India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I Live: IND vs AFG Live Updates, Commentary, News and More

Virat Kohli might have not had a Bengaluru homecoming to reminisce with the bat but had a ball while on the field. Karim Jannat took Washington Sundar down the ground towards long-on but Kohli's freakish athleticism forced the ball back into the field of play. ICC shared a perfect mirror image of Kohli-Bumrah that went viral. 

Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Nabi got into an argument when the latter decided to run overthrows after a Sanju Samson throw ricocheted off his legs. The two players, who are usually quite calm and composed, didn't hold back while arguing on the incident.

Ravi Bishnoi does the trick for India. Gets Gurbaz out off his third ball. Afghanistan manage only one run in the Super Over as India complete a 3-0 whitewash.

Ravi Bishnoi strikes off the first ball. Mohammad Nabi holes out to Rinku Singh at long off. Great start for India.

Rohit Sharma has gone for his premier spinner Ravi Bishnoi to bowl the second Super Over. Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz walk out to bat for the Afghans.

India manage to bat only five balls as Rinku Singh's caught-behind dismissal is followed by Rohit Sharma's run out. Afghanistan will back themselves to chase 12 runs.

No heroics from Rinku Singh in the Super Over. He swings hard but misses a widish delivery from Fareed Ahmad. Rahmanullah Gurbaz appeals for a caught-behind but the umpire doesn't give the decision in his favour. Afghanistan take the review and ultra-edge shows a spike as the ball is next to the southpaw's bat. Rinku departs for a golden duck.

Ibrahim Zadran gave the ball to Fareed Ahmad to bowl the second Super Over. Rohit Sharma welcomes him with a six and a four to get India off to flying start.

Yashasvi Jaiswal toe-ends a full delivery and gets only a single. Scores are tied in the first Super Over. We are going into another one. This time India bats first.

With two runs required off the last ball, Rinku Singh comes out to replace Rohit Sharma because he is a quicker runner. Yashasvi Jaiswal is on strike.

Omarzai goes outside off in his fourth ball. Rohit hits the low full-toss over cover for a maximum. The crowd is going crazy and they can't be blamed.

After the first two balls went for singles only, Rohit needed to get a boundary and he did so. Omarzai missed the yorker and Rohit just about clears deep mid-wicket to keep India in the hunt.

Centurion Rohit Sharma has walked out to bat alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal. Azmatullah Omarzai has been trusted with bowling the Super Over. Afghanistan might be missing Rashid Khan here.

Mukesh Kumar bowls outside Nabi's hitting arc. The ball reaches Sanju Samson, who attempts a run-out at the striker's end. As Nabi was trying to complete the run, the ball ricocheted off his legs and went to Virat Kohli and at long on. Afghanistan take two runs on the overthrows. Indians are not happy as they feel Afghanistan shouldn't have run the overthrows as the ball hit Nabi and changed directions. In the end, the tourists end with 16 runs on the board. Stiff 17-run target for India.

Afghanistan get to double digits in the Super Over as Mohammad Nabi hits the fifth ball for a huge maximum.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz throws the kitchen sink at the third ball. The outside edge goes past short third man for a four.

Mukesh Kumar nails the yorker and an excellent bit of fielding from Virat Kohli runs out Gulbadin Naib at the striker's end. One off the first ball.

Mukesh Kumar is set to bowl the Super Over. Gulbadin Naib and Rahmanullah Gurbaz walk out for Afghanistan. The former will be on strike.

KULDEEP Strikes!

Sundar takes an absolute BLINDER! Gurbaz has to walk back to the hut.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Washington Sundar b Kuldeep Yadav 50 (32b, Fours 3, Sixes- 4) SR: 156.25

8. 2 Over- EDGED! Wrong 'un from Kuldeep, spins away with the drift, brushes Gurbaz's bat but goes past Rohit Sharma stationed at slip. A tough chance!

Kuldeep comes in to bowl for the first time in the series!

Another change by Captain Hitman. Brings in rising all-rounder Shivam Dube to bowl the 8th over of the second innings.

Washington Sundar makes an immediate impact as he bowls a frugal over. Conceded just 3 runs.

Ravi Bishnoi concedes just Six runs off the 6th over for a successful one. Rohit Sharma brings in Washington Sundar into the attack.

Rohit Sharma brings Ravi Bishnoi on to tighten the screws. Ibrahim Zadran hits a couple of glorious boundaries before the leg-spinner musters a decent comeback.

A four, a six, and two singles come off Mukesh Kumar's second over. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is looking in good nick.

Avesh Khan comes back decently after conceding a six off the second ball. Afghanistan get to 14/0 at the end of two overs.

Four runs to begin with for Afghanistan. Long way to go.

