Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI photo)

New Delhi: India made a great start to the chase against Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, scoring a record 23 runs in the first over.Chasing 219 to win, India started their innings at 5/0 after Afghanistan were penalized five runs during their innings when captain Hashmatullah Shahidi repeatedly ran into the protected area of ​​the pitch.The unusual start helped India enter the record books for the most runs scored in the opening over of an ODI innings by an Indian team.

Most runs by India in the first over of an ODI innings

The record-breaking over was bowled by Azmatullah Umarzai and turned into a nightmare for Afghanistan.After India started at 5/0, Yashasvi Jaiswal Started walking quickly. The left-handed batsman took two runs before hitting a four through the off side. Umarzai then lost control of the over, bowling wide and giving two no-balls while overstepping twice.Jaiswal took full advantage of the free-hit opportunity. He hit a four over long-off and followed it with another four straight over mid-off. A mistimed pull caught at mid-wicket did not count as it was a no-ball.The over ended with Jaiswal hitting another short delivery for four runs, taking India’s tally to 23 runs after only six legal deliveries.Earlier, Afghanistan recovered from a poor start and were all out for 218 runs.Prasidh Krishna was India’s star with the ball, taking a career-best spell of 5/23. The fast bowler destroyed the Afghan top order and reduced their score to 36/4 in the first 10 overs.Afghanistan captain Shahidi then led the fight by scoring a decisive inning of 102 runs off 131 balls, his first ODI century. He made a 105-run partnership with Umarzai, who scored 50, and later added 57 runs with Mohammad Nabi.Despite Shahidi’s efforts, Afghanistan lost their last five wickets for just 20 runs and were all out for 218 runs.