India national cricket team defeated Afghanistan national cricket team in a historic double Super Over thriller on January 17, 2024, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, completing a 3-0 T20I series sweep.
After both teams scored 212 in regulation play, they tied again at 16-16 in the first Super Over. India finally won the second Super Over, defending 11 runs as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Rohit Sharma’s sensational 121* off 69 balls – his 5th T20I century – rescued India from 22/4 before Gulbadin Naib’s heroics forced the dramatic tie.
Match Scorecard: Quick Overview
| Team | Regulation (20 overs) | Super Over 1 | Super Over 2 | Result |
| India | 212/4 | 16/1 | 11/2 | Won 2nd SO |
| Afghanistan | 212/6 | 16/1 | 1/2 | Lost 2nd SO |
- Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India
- Date: January 17, 2024 (Night Match)
- Toss: India won and elected to bat first
- Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma (121* off 69 balls)
- Player of the Series: Rohit Sharma (158 runs in 3 matches)
- Series Result: India won 3-0
India Innings: Rohit’s Record-Breaking 212/4
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first, looking to challenge his team. What followed was one of the most dramatic collapses followed by one of the greatest T20I recoveries ever seen.
Powerplay Collapse (Overs 1-5): 22/4
India’s innings started disastrously. Fareed Ahmad produced a devastating opening spell that left India reeling.
Over 1-2: Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 off 6 balls) was caught by Mohammad Nabi off Fazalhaq Farooqi’s bowling. India were 18/1 in the 3rd over.
The very next ball, Virat Kohli got a golden duck – bowled for 0 off 1 ball by Farooqi. The ball angled in and crashed into the stumps. India were 18/2, and the crowd was silent.
Over 3-4: Shivam Dube (1 off 4 balls) was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai, caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. India collapsed to 21/3 in the 4th over.
Sanju Samson (0 off 2 balls) fell immediately after, caught by Mohammad Nabi off Fareed Ahmad’s bowling. India were 22/4 after 4.3 overs – in complete disarray.
Afghanistan’s bowlers were breathing fire. India had lost 4 wickets in the powerplay for just 22 runs – one of their worst starts in T20I history.
Rohit-Rinku Partnership (Overs 6-20): 190 runs added
What happened next was magical. Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh put together an unbeaten 190-run partnership for the 5th wicket – a T20I record partnership for any wicket for India.
Over 6-10: Both batsmen played cautiously initially, rebuilding the innings. They rotated strike against Afghanistan’s spinners Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Rohit reached his fifty off 41 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes – a controlled but positive innings. India crossed 100 in the 13th over, recovering from the disaster.
Over 11-15: The acceleration began. Rohit started hitting boundaries regularly, targeting the leg side and straight down the ground. Rinku provided perfect support, hitting Afghanistan’s spinners with clean strikes.
Rinku reached his fifty off 32 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes. The partnership had crossed 100 runs, and India were back in the game. They reached 143/4 after 15 overs.
Over 16-20: Complete carnage in the death overs. Rohit brought up his T20I century off 61 balls in the 19th over – his record-equaling 5th T20I hundred, making him the joint-highest century maker in T20I history alongside Glenn Maxwell.
He finished unbeaten on 121 off 69 balls with 11 fours and 8 sixes – his career-best T20I score. His strike rate of 175.36 showed the controlled aggression he displayed.
Rinku remained not out on 69 off 39 balls with 2 fours and 6 sixes. Together they took India from 22/4 to 212/4 – an incredible turnaround.
India Full Batting Scorecard (20 Overs)
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | How Out |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | caught |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | 121* | 69 | 11 | 8 | 175.36 | not out |
| Virat Kohli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | bowled |
| Shivam Dube | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | caught |
| Sanju Samson (wk) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | caught |
| Rinku Singh | 69* | 39 | 2 | 6 | 176.92 | not out |
| Extras | 17 | — | — | — | — | (2 lb, 9 wd, 6 nb) |
| Total | 212/4 | 20.0 | 13 | 14 | 10.60 | — |
- Key Partnership: 5th wicket – 190 runs (Rohit 117*, Rinku 69*) – T20I record for India
Afghanistan Bowling Analysis
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Performance |
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 57 | 2 | 14.25 | Early breakthroughs |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | Got Jaiswal, Kohli |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | Expensive |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | Best economy |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 50 | 0 | 12.50 | Death overs punishment |
Fareed Ahmad’s opening spell was sensational – 2 wickets in the powerplay. But Afghanistan couldn’t maintain pressure once Rohit and Rinku got set.
