Team India, which won the toss and batted first in the third T20 match against Afghanistan, did not get off to a good start. Four batsmen of the Indian team had returned to the pavilion when the score was 22 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dubey and Sanju Samson were on their way to the pavilion. But after that, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh took over the innings. There was a record partnership of 190 runs between the two players.
Rohit Sharma scored 121 runs in 69 balls. In his century innings, he hit 11 fours and 8 sixes. Rinku Singh, on the other hand, scored 69 runs in 39 balls with the help of 2 fours and 6 sixes. After that, despite a poor start, the Indian team posted a great score of 212 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs.
At the same time, India achieved the highest score in the T20 format despite losing four wickets within 25 runs. Four batsmen of the Indian team had gone to the pavilion for 24 runs but even after that, Team India managed to score 212 runs. Earlier, America had scored 188 runs against Ireland despite four batsmen being bowled out for 16 runs. This game was played in 2021. The Philippines, on the other hand, had scored 174 runs against Cambodia despite losing four wickets for 23 runs. The match between the two teams was played in 2023.
Furthermore, there was a record partnership between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh. This is the biggest partnership for India in the T20 format. There was a partnership of 190 runs between the two. Previously, this record was recorded in the name of Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson. Both had formed a 176-run partnership against Ireland in 2022. While in 2017, there was a 165-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill had recently formed a 165-run partnership against South Africa.
