IND vs AFG LIVE, 2nd ODI Score: India 116/2 (16.1 overs); Gill smashes fifty after Rohit’s fall
India vs Afghanistan ODI Today Match Live Score: Afghanistan have opted for the top spot in their must-win second ODI against India in Lucknow. A host of changes are on the way with both teams opting for three changes, including the debut of seamer Prince Yadav for the Indian Blues.
It has been almost a year since he took over the ODI job and Shubman Gill He will finally have the chance to take his first series win as captain this evening.
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As clinical as it is, India’s return to the ODI format, albeit at half-time in a shortened 25-run match in Dharamsala, was polished by Gill’s mature batting in a 195-run chase. The captain is fast becoming India’s ear and mind in the longer formats. While he made a century in the one-off Test, Gill brought back an unbeaten No. 84 to seal a largely clean run chase three nights ago.
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