Afghanistan Chase: Dramatic Tie at 212/6
Afghanistan needed 213 to win – a challenging but achievable target if their openers provided a good start.
Strong Start (Overs 1-11): 93/0
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran opened cautiously but positively. Both batsmen rotated strike beautifully, not taking unnecessary risks.
They reached 50 in the 7th over. The partnership crossed 93 runs in 66 balls before India got the breakthrough. Afghanistan were cruising, well ahead of the required rate.
Over 11: Kuldeep Yadav struck! Gurbaz (55 off 39 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes) tried to loft Kuldeep but got beaten by the googly. Caught by Jitesh Sharma. Afghanistan were 93/1.
Middle Order Wobble (Overs 12-17): 70 runs, 5 wickets
Washington Sundar produced a brilliant spell, taking 3 wickets for just 24 runs in 4 overs.
Over 13: Sundar dismissed captain Ibrahim Zadran (40 off 38 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes), caught by Sanju Samson. Afghanistan were 96/2.
Over 13.4: Azmatullah Omarzai (1 off 2 balls) fell immediately, caught by Shivam Dube off Sundar’s bowling. Afghanistan were 107/3, and the pressure was building.
Mohammad Nabi came in and played a fiery cameo – 34 off 16 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes. But Washington Sundar got him caught in the 17th over. Afghanistan were 163/4, needing 50 runs from 21 balls.
Death Overs Drama (Overs 18-20): 49 runs, 2 wickets
Over 18-19: Gulbadin Naib was playing the innings of his life. He smashed Avesh Khan for 17 runs in the 19th over, hitting 2 fours and 1 six.
Karim Janat (2 off 2 balls) got run out by Sanju Samson. Najibullah Zadran (11 off 6 balls) was caught by Arshdeep Singh off Avesh Khan’s bowling.
Over 20 (Final Over): Afghanistan needed 19 runs to win off Mukesh Kumar’s bowling. Gulbadin Naib was on strike with Gulbadin Naib on 28.
- Ball 1: Naib hit a six over deep mid-wicket! 13 needed off 5 balls.
- Ball 2: Single. 12 needed off 4 balls.
- Ball 3: Gurbaz came on strike and hit a four through covers! 8 needed off 3 balls.
- Ball 4: Single. 7 needed off 2 balls.
- Ball 5: Naib hit a boundary! 3 needed off 1 ball.
- Ball 6: CONTROVERSY! The ball went past the batsman and keeper for what looked like wides. But they ran 3 “byes” and tied the match!
Afghanistan finished at 212/6, exactly matching India’s total. The match went to a Super Over!
Afghanistan Full Batting Scorecard (20 Overs)
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | How Out |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | 55 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 141.02 | caught |
| Ibrahim Zadran (c) | 40 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 105.26 | caught |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | caught |
| Mohammad Nabi | 34 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 212.50 | caught |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | run out |
| Najibullah Zadran | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 183.33 | caught |
| Gulbadin Naib | 55* | 35 | 6 | 2 | 157.14 | not out |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | not out |
| Extras | 14 | — | — | — | — | (1 b, 2 lb, 10 wd, 1 nb) |
| Total | 212/6 | 20.0 | 16 | 10 | 10.60 | — |
India Bowling Analysis
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Performance |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | Got Najibullah |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 | Conceded in last over |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | Got Gurbaz |
| Washington Sundar | 4 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | Best bowler 3/24 |
| Avesh Khan | 3 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 | Expensive 19th over |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | One over |
First Super Over: Another Tie at 16-16!
Afghanistan Batted First (Bowling: Avesh Khan)
Gulbadin Naib and Rahmanullah Gurbaz came out to bat. Naib got run out for 1 off 1 ball trying to steal a quick single.
Mohammad Nabi walked in and smashed a six over mid-wicket. Gurbaz hit a boundary through covers. Plus 3 controversial byes when the ball went past everyone. Afghanistan scored 16/1 in their Super Over.
India’s Chase (Bowling: Azmatullah Omarzai)
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal came out. Rohit hit back-to-back sixes off the first two balls! India needed just 5 runs from 4 balls with 10 wickets in hand.
But disaster struck. Yashasvi Jaiswal mistimed the final ball, and India finished at 16/1 – exactly matching Afghanistan’s score!
