Prasidh Krishna's five-wicket haul leads India to 3-0 win

Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna delivered a career-best performance, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in One-Day International cricket on Saturday, June 20, as India completed a 3-0 series whitewash over Afghanistan in Chennai. His decisive spell helped dismiss Afghanistan for 218 before India chased down the target with nine wickets to spare.

Krishna, 30, produced figures of 5 for 23 from 8.2 overs in the third and final match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Opening the bowling, he dismantled Afghanistan's top order, taking a wicket in his first over and reducing the visitors to 36 for 4. His victims included each of Afghanistan's top five batters: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Darwish Rasooli.

The performance earned Krishna the Player of the Match award and placed him in the record books. He became only the third Indian bowler, after Manoj Prabhakar (1994) and Mohammed Shami (2023), to dismiss each of an opposition's top five batters in an ODI innings. He also set a new benchmark for the best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI at the Chennai venue, surpassing Ajit Agarkar's 4 for 34.

The win was powered by India's batsmen as well,...