{"id":181782,"date":"2026-06-17T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181782"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:31:42","slug":"ind-v-afg-2nd-odi-gill-kishan-tons-power-india-crushing-170-run-victory-over-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181782","title":{"rendered":"IND v AFG, 2nd ODI: Gill, Kishan tons power India crushing 170-run victory over Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"


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India came out largely unscathed from the cauldron that the Ekana Cricket Stadium was on Wednesday to beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

As afternoon temperatures soared into the high 30s, players baked in the largely airless arena. With just 13,300 fans turning up at the 50,000-seater, there was also a severe lack of energy.<\/p>\n

But India, guided by splendid centuries from captain Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, mastered the elements, racking up a mammoth 402 after being asked to bat first. Afghanistan, in reply, was restricted to 232 for nine, with Darwish Rasooli retired hurt.<\/p>\n

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal got starts, scoring 41 and 42 respectively. Rahmat Shah made 79 (89b, 8×4). However, seldom did they display the necessary urgency. It also did not help that Afghanistan missed Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai because of injuries.<\/p>\n

For the hosts, Prince Yadav made his debut while Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal got opportunities. Out went Harsh Dubey, Prasidh Krishna, and an injured Nitish Kumar, leaving the side with just five specialist bowlers.<\/p>\n

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But Gill and Kishan did the heavy-lifting by batting admirably under the unrelenting, energy-sapping sun, combining for a massive, match-defining 224-run partnership for the third wicket.<\/p>\n

Gill conjured his ninth ODI century (154, 110b, 22×4, 2×6) while Kishan notched up his second (125, 79b, 14×4, 7×6), more than three and a half years after his first (210 versus Bangladesh in Chattogram).<\/p>\n

The skipper oozed class, as always, and was particularly impressive with his driving. Kishan stood out for his acceleration and six hitting. When the latter walked in, Gill was already on 42 from 31 balls. That both batters crossed 100 in the same over \u2013 33rd of the innings \u2013 told the story.<\/p>\n

Kishan reached his half-century in 52 balls but accumulated the next 50 runs from just 19 deliveries. He appeared unstoppable even after going past the treasured milestone, clubbing left-arm spinner Nangeyalia Kharote (four for 76) for back-to-back one-handed sixes. A third attempt, however, led to his downfall.<\/p>\n

The scoring rate dipped after Kishan\u2019s dismissal, with Shreyas Iyer (26, 24b, 1×4, 1×6) and Washington Sundar (19, 19b, 1×4) unable to kick on.<\/p>\n

After having got to 300 in 35.5 overs, India seemed set to breach its record ODI total of 418 (against West Indies in Indore in 2011). But it took until the last over of the innings to touch 400.<\/p>\n

In the end, though, the late-innings tardiness \u2013 rather lethargy \u2013 did not matter, for Afghanistan\u2019s hopes had long evaporated into thin air.<\/p>\n

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