IND vs AFG - Chinnaswamy stadium goes quite as 4 wickets fall, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson go for ducks

Not the start Indian fans were expecting in the third and final T20I game against Afghanistan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, skipper and opening batter Rohit Sharma lost his partner Yashasvi Jaiswal for just 4 runs. However, the crowd was happy as their favourite Virat Kohli entered the crease. However, the happiness did not last long.

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Ibrahim Zadran got the better of the batter, not allowing Kohli to settle. The No. 3 Indian batter attempted to slap-pull the ball, but it only scooped off the bat. It was an easy catch for the fielder at mid-off. The batter intended to move forward, but the bounce deceived him. The ball hit the shoulder of the blade, and Kohli departed for a golden duck.

Soon, the entire crowd, who came to see their Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) boy play, fell silent. Not only that, his wicket was followed by that of Shivam Dube, who had scored half-centuries in the previous games, going for just a run, and Sanju Samson departing for a duck as well.

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Netizens also took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to discuss the top-order collapse and the two ducks.

As for the clash, India is four down for barely anything. At the end of the Powerplay, the Men in Blue managed to post just 30 runs for 4 wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma is at the crease, joined soon by Rinku Singh, and the two will be looking to post runs to get India to a good total.

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Regarding Afghanistan, Fareed Ahmad Malik picked three wickets, while Azmatullah Omarzai got one to his name. 

At the toss, India made three changes - Sanju, Avesh, and Kuldeep are in, while Axar, Jitesh, and Arshdeep are out.

IND vs AFG Teams:

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan.