Arshdeep Singh bows to Prince Yadav for taking catch:AFG debutant Rasooli stretchered off the field; India earn unwanted record with 400+ total

India defeated Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on 18 June. Batting first, India were all out after scoring 402 runs in 49.5 overs in the first innings. Chasing 403 to win, Afghanistan were bowled out for just 232 runs in 44.3 overs. With this, India also won the series 2-0 with one match remaining. India equalled Australia’s record for scoring 400+ runs most times in ODIs. Meanwhile, an emotional moment also occurred during the match. Arshdeep Singh bowed to Prince Yadav after the latter took a stunning catch. Meanwhile, Darwish Rasooli, making his debut for Afghanistan, was stretchered off the field after an injury. India vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI Top Moments 1. Gill batted wearing an ice pack around his neck There was a lot of humidity during the match in Lucknow. Due to this, three drink breaks were kept in one innings. Players were also seen wiping sweat with towels during the breaks. After the drinks break in the 14th over, captain Gill batted wearing an ice pack around his neck. 2. Arshdeep Singh bows down to Prince Yadav After Prince Yadav took a stunning diving catch while running from backward square leg to dismiss Ibrahim Zadran, Arshdeep Singh bowed to the India pacer. He folded his hands to make ‘namaste’ gesture and bowed to Prince for his effort. 3. Gill, Ishan completed centuries in the same over In the 33rd over of the Indian innings, Gill and Ishan completed their centuries. Gill scored his ninth ODI century by hitting a four off the first ball of Bilal Sami’s over. On the last ball, Kishan also completed his second ODI century by hitting a four. 4. Prince Yadav’s first ODI wicket averted by a no-ball In the seventh over of the second innings, Prince Yadav, the debutant, almost got a wicket. The pacer bowled a short delivery on the fifth ball. The ball took an edge off Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s bat and went towards mid-on, where the catch was taken. Prince was just celebrating getting his first ODI wicket when the no-ball hooter sounded. The replay revealed that it was a front-foot no-ball. 5. Darwish Rasooli left the field on a stretcher in his debut match In the 25th over, Afghan batter Darwish Rasooli retired hurt after an injury. After playing a shot on the third ball of the over, Rasooli fell to the ground due to a pulled right hamstring. Indian player Washington Sundar immediately rushed to his aid. The physio then bandaged his leg, but the pain did not subside. After this, Afghanistan’s coach Richard Pybus signalled him to leave the field. Rasooli, who was playing his debut match, was carried off the field on a stretcher. India vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI Top Records 1. First time a team was all out after scoring 400+ runs India scored 402 runs in 49.5 overs, losing all 10 wickets. This is the first instance in ODI cricket where a team has been all out despite scoring 400+ runs. 2. For the first time, 2 Indians scored a century in less than 80 balls Gill completed his century in 77 balls and Kishan took 71 balls to reach the three-figure mark. With this, both have set a new record in Indian cricket. This is the first time in ODIs that two Indian batsmen have scored centuries in 80 balls or less in an innings. 3. India equalled South Africa’s record Team India scored 400 or more runs for the eighth time in ODIs, the most in the format. Before India, South Africa had also achieved this feat eight times in ODIs. 4. Shreyas Iyer Overtakes Kohli Shreyas Iyer completed his 3000 runs in ODIs as soon as he scored his 11th run in the match. He achieved this feat in 72 innings and 3049 balls. He has surpassed veteran Virat Kohli (75 innings) among Indians who scored 3000 runs in the fewest innings. Now he is in second place with Shikhar Dhawan. Gill tops this list, having reached the 3000-run mark in the last match. Shreyas has reached the third spot among those who achieved this milestone in the fewest balls. Former World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev is in the first spot with 2995 balls. 5. Afghanistan’s Second Biggest Defeat in ODIs Afghanistan suffered a 170-run defeat in Lucknow. This is Afghanistan’s second biggest defeat in ODIs. The team suffered its biggest defeat against Australia in 2015. Then, on the ground in Perth, they had to face a 275-run defeat.