Yashavi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna (AP Photos)
Yashavi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 110 while Rohit Sharma made a fluent 79 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in Chennai on Saturday to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series.Chasing a modest target of 219, the Indian openers made light work of the task with a brilliant 170-run opening partnership.
Rohit, after a watchful start, changed gears and attacked Afghanistan’s bowlers, including superstar Rashid Khan.
Jaiswal looked comfortable from the start and reached his hundred in just 83 balls, wrapping up the match in style with a six. India eventually reached 224 for just one in 28.4 overs.The duo made sure there was no hitch in the chase, with Jaiswal scoring his second ODI hundred and Rohit narrowly missing out on a century after falling on 79.
Their aggressive approach put Afghanistan under pressure all the time and left little room for a comeback.
Prasidh Krishna Five for gives India an advantage
Earlier, Prasidh Krishna dazzled with the ball, taking a career-best 5 for 23 to reduce Afghanistan to 36 for four in the first 10 overs. The player removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahma Shah and Darvish Rasouli in a devastating opening spell.Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi then led a spirited fight with his maiden ODI hundred.
The left-hander scored 102 off 131 balls and was involved in crucial partnerships with Azmatullah Omarzai, who made 50, and Mohammad Nabi to take the visitors to 218.Despite Shahidi’s valiant efforts, the total Afghan forces were not enough. India dominated with ball and bat to register another comprehensive win and end the series unbeaten. The visiting team was also subjected to a five-run penalty after Shahidi repeatedly entered the danger zone of the field during the innings.