IND vs AFG 3rd ODI LIVE Score: Jaiswal's century powers India to strong nine-wicket win

Jaiswal finishes it off in style. He slog sweeps Mohammad Nabi for another six, and India wrap this up in just the 29th over. A huge nine-wicket win with 122 balls to spare. 

And Jaiswal gets to his century. An 82-ball hundred for the India opener. This is his second ODI hundred and it is a well timed one as India prepare for the ODI World Cup 2027. 

A century seemed to be taking. But Rohit played a stellar knock here. He tried clearing Nabi, just like he did Rashid two overs back. But got the toe end of the bat as substitute Atal takes it on deep mid-wicket. Shreyas Iyer is the new man at the crease.

It seems Shubman Gill won't come out to bat today. He isn't padded up as the cameras pan to the dressing room. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are padded and ready to bat.

And here's the fifty number 62 for Rohit Sharma. A fifty off 47 balls. He gets there with a sweep four. This wasn't a chanceless knock but a strong outing nonetheless.

And Jaiswal brings up his fifty in the second ODI on his return. A 34-ball fifty for him as he drives this to long off. India now bring up their 100 as well.

The powerplay is done and India find themselves in a pretty good position to chase this. They are at 86/0 after the first 10 overs. Jaiswal is unbeaten on 46, Rohit unscathed on 27. India need another 133.

He might have been lucky twice, but Rohit is showing his shots. A pick-up six over fine leg and then an aggressive cut over covers. He had earlier hit three more fours. Rohit now on 25 off 27 balls.

Jaiswal is going pretty strong at the moment. He has pressed the pedal from the first over itself. A four and a pulled six in the seventh over as Fareed Malik comes for his third. And then an edged four to close the over. India have gone past 50 and are at 62/0 after 7 overs.

Rohit Sharma would have been walking back to the pavilion had Fareed Malik not made a mess of this. He cut this wide, shorter one as it flew to deep third. It went straight to Farid Malik, who set himself for the catch before ditching the effort at the last second. He signals something, possibly hinting the light might have hindered his effort. Four for Rohit, India 46/0 after 6.

A fine start by Rohit and Jaiswal despite the previous quiet over. Jaiswal is on 20 from 14 balls, Rohit is on 10 from 17. Ghazanfar seems to have hurt himself while diving at deep point. Good effort, but failed to save it. India 42/0 after 5 overs.

India got off to a flying start in the first over. 23 runs from the opening over as it becomes India's most prolific first over for them. Five of those 23 were penalty runs.

Most runs by India in the 1st over of an innings in ODIs (where ball-by-ball details are available):

23 vs Afg Chennai 2026 *

22 vs Ban Colombo SSC 2004

20 vs Aus Sydney 2020

And here are the Indian openers - Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal - for the chase. A crucial chase for both these as they are looking for runs with pressure seeping in. 219 runs needed, India already on 5/0 due to the penalty runs they were awarded after Shahidi's multiple breaches of running in the danger zone.

(You still have the ball in your hand?) Yeah, I've got it in my pocket right now, but yeah, really happy to be coming in on a hot day, bowling that well, helping the team, so pretty happy now. (Has there been a conscious effort in bowling fuller) Yes, the work's been going on for quite some time now. I would say we've been working really hard on length all over the place, be it whatever format I'm playing. And it's nice to see things coming off, and definitely Morne's really been in my ears for quite some time now, and I'm happy to be bowling well today. (Did you want to bowl the sixth over, were you cooked by that time?) No, honestly, I was really, really tired. It was pretty hot, but no complaints. I did end up bowling the fifth one, got the fourth wicket there. But the more important thing for us to turn up on a hot day to put out that performance on the field, really good.

Afghanistan have been bowled out for 218 as Prasidh Krishna gets a five-wicket haul. Hashmatullah falls in the end. What a knock this was from him as he walks back to an applause from the Indian fans for his 102. Meanwhile, Prasidh carries the ball after his maiden ODI five-fer.

And here it is. A fabulous innings by the Afghanistan captain with the backs against the wall. His maiden ODI hundred, becoming the first Afghanistan captain to have hit a ton in any format against India. He got there with a cut off Sundar in 126 balls.

India have been awarded with five penalty runs after the Afghanistan batters were found to be running on the protective zone on the pitch multiple times. Afghanistan were denied a run and also handed five penalty runs. Shahidi is in his 90s.

