Why did Arshdeep Singh miss 3rd IND vs AFG T20I?
Yash Thakur replaced Arshdeep Singh as India make one change for the third T20I against Afghanistan.
The Indian Cricket Team has sealed the T20I series victory against Afghanistan in a dominating way. Playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, India won the first match convincingly by 7 wickets.
Bowling first, they restricted Afghanistan to 156 runs at the end of 20 overs. India then chased down the total in under 14 overs, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 82(32) and winning the Man of the Match award.
The same things were repeated in the second match, where, batting first again, Afghanistan scored 159 runs at the end of 20 overs, and India chased down the total in under 15 overs. Nitish Kumar Reddy won the Man of the Match award for taking 3 wickets.
There was one player who performed consistently in both matches. Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets in the first match, giving away only 19 runs, and 2 wickets in the second match, giving away 35 runs.
Howevever, he was not included in the playing XI for the third match of the series. On that note, let’s have a look at the reason why Arshdeep is not playing the third T20I against Afghanistan.
Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing the third IND vs AFG T20I?
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At the toss during the third T20I, Shreyas Iyer announced that Yash Thakur would be replacing Arshdeep Singh for the match. Arshdeep, who performed brilliantly in the first two matches and has been an important part of the Indian T20I team for years, helping the team win two T20I World Cups back to back, is most probably being rested for the third match.
The series has already been won by the Indian team, and at this moment, they want to try other faces in the team to know their worth. That could be the reason Yash Thakur has been given a chance while also managing the workload of Arshdeep Singh.
India have never been defeated by Afghanistan in T20Is, and they would like to continue their winning streak. Yash Thakur has played two T20Is so far for national side and has taken 4 wickets at an average of 18.75, with an economy rate of 9.38.
Which player replaced Arshdeep Singh in the third T20I against Afghanistan?
Yash Thakur replaced Arshdeep Singh in the third T20I against Afghanistan.
Which team won the series between Afghanistan and India?
India won the T20I series against Afghanistan.
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