This player was used to bat three times in the same game
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: The final match of the 3-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan was very exciting. The result of this game came after two super overs. This was the first time in international cricket that two Super Overs were played in the same match. During this match, the name of a star player of Team India was entered in a unique file. This player became the first player to bat three times in the same T20 match.
This star player appeared in the same game three times
In this match, Team India won the toss and batted first, scoring 212 runs for a loss of 4 wickets. In pursuit of the target, Afghanistan also scored 212 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. After this, the first Super Over was played between the two teams, which ended in a draw. Then the second Super Over was played between the two teams in which Team India won. What's special is that Indian captain Rohit Sharma struggled on all three occasions. He was the first player to achieve this in international cricket.
Rohit Sharma was the hero of the team's victory
Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 121 runs off 69 balls in this game. He hit 11 fours and 8 sixes. This was his 5th century in T20I cricket. After that, Rohit Sharma scored 13 runs off 4 balls in the first Super Over. At the same time, he also came to bat in the second Super Over. He scored 11 runs off 3 balls.
That was the thrill of the Super Over.
In the first Super Over, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 16 runs after losing a wicket. In response, Team India also scored just 16 runs. In such a situation, another Super Over was played between the two teams. This time Team India batted first and scored 11 runs. But this time the Afghan team could only score one run and lost both the wickets, so the game went to the Indian team.
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