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#INDvAFG-2ndODI-2026 : Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan Hammer Tons, While Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar Bag Three Wickets Each As India Rout Afghanistan By 170 Runs ; Take 2-0 Series Lead
The impetus to the Indian innings was given by two centurious – Skipper Shubman Gill 154 ( 110 balls 22 fours 2 sixes) and a belligerant Ishan Kishan 125 ( 79 balls , 14 fours, 7 sixes)
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On a blazing hot afternoon game in Lucknow, India put on fine all- round show to rout Afghanistan by a massive 170 runs and take 2-0 lead in the three- match ODI series.
Afghan Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi after winning the toss opted to bowl first . India ammased amassive total of 402/10 in 49. 5 overs. Though India lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal early for 4 . It did not impact much . Rohit Sharma was set for big one and missed out a fifty as he fell for 48. Shreyas Iyer scored 26.
The impetus to the Indian innings was given by two centurious – Skipper Shubman Gill 154 ( 110 balls 22 fours 2 sixes) and a belligerant Ishan Kishan 125 ( 79 balls , 14 fours, 7 sixes) . K L Rahul was out for 0 , Washington Sundar 19 , Gurnoor Brar 3 , Arshdeep Singh 3, Kuldeep Yadav not out 3 and debutant Prince Yadav 5 .
The perfect blend of timing and power 🤝
Rate that partnership in one word! 👇
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Afghan bowlers were sent on a leather hunt and their figures said it all – AM Ghazanfar 1/69 ( 10 overs), Mohammad Saleem Safi 1/75 ( 8 overs), Bilal Sami 0/90 ( 8.5 overs) , Nangeyalia Kharoti4/76 ( 10 overs) , Rashid Khan was impressive 3/48 ( 8 overs) , Hashmatullah Shahidi 0/36 ( 5 overs)
Chasing a mammoth 403 , Afghanistan were never in the chase wioth loss of early wickets . First ODI centurion Rahmanullah Gurbaz was out for 41 , Ibrahim Zadran 21 , Sediqullah Atal 42 , Rahmat Shah top- scored with 79 , Darwish Rasooli 6 , skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi 4 , Nangeyalia Kharoti 6 , Rashid Khan 12 , AM Ghazanfar 1 , Mohammad Saleem Safi 9 , and Bilal Sami was not out 2 . Afghanistan were bundled out for 232/10 in 44.3 overs). India winning by 170 runs.
You miss, I hit! 🔥
An absolute peach of a yorker from Gurnoor Brar to get his third wicket 🤌
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India Bowling : Arshdeep Singh 3/45 ( 9 overs) Prince Yadav 2/56 ( 7. 3 overs), Gurnoor Brar 3/60 ( 10 overs) , Kuldeep Yadav 0/42 ( 10 overs) , Washington Sundar 1/24 ( 7 0vers), Yashasvi Jaiswal 0/2 ( 1 over)
Match: 2nd ODI
Venue: Lucknow | Date: June 17, 2026