Mukesh Kumar bowls the first over, as Gurbaz takes the strike with skipper Zadran at the other end.

INDIA - 212/4

Rohit Sharma - 121*(69); Rinku Singh - 69*(39)

Fareed Ahmad - 3/20 (4); Azmatullah Omarzai - 1/33 (4)

AFG need 213 runs to win from 20 overs with 10 wickets in hand.

36 runs in the last over, as Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh had a blast at Karim Janat. All those powerplay exploits have been forgotten by the fans in literally no time. There was drama, there was action, and what not! Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable...!!!!!!!

Let's do a revisit on last over's sensationalism of Rohit and Rinku ft. Karim Janat.

Ball 1 - Four, through the covers

Ball 2 - Full toss, and a six off a front foot no ball by Rohit Sharma; ball lands on the roof

Ball 2 - Free Hit, and Rohit smokes it for yet another maximum

Ball 3 - Rinku gets the strike, as Rohit manages to sneak a run

Ball 4 - SIX, Rinku arrives for final over rites

Ball 5 - Rinku sends the ball high into the night skies, another maximum

Ball 6 - A huge six to end the proceedings for the Men in Blue, as they finish with 212/4.

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The last ball too has been sent into the high skies for a six by Rinku Singh to take the score to 212 for 4 at the end of 20 overs. It has been a sensational night for the two Indian batters tonight, and they've given Chinnaswamy crowd a run for their money. Special, really, really special.

Two sixes for Rinku Singh take the partnership to 184 off 99 balls. India bring up their 200 in style, and both the batters have been absolutely unbelievable.

Rohit Sharma hits a six to breach his highest score in T20Is. He is literally on fire tonight. The Afghan bowlers have surely got a taste of the HITMAN dish tonight. Clueless bowling here from the Afghans.

A no-ball, and a huge six by Rohit Sharma lands on the roof, and comes back on the field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He is in sensational touch tonight.

Rohit Sharma's merry run at the Chinnaswamy Stadium continues. That's his fifth hundred in T20I cricket. Reaching the landmark off just 64 balls, despite the hurdled start, this 37-year-old man has showed that he still has a lot left in him.

Imagine coming on the back of two ducks in the series, and converting your first runs into a century. That's how HITMAN has fared all his life. A hundred of the highest calibre, and Rohit Sharma silences all the critics with a sensational knock.

A six followed by a boundary takes Rohit Sharma to 99*. 

Fareed Ahmad ends his excellent spell with three wickets to his name. He finishes with 4-0-20-3 in his first international outing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Clipped to deep fine leg for a boundary by Rohit Sharma to bring the 150 up for India.

The ongoing partnership between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh is now the highest fifth-wicket partnership for India. They've gone past the historic partnership between Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya at the MCG against T20 World Cup 2022 game against Pakistan. Both these partnerships will be remembered for their own reasons, and fans will surely cherish this.

Yet another maximum for Rohit Sharma, and it takes him past Eoin Morgan to have most sixes in T20 Internationals as a captain. He's a six-hitting machine, isn't he?

Most sixes as captain in T20Is

Rohit Sharma (IND) - 87
Eoin Morgan (ENG) - 86
Aaron Finch (AUS) - 82

A boundary for Rinku Singh takes him into the 40s now. The 100-run partnership is up between Rinku and Rohit, and they've been excellent for India tonight. They need to stay till the end.

Rohit Sharma, who has had a hilarious moment with the umpire previously, was seen angry at the umpire, as he thought that the ball was much above the waist height, and yet it wasn't signalled a "No-Ball". 

Even as the next overs begins, Rohit isn't amused, and he is genuinely disappointed with the decision. For all obvious reasons, he is allowed to get mad, but make sure he respects the umpire's decision, no matter whether it is in his favour or not.

Meanwhile, India have crossed the 100-run mark on the board, with the partnership in its 80s now. Projected score read around 170 at the moment, and a lot of that depends on how deep Rohit can take this knock to.

Rohit Sharma brings up his half-century with a boundary. This was again reverse swept by the ace batter to reach his first fifty after more than a year. He reached the milestone in just 41 balls, despite the hurdled start for the Men in Blue.

Swept down the ground for a six, as Rinku Singh also feels its time he hits a few more. Excellent over for India already.

Swept, and the ball goes in the gap for a boundary on the first ball of the thirteenth over. The partnership is now into the 60s now.

Reverse sweep and Rohit Sharma hits his second sixer, and that shot was as sexy as it gets. Excellent batting from the Indian skipper. Another good over for India, as the Men in Blue are on a road to recovery.

Rohit makes a little room for himself, as Ashraf has been pelted for a maximum over long on. Just got enough elevation on that, RO.

The class of Rinku Singh ft. Chinnaswamy crowd.

