Overview
- India crushed Afghanistan by nine wickets to finish the three-match ODI series 3–0 after a dominant performance in Chennai on Saturday that ended the contest in 28.4 overs.
- Pacer Prasidh Krishna produced his maiden ODI five-wicket haul (5-23) to reduce Afghanistan to 218, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made an unbeaten 110 and shared a 170-run opening stand with Rohit Sharma.
- Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi scored a gritty 102 in a rescue effort, but his century could not prevent a collapse that saw India wrap up the innings in the 44th over.
- India will use the series results to assess squad depth before two T20 internationals in Ireland and a white-ball tour of England starting July 1, with selection questions for the middle overs and all‑round roles still open.
- Separately, New Zealand’s women kept their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a last-ball six by Suzie Bates to beat Ireland by four runs, a narrow result that underlines the tournament’s tight group-stage margins.