BENGALURU: India clinched the T20I series against Afghanistan by winning the third match after two thrilling Super Overs. It took two Super Overs to separate both sides as India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs after the match and the first Super Over ended in a tie here at Bengaluru.

Batting first, India managed to put up a massive score of 212/4 in 20 overs, thanks to a century by skipper Rohit Sharma and a half-century by Rinku Singh. Opting to bat first, India had a bad start as they lost opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star batter Virat Kohli for a golden duck on back-to-back balls by Fareed Ahmed in the third over. Afghanistan was all over the Indian batters as Azmatullah Omarzai removed Shivam Dube for just one. In the fifth over, Sanju Samson was out for a golden duck after being caught by Nabi, giving Fareed his third wicket. India was 22/4 in 4.3 overs.

Then the pair of skipper Rohit and Rinku Singh joined forces to help India gain recovery. India finished at 212/4, with Rohit (121* in 69 balls, with 11 fours and eight sixes) and Rinku (69* in 39 balls, with two fours and six sixes) unbeaten. Both combined to form a 190-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Faheem (3/20) was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan.

Chasing a target of 213 runs, Afghanistan started with positive intent, with openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scoring at a rate of nine runs per over. The openers managed to put up a partnership of 93 runs in 11 overs before Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Gurbaz for 50. Later, spinner Washington Sundar helped India earn a comeback into the game, getting Zadran (50) and Azmatullah Omarzai (0) on successive deliveries, reducing Afghanistan to 107/3 in 12.4 overs.

Mohammed Nabi and Gulbadin Naib kept hitting despite these two quick wickets. All-rounder Nabi hit 34 runs in 16 balls before he was dismissed by Sundar in the 17th over. Karim Janat was run out for just two. Afghanistan was 167/5 in 17.1 overs. Wickets kept falling for Afghanistan as Najibullah Zadran was dismissed for five runs. Afghanistan was 182/6 in 18.2 overs. Afghanistan needed 19 runs in the last over. Smashing Mukesh Kumar for a four and a six, Naib brought down the equation to three runs in the final ball. The match ended in a tie, with Afghanistan finishing at 212/6, with Naib (55* in 23 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes) and Sharafuddin Ashraf (5*) unbeaten. Sundar (3/18) was the pick of the bowlers for India. Avesh and Kuldeep took a wicket each.

Afghanistan batted first in the Super Over and set a target of 17 runs for India after the Super Over was bowled by Mukesh Kumar. India managed to take the equation to two runs in one ball and the Super Over as well ended in a tie.

In the second Super Over, Rohit and Rinku Singh came out to bat against Fareed Ahmed. With a four and six by Rohit, India managed 11 runs but lost two wickets, taking the target to 12 runs. Ravi Bishnoi came to bowl for India and got Mohammed Nabi on the first ball. After a single, Bishnoi also removed Gurbaz, winning the game by 11 runs.