India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Today Live Score: India put on a sensational batting performance after being asked to bat first by visitors Afghanistan in Lucknow on Wednesday afternoon. Led by a superlative Shubman Gill’s maiden century as captain and Ishan Kishan’s blistering ton, India put on a colossal 402 on board on a sapping day at the Ekana Stadium.
After Rohit Sharma set the tone early with a brisk 48, Gill took on the scoring mantle as he cracked his ninth ODI century in only 76 deliveries before a rapid Kishan caught up with him with only his second ODI century in 71 deliveries in the same over.
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The innings sort of tapered off towards the end once India lost Gill on 154, with a flurry of wickets after an underwhelming performance finally helping the visitors close the hosts’ innings one short of the full 50 overs.
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