Indian captain Shubman Gill, despite suffering from stiffness in the scorching heat. Scored a big century in the second ODI cricket match against Afghanistan. But, after the team’s victory, he admitted that his eyes were set on a double century.

While chasing India’s big target of 403 runs. Afghanistan team, in front of the fast bowling trio of Arshdeep (three wickets for 45 runs), Gurnoor Brar (three wickets for 60 runs) and Prince Yadav (two wickets for 56 runs), never looked to be in a position to get close to the target and ultimately got bundled out for 232 runs in 44.3 overs.

For Afghanistan, Rahmat Shah scored the highest score of 79 runs in 89 balls with eight fours. While Sediqullah Atal (42) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (41) also played useful innings.

Gill played a brilliant inning of 154 runs despite the extreme heat and stiffness in his legs. While Ishan Kishan scored 125 runs, ending the three-year wait for an ODI century. Due to which India scored 402 runs.

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Gill said after India’s 170-run win, “The ball was going where I wanted to hit it.” I was full of confidence. My target before the series was to finish the match and bat for 40-45 overs. I wanted to score 200 runs but I had to play shots continuously. I wanted to take the score to 430 runs but got caught out at deep cover.

He said, “The toss did not make much difference. If we had got the target of 310-320 runs, there would have been good pressure on the team. Everything is in good condition. Fast bowlers are consistently bowling at the right places which is not easy.

Gill, who was chosen the best player of the match, said that due to the scorching heat. He had to deal with the problem of swelling and stiffness. But now he is feeling better.

He said, “There is a little pain.” There were a lot of cramps at different places. It was very hot. I batted for 40-45 overs. Now I am feeling much better. I am in good condition.

After the match, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi admitted that the performance of his bowlers was not as per expectations.

“You can’t leave everything toss,” he said. Our bowling was not good. We gave them momentum in the first 20 overs. It was hot but at the same time you also have to bowl well. Today we could not win. Hopefully we will learn from this.

Regarding Rasooli who retired due to stiffness in his leg, Shahidi said, “Rasooli was suffering from stiffness. I asked him if he was okay. He was fine and I told him to go to bat before me. We needed someone who could play big shots but unfortunately he had stiffness again. It has been a difficult series, hopefully we play well in Chennai. The performances of Rahmat and Gurbaz are good things, but we need to perform better in bowling.

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