Hashmatullah Shahidi blasts ton to rescue Afghanistan in Chennai
Shahidi's century guided Afghanistan from 36/4 to 218
Prasidh Krishna picked up a five-wicket haul to dismiss Afghanistan to 218
Hashmatullah Shahidi scored a crucial century to rescue Afghanistan from an early collapse and guide them to 218 in the third ODI against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Afghan captain anchored the innings with a resilient 102 off 131 balls, including 13 fours and a six, after the visitors had slipped to 36/4. Afghanistan's top order was rattled by Prasidh Krishna, who removed four of the top five batters with the new ball.
Shahidi then steadied the innings with a 100-run partnership alongside Azmatullah Omarzai, who chipped in with a valuable half-century. After Omarzai departed, Shahidi added another useful stand with Mohammad Nabi (21).
However, following Nabi's dismissal at 198, India quickly wrapped up the tail as Afghanistan were bowled out for 218 in 44.2 overs.
Prasidh Krishna Triggers Afghanistan's Collapse
India rested the experienced Arshdeep Singh today and took the field with a young bowling line-up led by Prasidh Krishna. The tall and lanky fast bowler grabbed the opportunity by both hands and picked up a second five-wicket haul of his career to dismantle the Afghanistan batting line-up.
Krishna dismissed all the top five batters of Afghanistan, including the centurion Hashmatullah Shahidi and became only the third Indian in ODI cricket to achieve this feat.
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Prasidh Krishna ended the innings with the figures of 5/23 in 8.2 overs, which are also the best bowling figures in ODI cricket at this venue.
