Watch the 'Jasprit Bumrah Moment' of Virat Kohli in the Field That Enabled India's 3rd T20I Win
The victory of the Indian cricket team against Afghanistan in the 3rd T20I saw Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh grab the spotlight with their valiant 190-run partnership for the 5th wicket. While both Rohit and Rinku took India to a challenging total of 212 runs with their heroics, Virat Kohli was silent with the bat, having incurred a first-ball duck. But, despite the poor show with the bat, Kohli pulled off two exceptional moments in the field that played key roles in the hosts' triumph.
With Afghanistan 165/4 in 16.4 overs, Kohli pulled off a stunning save on the boundary rope, leaving fans in the stadium, his teammates, and social media in awe. One of the fans wrote on the social media platform, “Some even found similarities between Kohli's save and Bumrah's action. Who did this?” Another fan wrote, “Excellent effort near the ropes! How's that for a save from Virat Kohli?"
Watch the video here.
As for the match, the India captain became the first batsman to hit five T20 international tons as his unbeaten 121 off 69 balls powered the hosts to 212-4 in Bengaluru after they had slipped to 22-4.
But Afghanistan put up a spirited response as Gulbadin Naib hit an unbeaten 55 off 23 balls to steer his side to 212-6, taking two off the final delivery to level the scores.