61 for 4 is what the scoreboard reads. Rohit and Rinku are fighting it out in the middle currently. Their partnership is the most lasting one for India so far in this game. Will they able to take it to a big score for the Men in Blue. Let's find out soon, as players take Drinks break.

A huge appeal by Qais Ahmed, and umpire takes some time before finally raising his umpire. Rinku, however, is quick to signal "DRS", which enforces the umpires to go upstairs.

The review by a confident Rinku makes him survive at the crease, as the replay shows it has hit the bat on its way to the pads.

Take a look at Rinku Singh's DRS here:

Another slower short ball by Mohammad Saleem, and Rohit swings his blade for his trademark pull shot. The balls sails into the stands for second six of the over. Excellent over for India.

Rinku Singh flicks one off his pads for a six. He's not going to hold on for a long. That's the only way he knows to bat, and he succeeds.

India have scored runs at 5rpo in the first six overs, as Afghan bowlers have kept things really tight at the other end.

Rohit Sharma smashes the ball in the gap to get a boundary in the backward point region.

Sanju Samson makes way for another left-handed batter, as Rinku Singh comes in at 6.

Sanju Samson departs for a golden duck. He had a golden opportunity to go big tonight, but he falls prey to a short ball off Ahmad. Nabi takes another good high catch. India four down now.

Gurbaz takes a flying catch, as Shivam Dube finds and edge to depart for 1 off six balls. The man who shone in the first two games has been dismissed cheaply by Afghanistan. Omarzai gets the big wicket. And India are in deep trouble early on in the game. Three down within the powerplay itself.

Virat Kohli, the local star from Bangalore, has departed for a golden duck. The Chinnaswamy crowd is stunned, and this means that Ahmad is on a hat-trick with wickets of Jaiswal and Kohli off successive deliveries.

Rohit, who is yet to score his first runs of the series, was in shock after the umpire signalled that four as 'leg-byes'. In disbelief, he turned towards the umpire on the first ball of the second over.

In a hilarious conversation with Virender Sharma, Rohit said, "Arey Viru, Thigh Pad Diya Kya Pehle Ball? (Hey Viru, Did You Signal That First Ball Off The Pads?)". Umpire said 'Yes', to which the opening batter again said, "Itna Bada Bat Laga Yaar (I got a good piece of wood on that, man)".

Carrying forward the conversation, the Hitman said, "Pehle hi 2 zero ho gaye hain (I've already had a couple of ducks)".

The funny "thug life" moment of the Indian captain started to tickle the commentators a lot, and for obvious reasons. On air, Deep Das Gupta said that Rohit Sharma has the funniest conversations, be it on the field, or off it. 

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The first over goes for 11 runs, as two balls race away to the boundary off Rohit Sharma's pads (at least the umpire reckons so). 

The four on the second ball came off the bat, but the umpire thinks otherwise. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma who got out for a duck in Mohali and Indore, is yet to make his first runs in the series.

Jaiswal opens his account with three runs off the first ball.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken the strike, while Fareed Ahmad opens the bowling.

Indian openers have arrived at the centre, as Zadran is setting his fielders in place. Live action coming up.

Rohit Sharma - 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

Ibrahim Zadran - 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

Sanju Samson has made his way in, as Jitesh Sharma has been rested. Ace pacer Arshdeep Singh too has been rested, who gets replaced by Avesh Khan. Playing XIs soon.

Rohit Sharma says they'll be batting first, and all the Virat Kohli fans in Bangalore are happy, aren't they?

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma gets a loud cheer as he comes alongside Ibrahim Zadran for the toss. Murali Karthik introduces the match officials, where Javagal Srinath, the local Kannadiga, is the match referee.

Our correspondent Vijeet has brought in a very interesting stat.

Most whitewashes in a bilateral T20I series:

India - 8*; Pakistan - 8

This means that if India manage to win today's game against Afghanistan, they will become the team with most bilateral clean sweeps in the history of T20 internationals with a total of nine.

Again, Indian fans always get excited about these series wins, only to see their team lose in ICC knockouts, don't they?

Hello and welcome from Bengaluru for the final game of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan. The Indian team have outrightly dominated the Ibrahim Zadran-led side so far, having won both the games in Mohali and Indore, respectively. And hence, the game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be a dead rubber for the hosts, but it also gives them an opportunity to try new things, given the T20 World Cup 2024 coming up.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, have an opportunity to win their first-ever T20I clash against the Men in Blue, and escape a series sweep. There are a lot of positives to take back for the tourist side, though. Impressive batting by openers, despite not being able to convert their starts into big one. Additionally, all-rounders Gulbadin Naib and Mohammad Nabi delivered what they had been given the responsibility to.

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