IND vs AFG, 3rd ODI: India will take on Afghanistan on Saturday. (AP photo)

India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Today highlights:  Yashavi Jaiswal scored 86-ball 110 runs to help India beat Afghanistan by nine-wickets to clean-sweep the series. Chasing a miserly 219 runs, the Indian team never looked in trouble. The other opener, Rohit Sharma, too scored a 69-ball 79 to put on a solid opening partnership at the top.

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Rohit’s return has not been as sublime as we’ve known him to be. A run-out in Dharamsala, a squandered start in Lucknow. Age has begun to be lifted as the major barrier in Rohit’s road ahead to the 2027 ODI World Cup.

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India has earlier won the only Test match of the series.

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Match EndedAfghanistan tour of India, 2026 – 3rd ODI

India

224/1 (28.4)

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Afghanistan

218 (44.2)

Match Ended ( 3rd ODI )
India beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets

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