India vs Afghanistan: 'What a game', Netizens react to Men in Blue's epic Super Over win in 3rd T20I
India vs Afghanistan: 'What a game', Netizens react to Men in Blue's epic Super Over win in 3rd T20I
Team India defeated Afghanistan in the third T20I in Bengaluru via a Super Over after the scores of both teams were tied at 212 at the end of the game. At one stage, the Men in Blue never seemed in a position to score in excess of 150, let alone 200, but a 190-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh led the Men in Blue to 212/4 from 20 overs. This was after the hosts were reduced to 22/4 following quick dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson.
In reply, Afghanistan got off to a positive start, with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran forging a 93-run stand before the former was dismissed for 50 in the 11th over. Zadran, who also scored a fifty, also followed suit in the 13th over, and so did Azmatullah Omarzai (0) as well.
However, Gulbadin Naib (55*) and Mohammad Nabi (34) forged a 56-run stand to keep the visitirs alive and eventually take them to 212/6.
A Super Over followed, but it was not one, but two Super Overs. That was because both teams ended the first Super Over at the same score. Afghanistan were the first to bat, and Gurbaz and Nabi collected a boundary each as they posted 16 on the India got off to a confident start with Rohit hitting two maximums, but he eventually retired out when Jaiswal got the strike. Rinku Singh was the next batter at the non-strikers’ end, but Jaiswal just couldn’t take India over the finish line as he got just a single after heaving across the line.
Another Super Over followed. India would go onto score 11 in this one while batting first, with Rohit hitting a four and a six. The Men in Blue then brought in spinner Ravi Bishnoi to bowl he Super Over this time, and that did wonders, with Bishnoi seeing off Gurbaz and Nabi within the first three deliveries.
Netizens were seemingly overwhelmed with the result and some of them couldn’t contain the excitement on what transpired. Here are a few reactions:
What an incredible game! After 2 back to back super overs India won the 3rd T20I and white washed Afghanistan by 3-0! @ImRo45 rewrites history as he smashes his 5th T20I century, @rinkusingh235 ‘s outstanding half century, @Sundarwashi5 and Ravi Bishnoi taking wickets were key… pic.twitter.com/E3MKQlRss4
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 17, 2024
Phew what a Match it was, @ImRo45 & #TeamIndia Congratulations.#superover #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/2YyvRRGxu1
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) January 17, 2024
WHAT. A. GAME!! #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/w9bSJqnj2o
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 17, 2024
What a blissful knock from Rohit Sharma. You can watch his batting on loop for years!!
Not to forget the brilliant knock from our man Rinku! #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/19NAZpAes0— DK (@DineshKarthik) January 17, 2024
What a game of cricket!!!
Double super-over. #IndvAfg
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 17, 2024
Absolute Drama!#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/xfXvnBhnlQ
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 17, 2024
Thrilling night at Chinnaswamy! Double super over kept us on the edge, but we won the match in style.
That brings an end to the #INDvAFG T20I series, with India winning the series by 3️⃣-0️⃣.
Getty • #RohitSharma #INDvAFG #INDvsAFG #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI pic.twitter.com/41OpyzLV8d
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 17, 2024
Amazing series win Congratulations #TeamIndia ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Wyc8oyil6Z
— Tilak Varma (@TilakV9) January 17, 2024
An entertaining treat for all cricket fans! With the rare occurrence of 2 super overs, this match was a thriller to the very end.
Congratulations team India @BCCI for a 3-0 victory against Afghanistan in the T20I series. @ImRo45’s captaincy, century and partnership with… pic.twitter.com/sIxsxM7IHA
— Thakur Arun Singh (@ThakurArunS) January 17, 2024
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