First Super Over Scorecard
| Team | Runs/Wickets | Bowler Used | Result |
| Afghanistan | 16/1 | Avesh Khan | Tied |
| India | 16/1 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Tied |
Second Super Over: India Win by 10 Runs!
India Batted First (Bowling: Fareed Ahmad)
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh came out. Rohit hit a six and a four off the first two balls, racing to 11 off 3 balls.
But Fareed Ahmad fought back. Rinku Singh (0 off 1 ball) and Sanju Samson (0 off 2 balls) both got out for golden ducks. Rohit got run out by Gurbaz for 11 while trying to steal a bye.
India were bowled out for just 11/2 – a low total but Afghanistan needed only 12 to win.
Afghanistan’s Chase (Bowling: Ravi Bishnoi)
Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz came out. They needed just 12 runs with 10 wickets in hand – huge favorites.
Ball 1: Nabi (0 off 1 ball) tried to hit leg-side but mistimed it straight to long-off. Caught! Afghanistan 0/1.
Ball 3: Gurbaz (1 off 3 balls) also hit straight to long-off. Caught! Afghanistan 1/2.
Two wickets in three balls! Bishnoi had turned the match around completely. Afghanistan finished at 1/2, falling 10 runs short of the target.
- India won by 10 runs in the second Super Over!
Second Super Over Scorecard
| Team | Runs/Wickets | Bowler Used | Result |
| India | 11/2 (all out) | Fareed Ahmad | Set target |
| Afghanistan | 1/2 | Ravi Bishnoi | Lost by 10 runs |
Historical Context: India vs Afghanistan Rivalry
This was one of the most dramatic matches in India-Afghanistan cricket history. Afghanistan has never beaten India in any format across 10 matches (3 ODIs, 6 T20Is, 1 Test).
Overall Record:
- Total Matches: 10 (across all formats)
- India Wins: 10
- Afghanistan Wins: 0
Recent T20I Meetings:
- January 11, 2024 (Mohali): India won by 6 wickets
- January 14, 2024 (Indore): India won by 6 wickets
- January 17, 2024 (Bengaluru): India won via 2nd Super Over
Key Records and Milestones
Rohit Sharma’s 121:*
- His 5th T20I century (joint-most with Glenn Maxwell)
- Career-best T20I score (previous: 118)
- First Indian to score T20I century while batting at number 2
- 3rd highest score by an Indian in T20Is
5th Wicket Partnership:
- 190 runs – Highest partnership for any wicket for India in T20Is
- Rescued India from 22/4 to 212/4
Double Super Over:
- First-ever double Super Over in international cricket
- Only the 2nd T20I to have a Super Over between India and Afghanistan
Series Records:
- India’s 3-0 whitewash of Afghanistan in T20Is at home
- Rohit’s 158 runs in 3 matches (Player of Series)
FAQs
Who won India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I 2024?
India won via the second Super Over after the match was tied twice – first at 212-212 in regulation play, then at 16-16 in the first Super Over. India defended 11 runs in the second Super Over, winning by 10 runs as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Mohammad Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
What is Rohit Sharma’s highest T20I score?
Rohit Sharma’s highest T20I score is 121 not out off 69 balls, scored against Afghanistan on January 17, 2024, in Bengaluru. This was his 5th T20I century, tying him with Glenn Maxwell for the most T20I hundreds in history.
Has Afghanistan ever beaten India in cricket?
No, Afghanistan has never beaten India in any format. Across 10 matches (3 ODIs, 6 T20Is, 1 Test), India has won all 10 encounters. However, this Bengaluru match came closest – tied twice before India won the second Super Over.
What is the highest T20I partnership for India?
The 190-run unbeaten partnership between Rohit Sharma (117*) and Rinku Singh (69*) for the 5th wicket against Afghanistan on January 17, 2024, is India’s highest partnership for any wicket in T20I cricket. They rescued India from 22/4.
What happened in the controversial byes in Afghanistan’s chase?
In the final over of regulation play, Mukesh Kumar’s delivery went past both the batsman and wicketkeeper. While it looked like wides should have been called, the umpires signaled byes instead. Afghanistan ran 3 byes, tying the match at 212-212 and forcing the Super Over.
Wrapping Up
This India national cricket team vs Afghanistan national cricket team match scorecard will be remembered as one of cricket’s most dramatic encounters.
Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking 121*, the double tie, and Ravi Bishnoi’s nerveless second Super Over bowling created a night of unforgettable cricket at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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