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[Saba Sports News] Team India has landed in Bengaluru to play the third and final T20I of the ongoing series against Afghanistan.
After landing in the city on Monday, the India players along with the rest of the touring party arrived in the team hotel by bus as they received a raucous reception.
Indore ✈️ Bengaluru#TeamIndia in town for the 3⃣rd & final T20I 👏 👏#INDvAFG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/xKKRi6yf9W
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 15, 2024
The Men in Blue have already gained a unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series, making the third fixture a dead-rubber. India defeated Afghanistan by six wickets on Sunday.
Arshdeep Singh took three wickets with the ball as Afghanistan posted a total of 172 runs on the back of Gulbadin Naib’s fifty.
In the run-chase, captain Rohit Sharma departed for a golden duck, his second in the series. On his T20I return, Virat Kohli played an attacking innings of 29 runs from 16 deliveries.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube starred with the bat as the duo smashed half-centuries to take India to an easy victory.
The two teams will meet on January 17 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.