IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

IND vs AFG: India defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20I at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, January 11. India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series by chasing a 159-run target with 15 balls to spare.

Shivam Dube came up with a brilliant all-rounder performance for India. He bowled two overs for nine runs and the wicket of Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran. In the second-half of the match, the 30-year-old hit a 38-ball fifty.

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IND vs AFG, 1st T20I: Full List of Awards

IDFC First Bank Player of the Match: Shivam Dube (60* off 40, and 1/9 in two overs) - Rs 1 lakh
Dream11 Game Changer of the Match: Shivam Dube - Rs 1 lakh
SBI Life Apne Liye Apno k Liye Award: Ibrahim Zadran (23 off 12, and Rohit Sharma run out) - Rs 1 lakh
Atomberg Super Saver of the Match Award: Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Rs 1 lakh

IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Who Said What?

Rohit Sharma (India captain): It was extremely cold to be honest. Now I am okay. Obviously when the ball hits the tip of the finger it is a little sore. When the ball hit my fingers I couldn't feel my fingers. (Summary) Lot of positives, especially with the ball. Wasn't the easiest of conditions but our spinners bowled particularly well.

"(On getting angry after getting run out) Honestly these things happen. When it happens you feel frustrated because you want to be out there and score runs for your team. Wanted Gill to carry on. He played a good innings but got out. Lot of positives - Shivam Dube, the way Jitesh batted, Tilak as well and obviously Rinku. (Next game?) Want to try a few things. Want to make the bowlers do a few different things. Like how Washy bowled the 19th today. Keeping those things in mind, we'll try to do different things. But not at the cost of winning."

Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan captain): We were short 13-15 runs. We lost the toss too. But the boys fought well. We were trying to have a good powerplay start but we lost wickets then. One of us should've gone for 14-15 overs but we lost back to back wickets. When new batters came, we came under pressure.

"(On Fielding effort) In the second innings there was dew and gripping of the ball was difficult. I can say that the boys tried really well. (Other areas of improvement) We will try to improve our fielding. We were quite lazy with the fielding today. We will try to improve batting as well. Bowling we have no issue. Will focus on what we did wrong today."

Shivam Dube (Man of the Match): "I think it was really cold but I enjoyed playing on this ground. Playing after a long time....batting at No. 4 was a bit of pressure for me but I had one thing on my mind... that I had to play my style of cricket. From my style, I feel a bit of pressure first 2-3 balls but after that I think about the ball and don't think too much.

"I know I can hit big sixes in T20s, so I know I can get runs anyway. (Rohit chat post game) He said I played really well and that we'll chat to improve my game in upcoming games. (Bowling) Today I got the opportunity and executed what I had to."

IND vs AFG Key Stats

India have now chased 160 or below targets at home on 16 out of 17 occasions
India continue to stay unbeaten in T20Is against India. The Men in Blue have now won five T20Is vs Afghanistan