What are Afghanistan's batters doing here? This is hara-kiri to say the least. Another one run out and it is Shubman Gill once again with a strong throw as Fareed Malik has been caught well short of the crease. Afghanistan nine down now.

Afghanistan are now losing their way big time after that wicket of Mohammad Nabi. Hasrh Dubey got Rashid Khan caught at covers before Ghazanfar has been run out. Afghanistan now eight down.

Gurnoor provides the breakthrough. His first of the day as he castles Mohammad Nabi. This stayed a bit low, was thundered straight towards the stumps as Nabi failed to get his bat on it. He is pumped. India get a wicket as Afghanistan go 198/6 after 37.1 overs.

The fourth umpire took one of the two balls away before the start of the 35th over. The rest of the innings will be played with one ball, which might bring in reverse swing into the picture. Nitish to continue with his fifth for now.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi is playing a proper captain's knock. He is into his 70s after creaming Nitish for a four at covers. This was his second fifty against India in ODIs and a century might be in the pipeline.

Prince Yadav strikes, and the century partnership ends. Prince gets Azmatullah Omarzai caught at deep fine leg as Prasidh manages to hold onto this one. It was dying on Prasidh as he tried palming it just above the grass. It bounced from his hands, and then he held onto it properly. End of the 105-run stand. Afghanistan 141/5 after 28.2 overs.

Fifty for both these Afghanistan batters, and they are putting up a real fight here. A 55-ball half ton for Azmatullah after missing the last game due to an injury. Shahidi had got to a fifty a few overs back. Afghanistan are going strong at 139/4 after 27.3 overs.

These two have put up strong work here. This has calmed the nerves in the Afghanistan camp. An unbeaten 72-run partnership takes Afghanistan into their 100s. Shahidi and Azmat are closing in on their fifties. Afghanistan 108/4 after 22 overs.

Hashmat and Azmat are looking comfortable on the crease now. Afghanistan on a score of 70-4 after 15 overs.

Afghanistan is in deep, deep trouble here. After 12 overs, the score reads 48-4. The Indian bowling attack is proving to be too much to handle for the visitors.

Prasidh Krishna is on fire tonight! Takes his fourth wicket as Shreyas Iyer takes a good catch!. India's fourth, as Afghanistan is on a score of 36-4.

Another identical wicket here! Prasidh Krishna once more and Ibrahim Zadran have been caught behind by Rohit Sharma. Afghanistan lose their third on a score of 28 runs.

An identical wicket to the first one here! Rahmat Shah departs after being caught in the slips by Rohit Sharma! Afghanistan lose their second wicket on a score of 26 runs. 

This has been a good start from India. Both Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna have been bowling probing lines and lengths in this Chennai heat. Some of them are moving away and beating the batters. Afghanistan 12/0 after 4.

Prasidh Krishna draws first blood. He removes Gurbaz first ball of his day. This was on a good length outside off, probing the batter as Gurbaz gave a poke at it for Rohit to hold an easy one at slips. Good swing movement there.

The players are out in the middle. Gurnoor Brar has the new ball in hand. Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are out in the middle. Here we go!!

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

"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," Gill said at the toss.

"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 at the toss.

The changes are raining across both teams. Afghanistan have made four changes, India have tweaked three for this Chennai game. Harsh Dubey, Nitish Reddy and Prasidh Krishna are back. KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep are not playing. Afghanistan have brought back Nabi and Azmatullah. 

Afghanistan captain Shahidi has won the toss, and he has opted to bat first. So, India will be bowling first today. 

We are minutes away from the toss. Will Yashasvi Jaiswal be retained? Will Harshit play? Nitish is also likely to be in. All of that will be answered in a few minutes as we approach the 1:00 PM mark of the toss time. 

Gurnoor Brar has been one of the stand-out performers for India this series. He picked up three wickets each in both matches of this series. He was fast-tracked to the Indian team with the skill he had, and he may just have put his case for a place in India's squad in the England ODIs and maybe came into the reckoning for the ODI World Cup.

It seems so. Nitish Kumar Reddy was declared by India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. Harshit Rana has been added to India's squad for the third ODI. Ten Doeschate hinted that Arshdeep might be missing the third ODI, along with another batter. So expect a couple of changes for this game.

It's time for the third ODI between India and Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India have won this series already, having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. They put up commanding performances in the first two matches, with Shubman Gill being one of the stars in those two contests. The third ODI might sound like a dead rubber. But it isn't.