159/4 (17.3)
CRR : 9.09
158/5 (20.0)
CRR : 7.90
India won by 6 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Player
1/960(40)
Gamechanger of the Match: Shivam Dube
Smart Saver of the Match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rohit Sharma (India Captain): "It was extremely cold out there. Now I am okay. When the ball hits the tip of the finger it is sore but when it hit me first I wasn't able to feel my finger that's why I went in to find the hot bag. In the end it was good.
Lot of positives. We got a lot from this game especially with the ball. Wasn't the easiest of conditions but spinners bowled well and the seamers also did the job for us.
[Dismissal] These things happen. When it happens you feel little frustrated, you want to be out there and score runs for the team but everything will not go your way. Sometimes you've got to understand that but we won the game that was more important than that. Wanted Gill to carry on he played a little innings and got out. Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted. Tilak as well and Rinku is in good form as well.
We just want to try different things. Try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game like today Washi bowled the 19th over. We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that so we want to try and do that as well. We will try and do whatever is possible. Like I said at the toss, not at the cost of the game. We want to make sure we come out on top and play the game well and on the other side we will keep an eye on what else we can do. All in all today was a good day for us."
Lot of positives. We got a lot from this game especially with the ball. Wasn't the easiest of conditions but spinners bowled well and the seamers also did the job for us.
[Dismissal] These things happen. When it happens you feel little frustrated, you want to be out there and score runs for the team but everything will not go your way. Sometimes you've got to understand that but we won the game that was more important than that. Wanted Gill to carry on he played a little innings and got out. Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted. Tilak as well and Rinku is in good form as well.
We just want to try different things. Try and bowl our bowlers in different situations of the game like today Washi bowled the 19th over. We want to challenge ourselves in the areas we are slightly uncomfortable with and the bowlers are not used to that so we want to try and do that as well. We will try and do whatever is possible. Like I said at the toss, not at the cost of the game. We want to make sure we come out on top and play the game well and on the other side we will keep an eye on what else we can do. All in all today was a good day for us."
Player of the Match: Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube (POTM): "I think it was really cold. Yeah, but, I enjoyed playing at this ground.
I was batting at 4 after a long time. There was a bit of pressure on me, but I was clear in my mind that I had to play my game. From my style, I feel a bit of pressure on the first 2 to 3 balls, but after that, I think about the ball and don't think too much. I know I can hit big sixes in T20s, so I know I can get runs anyway.
Rohit Sharma said that I played really well and that we'll chat to improve my game in upcoming games. Today, I got the opportunity with the ball and executed what I had to."
I was batting at 4 after a long time. There was a bit of pressure on me, but I was clear in my mind that I had to play my game. From my style, I feel a bit of pressure on the first 2 to 3 balls, but after that, I think about the ball and don't think too much. I know I can hit big sixes in T20s, so I know I can get runs anyway.
Rohit Sharma said that I played really well and that we'll chat to improve my game in upcoming games. Today, I got the opportunity with the ball and executed what I had to."
Players Involved in Most Wins in Men's T20Is:
Rohit Sharma- 100*
Shoaib Malik- 86
Virat Kohli- 73
Mohammad Hafeez- 70
Mohammad Nabi- 70
Rohit Sharma- 100*
Shoaib Malik- 86
Virat Kohli- 73
Mohammad Hafeez- 70
Mohammad Nabi- 70
That's it from the series opener between India and Afghanistan. The former dominated the show in Mohali and went 1-0 in the series. The second T20I is on Sunday (14 January) in Indore. Stay tuned with us for cricketing actions across the globe. For now, it's me, AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ninaad Dixit, who, alongside our scorers/analysts Yogesh Kumar and Raju Khariya, brought you all the live-action of this game. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!