Ind vs Afg ODI: Prasidh Krishan takes 5 wickets; Afghanistan all-out for 218

Prasidh Krishna (Pic: PTI)

Afghanistan were bundled out for 218 runs by an in-form Indian bowling attack in Chennai. For the visitors, skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 102 runs in 131 balls. His maiden century included 13 fours and one six.

With the ball, Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna was the star, taking his first five-fer in ODIs. Krishna ran through the Afghanistan top order, taking four early wickets. He eventually dismissed Shahidi in the death overs to complete his five-wicket haul.

Earlier, after winning the toss, Shahidi decided to bat first after having opted to bowl in the second ODI. The Afghanistan captain mentioned that the extreme heat was one of the reasons why the team decided to bat first.

"We want to bat first today. It's always hot in India in this month. Wicket also looks good. It's dry and hard. Hopefully we have a good start in the batting. In last two games we missed some areas and didn't play the way we have played in the past. Hopefully we recover today and have good partnerships and bowl in the right areas. Four changes. Nabi is back, Azmat is playing. (Reads from his palm) Zia ur Rahman and Fareed Malik are in." Shahidi said.

Indian captain Shubman Gill admitted that his team would have batted first too. The 26-year-old confirmed changes to the team with Prasidh Krishna and Nitish Kumar Reddy introduced back in the team.

"Looks like a very good wicket. Would've batted first as well. Was pretty hot in the last match and it's going to be no different here. It's about being consistent in the areas we're looking at. We'll be chasing in this match, and chasing big scores consistently and comfortably is one area where we haven't quite ticked the box yet. That's what we'll be looking at today. Three changes. Prasidh, Harsh and Nitish Reddy are back." Indian captain Gill said.

Both teams made a few changes to their playing XI to try different combinations before the ODI World Cup next year.

Confirmed Playing XI for both teams:

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav