Yashasvi Jaiswal broke an unbeaten 110 doc Rohit Sharma made a fluent 79 as India beat 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 an impressive opening partnership of 170 runs. Rohit, after a careful start, changed gears and attacked the Afghan bowlers, including star spinner Rashid Khan. Jaiswal looked comfortable from the start and reached his century in just 83 balls, sealing the match in style with a six. India eventually reached 224 for one in just 28.4 overs.The duo ensured there was no let-up in the chase as Jaiswal registered his second ODI hundred and Rohit narrowly missed out on a century after falling for 79. Their aggressive approach put Afghanistan under pressure all the time and left little room for a comeback.
Prasidh Krishna ‘s five for gives India the lead
Earlier, Prasidh Krishna stared with the ball, picking up a career-best 5 for 23 to reduce Afghanistan to 36 for four inside the first 10 overs. The pacer removed Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah and Darwish Rasooli in a devastating opening spell.Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi then led a spirited resistance with his maiden ODI hundred. The left-hander scored 102 off 131 balls and shared key partnerships with Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 50, and Mohammad Nabi to guide the visitors to 218.Despite Shahidi’s valiant efforts, Afghanistan proved completely inadequate. India dominated with both ball and bat to complete another comprehensive victory and end the series unbeaten. The visitors were also penalized for five runs after Shahidi repeatedly stepped into the dangerous area of ​​the pitch during the innings.
