Watch: 'We're going into another Super Over folks!' Behind the scenes moments from India-Afghanistan 3rd T20I

NEW DELHI: As the third T20I between India and Afghanistan headed into one Super Over after another, there were obvious tense and exciting moments in the Indian dug-out at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Rohit Sharma scored a record-breaking fifth T20I as India needed two Super Overs to beat Afghanistan and claim the three-match series 3-0.

The Indian captain smashed 121 not out off 69 balls for his fifth T20I century and his highest T20I score to help India score 212/4 in 20 overs.

Rinku Singh scored 69 not out off 39 balls as the duo put on 190 runs off 95 balls for the fifth wicket - a T20I record for India.

Afghanistan put up a stunning chase, with their top three batters all scoring half-centuries, and finished with 212/6 in 20 overs.

In the first Super Over, India needed 17 runs off six balls. Rohit hit two sixes that time before retiring but Yashaswi Jaiswal failed to score the two runs needed off the last ball as the match ended tied for a second time.

Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets in three balls of the second Super Over as Afghanistan faltered in their chase of India's 11/2, after Rohit had followed up his century by hitting a four and a six before being run out. In between, Rinku Singh was caught behind.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video on Thursday that showed behind the scenes moments as the match headed for an exciting finish.

1/10:3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma leads India record surge against Afghanistan

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2/10:​Rohit Sharma

<p>Rohit Sharma registered his fifth T20I hundred, including third as captain, to become the first batter to accomplish the feat in T20Is. </p>AFP

3/10:5th T20I ton

<p>Rohit Sharma went ahead of Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav who have four T20I hundreds each to their credit. </p>PTI

4/10:121 not out

<p>Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 121 is his career-best in T20Is, bettering the 118 against Sri Lanka at Indore on December 22, 2017. </p>AFP

5/10:Most sixes as captain

<p>Rohit Sharma's 90 sixes in 54 innings are the most by a captain in T20Is, outstripping the 86 in 65 innings by Eoin Morgan. </p>TNN

6/10:​Rinku Singh

<p>Rinku Singh's unbeaten 69 is his career-best in T20Is, bettering his only other fifty — 68 not out vs South Africa at St. George's Park on December 12, 2023. </p>PTI

7/10:India's highest partnership

<p>An unbroken stand of 190 runs for the fifth wicket between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh is India's highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is. </p>TNN

8/10:World record stand

<p>The unbeaten 190-run stand is also a world record for the fifth wicket in T20Is, outstripping the 145 between Dipendra Airee and Kushal Malla for Nepal vs Hong Kong at Mulpani on October 21, 2023. </p>PTI

9/10:​36 runs in an over

<p>36 runs scored by Rohit and Rinku off Karim Janat, emulated a record for most runs in an over (7-ball over: 4, 7nb, 6, 1, 6, 6, 6). </p>PTI

10/10:​Yuvraj Singh

<p>Yuvraj Singh had scored 36 runs off Stuart Broad's 6-ball over at Durban on September 19, 2007 and Kieron Pollard — 36 off Akila Dananjaya's 6-ball over at Antigua on March 3, 2021. </p>Getty Images

3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma leads India record surge against Afghanistan

1/10:3rd T20I: India outlast Afghanistan in second Super Over

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2/10:​India beat Afghanistan

<p>India edged Afghanistan in a dramatic second Super Over to sweep the Twenty20 series after the third match ended in a tie following Rohit Sharma's record-setting century on Wednesday. </p>PTI

3/10:Rohit Sharma

<p>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. </p>PTI

4/10:Rohit and Rinku

<p>Rohit, out for a duck in the opening two wins, struck 11 fours and eight sixes and put on 190 runs with Rinku Singh, who hit 69 not out off 39 balls. </p>TNN

5/10:5th T20I ton

<p>Rohit, who went past Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav -- both with four T20 tons, rebuilt the innings and then tore into the opposition attack as he surpassed his previous T20 best of 118. </p>TNN

6/10:Raining sixes

<p>It was raining sixes in the final five overs when India plundered 103 runs. Rohit and Rinku smashed 36 off the final over, which included a six off a no-ball. </p>PTI

7/10:Fareed Ahmad Malik

<p>Left-arm quick Fareed Ahmad Malik returned figures of 3-20 and caused early damage with the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (4), Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson, both removed for first-ball ducks. </p>PTI

8/10:The run chase

<p>Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran scored 50 each to put on 93 runs for the first wicket and set up the chase. </p>AP

9/10:Gulbadin Naib

<p>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. </p>PTI

10/10:​Mohammad Nabi

<p>Mohammad Nabi smashed a quickfire 34 to keep his side in the hunt and Naib helped get 18 runs off the final over from fast bowler Mukesh Kumar to tie the match. </p>PTI

3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma stars as India outlast Afghanistan in second Super Over