Rohit Sharma made the XI against Afghanistan with five batsmen, a pace all-rounder, two spin all-rounders, a spinner and two pace bowlers. Captain knew that its ground is pace and spin friendly pitch. Accordingly Rohit Sharma won the toss and selected the bowl first. And Afghanistan sent to bat first.
In this game , Afghanistan scored 158 runs while losing five wickets. Opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz (23) and captain Ibrahim Zardan (25) also had a good start. But they could not make a lasting pair. Azmatullah Omarzi (29), Mohammad Nabi (42) got runs but the other batters did not run properly. Mukesh Kumar and Axar patel received 2 wickets. Shivam Dube took 1 wicket.
Expectedly , the audience was eagerly waiting to see Rohit Sharm’s batting. Then he was run out for zero runs. India batters did not start well. Shubman Gill (23)and Tilk Varma (26) gradually played their game and got out with respectable runs. In the end Shivam Dube and Jitesh Sharma lead India to Victory.
The Indian wicketkeeper batsman hit 5 fours in a beautiful innings of 31 runs. Shivam played a crucial innings of 60 runs to give India the win and give India a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. And the man of the match crown of the first match went to Shivam Dube’s head.
Finally Rinku singh gave the gift of stormy innings. He scored 16off 8 balls. Rashid Khan’s absence in this match was well understood. Apart from Mujeeb-ur Rahman, no bowler could attack the Indian batsmen. Mujeeb-ur Rahaman took 2 wickets with 21 runs. And Azmatullah Omarzai claimed 1 wicket with 33 runs. With 15 balls remaining, the Indian batsmen gave away the runs given by Afghanistan. Ultimately this match won the India by 6 wickets.
