Why did India start at 5/0 vs Afghanistan? Costly blunder explained

India's chase against Afghanistan began with a surprising 5/0 score, thanks to a five-run penalty awarded after Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi repeatedly ran on the protected pitch area.

Despite this, Shahidi scored a maiden ODI century, guiding Afghanistan to 218.

Prasidh Krishna was the star bowler, taking a career-best 5/23. ...