural game. Creating partnerships was important and that they kept talking to each other to not lose that intent in big games. Adds that it's important to show up in such pressure conditions and the boys did pretty well to do so. Further says that he is trying to constantly improve on his game and is getting better and will do well in the coming games. Lauds Rinku Singh and says that he has been batting really well and that he is consistently accumulating runs for the team which is a good sign. Then he lauds Shivam Dube for his scintilliating batting and says that he has improved with the time and is a special batter. Says that he has got a bright future ahead. He then says that he is glad that they ended up on the winning side. Ends up by saying that they have an important Test series coming up and it's a quick turnaround for them so they need to be focused and not get carried away

6:17 PM IST Shivam Dube is the Player of the Series for his contribution with both bat and ball. He says that as an all-rounder, you always hope to be getting this award and is happy that he is getting it for the first time in his life. Adds that they did well to put 200 plus on the board and Afghanistan batted really well too and they didn't think it would go as deep as the Super Over but that happens. Ends by saying that it is always good to get an opportunity with the ball and he is happy to have bowled in this series.

6:14 PM IST Ibrahim Zadran, the captain of Afghanistan says that it was a tough match but they are happy to play good cricket and that they have a lot of positives to look upon. Says that it is unfortunate that they lost the super over. He says that they never played this kind of cricket and that they have improved immensely and worked really hard. Further says that they have Sri Lanka series lined up next and expect to be a good series. Says that they are batting really well and need to improve in the bowling department. Ends up by saying that all the boys gave their best but India came out as the best side.

6:08 PM IST The Presentation ceremony...

6:08 PM IST Earlier in the game, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first looking to challenge his team and they certainly were challenged as they were reduced to 22/4 thanks to some sensational bowling by Fareed Ahmad. Afghanistan failed to press on and allowed India back in the game after which Rohit Sharma simply went into God mode and struck a brilliant unbeaten 121 off just 69 balls and Rinku Singh too got a half-century and helped India get to 212 runs. Also, the final over bowled by Karim Janat went for 36 runs which did prove to be decisive in the context of the game. After the game was tied, Afghanistan came out and put on 16 runs in the first Super Over but two of those runs were a bit controversial as the throw deflected off Nabi's boot and the Indians stood still as Nabi then took another extra run. In reply, India too managed to get to 16 runs as Azmatullah Omarzai held his nerve on the final delivery and we went into a second Super Over. India scored 11 runs after losing two wickets in two balls and then Afghanistan just couldn't apply themselves and lost both wickets for just one run.