Rohit Sharma’s 5th T20I century and two super overs: A look at what happened when India last played in Bengaluru when IND Vs.
Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) Shai Hope hit another century as West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Wednesday to level the five-match series at 2-2.Chasing 248, India got off to a fast start with Sanju Samson reaching his half-century in just 20 balls before being dismissed for 56 by Keemo Paul.Shreyas Iyer added 16 off 11 balls while Abhishek Sharma scored 29 before Gudakesh Motie sent the opener back. India started another push towards the end through Nitish Kumar Reddy and Tilak Varma who put on 70 runs off just 32 balls to keep the chase alive.Varma was dismissed for 43 while Paul removed Reddy and took two more wickets in the 19th over, halting India’s run chase. The lower order could not offer much resistance as India were bowled out for 223.Bengaluru will host the deciding T20I on Saturday.
What happened when India last played a T20I in Bengaluru
India last played a T20I in Bengaluru on 17 January 2024 when they faced Afghanistan in the third and final match of the series. India have already secured the series by winning the first two matches.But the final match was far from dead rubber. It produced a number of dramatic moments, including two Super Overs and a controversial episode involving Rohit Sharma.In the first Super Over, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz ran extra runs after the ball bounced off Nabi’s body on the last delivery. The incident angered Virat Kohli as the Indian batter was seen slapping Nabi in the face.The drama continued moments later. After two runs off the last ball of the first super over, Rohit, who was at the non-striker’s end, departed, allowing Rinku Singh to take over. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bottom edge went straight to the wicket and India could only manage a single, leaving the first Super Over tied.Rohit was ready to bat again in the second Super Over. According to Clause 22 of Schedule F of the Playing Conditions, a batsman who retired could only return if the retirement was due to injury, illness or “any other unavoidable cause”.Earlier in the match, Rohit won the toss and elected to bat. India got off to a disastrous start, losing four wickets during the power over. Jaiswal fell for 18 in the third over, Kohli was dismissed with the same score in the fourth, Shivam Dube departed in the 21st and India lost their fourth wicket in the 22nd.Rohit held the innings together and combined with Rinku for a 190-run partnership for the fifth wicket. India recovered from 22/4 to finish on 212/4 with Rohit scoring 121 off 69 balls and Rinku making 69 off 38 deliveries.Rohit became the first batsman to score five centuries in T20 Internationals, rescuing India from the loss of four wickets for just 22 runs.Afghanistan equaled India’s total and forced the match into a Super Over. Gulbadin Naib led their fight with 55 off 23 balls.Naib and Gurbaz stepped up to bat in the first Super Over bowled by Mukesh Kumar. A mix-up between the batters resulted in Naib being run out. Gurbaz and Nabi then scored runs before the controversial final delivery.The batsmen parted but the throw from wicketkeeper Sanju Samson bounced off Nabi’s leg towards long-on. The pair drove in two more runs. Rohit and his teammates were not happy with the result even though the run was within the rules.India needed 17 runs to win the first Super Over. Rohit hit Azmatullah Omarzai for two consecutive sixes to leave India needing three runs off the last two balls. Two runs were needed from the last delivery and Rohit was injured to allow Rink, a faster runner, to take the lead. But Jaiswal could only kick the ball towards the keeper and India managed just one run, leaving the Super Over tied.
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India have secured their second Super Over
By the time the second Super Over started, Rohit had already spent a long time at the crease. Still, he hit Fareed Ahmad for a six and a four to get India off to a flying start. However, Rinku was dismissed off the first ball and Samson then dismissed Rohit, leaving Afghanistan with a target of 12 overs.India handed the ball to leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi and he delivered under pressure. Nabi hit a short shot straight to the fielder on the first ball, while Gurbaz fell on the third delivery after attempting a similar shot.India won the second Super Over to seal the match after one of the most eventful finishes in T20I cricket.