Opting to bat after successful the toss, India was all the way down to 4-22 in 4.3 overs as left-arm pacer Fareed Ahmad picked up 3-20.
Jaiswal was out for 4 runs and was adopted by a fast double blow. Virat Kohli holed out for a first-ball duck, as did Sanju Samson, each failing to latch on to brief deliveries.
Sharma and Virat Kohli rejoice the latter’s catch to dismiss Najibullah Zadran.Credit score: AP
Sharma and Singh then got here collectively, and weren’t separated till the top of India’s common innings.
Collectively, they smashed India out of bother, hitting 14 sixes in all. They took 36 runs off Karim Janat within the last over of the common innings – the third time that has occurred in T20 internationals.
Sharma’s hundred got here off 64 balls total. His first 50 had come off 41 balls.
In reply, Afghanistan set forth a busy chase. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran smacked 93 off simply 66 balls for the primary wicket.
The guests had been forward of the curve at that stage, however for Indian spinners to peg them again. Washington Sundar (3-18) and Kuldeep Yadav mixed for 3 fast wickets as Afghanistan slipped to 3-107 in 12.4 overs.
Gurbaz had scored 50 off 32 balls, whereas skipper Zadran scored 50 off 41 balls.
Gulbadin Naib then performed a rescuing hand and scored a quickfire 55 not out off 23 balls. He hit 4 fours and 4 sixes, guiding the chase by the dying overs.
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Mohammad Nabi contributed 34 off 16, because the equation got here all the way down to 19 off the final six balls.
Afghanistan acquired 18 of these, forcing the sport into back-to-back Tremendous Overs.
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