AFG vs IND 2026: Afghanistan vs India Highlights & Review – 3rd T20I

Abhishek Sharma (Source: BCCI)

Delhi ke Arun Jaitley Stadium mein Thursday, September 17 ko khele gaye teesre match mein India ne kamaal ka performance dikhate hue Afghanistan ko bade margin se hara diya aur India vs Afghanistan T20I series mein 3-0 se clean sweep poora kiya.

Captain Ibrahim Zadran ne toss jeet kar pehle Team India ko batting ke liye bulaya, lekin unka ye faisla galat sabit hua kyunki shuru se hi Indian batters ne dabdaba bana liya. Opener Abhishek Sharma ne behad aggressive batting ki aur mahaz 16 balls par apni half-century thok di. Par wo yahin nahi ruke, Afghan bowlers ki dhunai jaari rakhte hue unhone sirf 30 balls mein ek dubaandari century poori kar li. Aakhirkar, 10th over mein wo 34 balls par 108 runs banakar out hue.

Dusre chhor se Sanju Samson ne unka achha saath nibhaya aur 35 balls par 50 runs ki shaandar innings khel kar out hue. Iske baad batting line-up mein Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, aur Shreyas Iyer teeno hi run-out ho gaye, jabki Shivam Dube mili hui acchi shuruat ko bade score mein convert karne mein nakaam rahe. Ek samay 10th over se pehle hi 142/0 ke mazboot score par hone ke bawajood, middle order ke ladkhadane se India ka score 221/7 par ruka, kyunki Afghanistan ne aakhri ke overs mein acchi wapsi ki.

Run-chase ke dauran Afghanistan ki shuruat jabardast rahi jab Nitish Kumar Reddy ke pehle over se hi unhone 15 runs nikaal liye. Lekin chauthe over mein spinner Axar Patel ne do bade jhatke dekar Afghan team ki rufftar par lagam laga di.

Powerplay ke khatam hone tak Afghans ne 51/4 ka score banaya tha. Iske baad spinner Ravi Bishnoi aur pacer Nitish Kumar Reddy ki jodi ne milkar Afghanistan ke middle aur lower batting order ko poori tarah se dharashayi kar diya.

Aakhir mein poori Afghan team 14.1 overs mein sirf 94 runs par hi dher ho gayi. Is tarah se India ne yeh match 127 runs ke bade margin se jeetkar series par 3-0 se kabza kar liya.

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Sabse Behtareen Batting Performance – Abhishek Sharma

Left-handed batsman Abhishek Sharma ne T20Is mein kisi full-member country ke batter dwara sabse tej century lagane ka naya record apne naam kar liya hai. Unhone apni century sirf 30 balls mein thoki. Apni 34-ball ki 108 runs ki is toofani innings mein unhone 9 chauke aur 11 gagan-chumbi chhake lagaye, aur unka strike rate 317.65 ka raha.

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Sabse Behtareen Bowling Spell – Nitish Kumar Reddy

Pacer Nitish Kumar Reddy ne pichle match ki apni shandar form ko barkarar rakha. Halanki unhone pehle over mein 15 runs kharche, lekin iske baad jabardast comeback karte hue 4 overs mein 25 runs dekar 3 wickets jhatke. Wo is pure series mein sabse zyada wickets lene wale bowler rahe, jinhone 3 matches mein 8.78 ki economy rate se kul 6 wickets liye.

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Toote Hue Records Aur Haasil Kiye Gaye Milestones

• Men’s T20Is ke pehle 6 overs mein sabse bada individual score banane ka record ab Abhishek Sharma ke naam hai, jinhone 22 balls par 76 runs banaye.
• Abhishek Sharma ne full-member desh ke batter ke roop mein sabse tej T20I century lagane ka naya record banaya hai.
• Ek single T20I innings mein India ke liye dusre sabse zyada sixes lagane ka record bhi unhone banaya, unhone pure 11 sixes lagaye.
• Sabse zyada T20 centuries lagane wale Indian players ki elite list mein unhone 10 centuries ke saath ab Virat Kohli ki barabari kar li hai.
• Men’s T20Is mein sabse zyada baar 200 se upar ka score banane ka kirtiman ab Team India ke naam hai, jo unhone 53 baar kiya hai.
• 221/7 ka score ab Afghanistan ke khilaf T20Is mein kisi bhi team ka dusra sabse bada total hai.
• T20Is mein runs ke mamle mein 127 runs ki haar Afghanistan ki ab tak ki sabse badi defeat hai.
• T20I matches mein 100 ya usse zyada runs se sabse zyada jeet (10 baar) darj karne ke mamle mein India ne ab Canada ki barabari kar li hai.

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Kise Mila Player Of The Match Ka Award?

Apni toofani batting innings ke liye Abhishek Sharma ko Player of the Match chunha gaya. Unki is behad teji se kheli gayi innings ki wajah se hi, matches ke aakhri hisse mein kharab batting ke bawajood India ko koi bada nuksan nahi jhelna pada. Unhone ek baar fir sabit kar diya ki kyun wo ICC rankings ke hisab se duniya ke dusre number ke sabse bade batter hain.

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Kise Mila Player Of The Series Ka Khitab?

Series mein sabse zyada runs banane wale batter banne ke baad Abhishek Sharma ne hi Player of the Series ka award bhi apne naam kiya. 3 matches ki is series mein unhone 76.33 ki lajawab average aur 269.41 ke dubaandari strike rate ke sath pure 229 runs banaye. Unka ye jabardast performance aane wale Asian Games se pehle unhe kafi confidence dega.

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Ab Agla Match Kab Hoga?

Yeh is series ka aakhri muqabla tha. Ab India ki team Tuesday, September 22 ko Japan ke khilaf ek one-off T20I match khelegi. Dusri taraf, Afghanistan ki bheedant Thursday, September 24 ko Asian Games mein Japan ke sath hogi.