IND vs AFG: Excellent! Shubman Gill takes a one-handed clap in 1st ODI – Watch

Shubman Gill uses a one-handed flapper NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill produced a stunning moment in the rain-shortened first ODI between India and Afghanistan in Dharamshala when he pulled off a one-handed screamer that lit up the match as India tightened their grip on the 25-man contest. The catch came at a crucial stage as Afghanistan looked to recover from a chaotic middle over, but Gill’s sharp reflexes finished off another key breakthrough attempt in style.The dismissal came on 21.4 when Harsh Dubey bowled one just wide. Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar tried a big shot but got a strong top edge that puffed towards slip. Gill reacted immediately, diving to his left and extending one hand to complete the sensational grab and secure control as he tumbled to the ground. The batsman was dismissed for a run off 2 balls and India continued to whittle down the Afghan lower order.Watch:India eventually bowled out the visitors for 194 in 24.5 overs.Gill reacted immediately, diving full left and grabbing a one handed stunner.Afghanistan were earlier powered by a brilliant 102 off 51 balls from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who dominated the power bowlers and the middle overs with 8 fours and 8 sixes. However, once he fell for 142, the innings fell apart quickly. Indian bowlers were on strike at regular intervals. Arshdeep Singh picked up the first two wickets while debutant Gurnoor Brar impressed with three scalps, including Rashid Khan and the last wicket of Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi. Harsh Dubey also claimed three wickets and removed key batsmen Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai and Ghazanfar.Nitish Kumar Reddy contributed two wickets while Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar supported the attack with disciplined efforts. Despite Gurbaz’s explosive century, Afghanistan collapsed from 142 for 3 to 194 all out, losing their last seven wickets for just 52 runs.