How have India fared in Super Over matches? Rohit Sharma starred in first instance as well

IND vs AFG: India found themselves battling in not one but two Super Overs against Afghanistan in the third T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, January 17.

India recovered from 22/4 to finish at 212/4 at the end of 20 overs. In reply, Afghanistan matches India's total to activate the Super Over. India and Afghanistan scored 16 runs each in the first Super Over, as a second Super was initiated.

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This time around, India batted first and set a 12-run target for Afghanistan who could manage just one run. The result also ensured India's unbeaten record in Super Overs of T20I cricket.

The Men in Blue have find themselves in a Super Over scenario on as many as three occasions. In total India have been part of five tied T20I matches. They have emerged victorious in four of them, while one match against New Zealand ended in tie as the game could not resume due to heavy rain and India were at par with the DLS scored by then.

During the first instance, India won the match after a six-ball bowl-out against Pakistan at the ICC T20 World Cup 2023. India bowlers hit the exposed stumps thrice, whereas Pakistan could not get on the scoresheet.

The Super Over replaced the bowl-out decider in case of a tie. India's match against New Zealand in Hamilton on January 29, 2020. Both the teams scored 179 runs each. Batting first in the Super Over, New Zealand scored 17 runs without losing any wicket. With ten runs needed off two balls, Rohit Sharma slammed back-to-back two sixes to hand India a win.

India's match against New Zealand got tied again just two days after they got a taste of their first Super Over game. On January 31, 2020 in Wellington, India and New Zealand scored 165 runs each in the allotted 20 overs. New Zealand finished their Super Over at 13/1. KL Rahul hit a six and four on the first two balls, and got out on the third. Virat Kohli then took a double and hit a four on the fourth ball to finish the match.