First time in India’s history 1078-ODI! Rohit Sharma and Prasidh Krishna became the first Indian duo…

New Delhi: Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma wrote a rare script in ODI history as India got off to a brilliant start against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.After Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat, Prasidh struck with the first ball of the innings.

The right-arm pacer dismissed in-form opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 5, with Rohit Sharma getting a sharp catch at first slip.

Gurbaz pushed the delivery outside off stump and directed it straight at Rohit, giving India an early breakthrough.Prasidh continued to trouble the Afghan fighters with his disciplined line and length. In the sixth over, he struck again, this time removing Rahmat Shah for 5. Once again, Rohit was the catcher.Rahmat tried to play a back-length delivery towards the leg side but only managed to get the front edge, which was caught safely by Rohit.The Prasidh-Rohit combination completed a hat-trick of goals in the eighth minute. Ibrahim Zadran became the third victim when he tried to get away from his body and beat the ball to slip for the first time, as Rohit completed his third catch of the innings.All three wickets fell in remarkably similar fashion, with Prasidh finding the outside edge and Rohit doing the rest in the slips.

This feat also created a unique record in India’s ODI history.For the first time in India’s 1,078 ODIs, the same bowler combination has taken the first three wickets of an innings.While there have been previous instances of a player taking three overs from the same bowler in an ODI for India, none have come for three consecutive wickets, let alone the first three dismissals of an innings.

Three catches by a bowler in ODIs for India

India lead the three-match ODI series 2-0.