Krishna and Jaiswal shine as India thrash Afghanistan to sweep ODI series

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krishna-prasidh/hndRkHjr/"]Krishna[/a] registered his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket to help bowl out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/afghanistan/fPvTErSo/"]Afghanistan[/a] for 218 in 44.2 overs despite skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi's 102 in Chennai.[/p][p][b]The left-handed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaiswal-yashasvi/4WTrPc5D/"]Jaiswal[/a] and Rohit Sharma then put on 170 for the first wicket, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/afghanistan-fPvTErSo/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=p2rbUIG6"]and the hosts romped home in 28.4 overs.[/a][/b][/p][p]Jaiswal raised his second ODI ton with a six and put another one over the fence to take [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a] to victory after senior partner Rohit departed on 79 off 69 balls.[/p][p]The series - the first bilateral ODI fixture between the two nations - kickstarts the road to the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[/p][p][b]"A lot of the boxes were ticked,"[/b] said India skipper Shubman Gill.[/p][p][b]"We spoke about keeping the intensity in the middle overs and how, as batters, we can push for extra runs. Going to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a], the conditions will be a little closer to what we will get in South Africa."[/b][/p][p]India play two T20 internationals in Ireland later this month before they move to England for a white-ball series.[/p][embed guid="d20384f5-a4ed-49a1-8047-89067af64867" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2068343290899099770" social-type="twitter" /][p]Krishna started India's domination as he took the first four wickets as Afghanistan slumped to 36-4 before Shahidi struck his maiden ODI ton.[/p][p]Afghanistan elected to bat first, but Krishna sent back Rahmanullah Gurbaz (5), Rahmat Shah (5) and Ibrahim Zadran (11), all three batters caught by Rohit.[/p][p]Darwish Rasooli was next out for one before Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai, who made 50, put on 105 for the fifth wicket to thwart the opposition bowling.[/p][p]It was only temporary, though, as Prince Yadav broke through to dismiss Omarzai after the batter's ninth ODI half-century.[/p][p]Mohammad Nabi made 21 in another stand with Shahidi before wickets tumbled.[/p][p]Shahidi, a left-hand batter, suffered cramps in hot and humid Chennai and limped towards the back end of his innings, but reached his hundred with a four off Washington Sundar.[/p][p]The captain soon fell to Krishna, who took his fifth to wrap up the innings.[/p][p][b]"I think we have talented guys, but when it comes to India, playing in India, (which) is a tough side, and we were not good,"[/b] said Shahidi.[/p][p][b]"We will learn from that. And moving forward, I think we are a quality side."[/b][/p][embed guid="5acdceff-84f8-41c4-97c5-34edccffa6e3" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2068352368610324878" social-type="twitter" /][p]Jaiswal and Rohit came out and hit regular boundaries to pummel the opposition attack and put India on course.[/p][p]Rohit miscued a pull to be caught at deep mid-wicket off spinner Mohammad Nabi, but Jaiswal kept up the pace.[/p][p]He added 54 with Shreyas Iyer, who made 20 not out, to take the team home. It gives India a sweep across formats after they hammered Afghanistan in the one-off Test.[/p]