3rd ODI: Prasidh Krishna rattles Afghanistan with five-wicket haul
What's the story
Afghanistan were bowled out for a mere 218 after electing to bat first in the third and final ODI match against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna was the Afghan team's chief nemesis, having wreaked havoc with his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs. He bowled with venom with the new ball and took four wickets in the first 10 overs. Here we look at his spell and stats.
Spell
Krishna was assisted by Rohit
Krishna made an immediate impact by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz with the first ball of his spell. In the sixth over, Krishna struck again when he bowled a testing back-of-a-length delivery to Rahmat Shah. Ibrahim Zadran was Krishna's third victim, having edged the ball to first slip in the eighth over. Darwish Rasooli, who mistimed a big shot, was Krishna's final victim in the powerplay. Krishna completed his fifer in the 45th over as he trapped centurion Hashmatullah Shahid to wrap up the innings.
Feat
Rohit-Prasidh script rare hat-trick of catches-wickets
Each of Krishna's first three dismissals were completed with Rohit Sharma taking the catch. As per Cricbuzz, the latter became the third Indian fielder to take three catches off a bowler in an ODI. He has joined VVS Laxman (off Irfan Pathan vs Zimbabwe, 2004) and Shikhar Dhawan (off Jasprit Bumrah vs Bangladesh, 2018).
Powerplay
Krishna joins this club
Krishna was the standout performer in the powerplay as his first five overs resulted in just six runs and four wickets (2 maidens). He became just the sixth Indian to claim at least four wickets in the first 10 overs of an ODI. The others on this list are Mohammed Siraj (twice), Javagal Srinath, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh. Meanwhile, Siraj happens to be the only Indian with a fifer on this list.
Stats
Maiden ODI fifer for Krishna
Krishna bowled 8.2 overs, returning with figures worth 5/23. He bowled two maidens. While this was his maiden ODI fifer, he also owns three four-wicket hauls. The pacer now boasts 45 scalps from 25 ODIs at 25.78 (ER: 5.91). According to ESPNcricinfo, Krishna took his fourth five-wicket haul in List A cricket. His tally also includes 8 four-fers. In 84 matches, he has raced to 146 wickets at 24-plus.
Information
More feats for Krishna
Krishna became the third Indian bowler to dismiss each of the top five batters of the opposition in an ODI. He has joined Manoj Prabhakar and Mohammed Shami on this list. His 5/23 are now the best ODI figures by any bowler in Chennai. The only other instance of an Indian bowler picking an ODI four-fer in Chennai was Ajit Agarkar's 4/34 vs England in 2002.