Prasidh Krishna led India’s fast-bowling attack in the third ODI against Afghanistan on Saturday (June 20) and picked up five wickets for 23 runs in 8.2 overs. The Karnataka pacer, who replaced Arshdeep Singh in India’s playing XI for the third and final match of the first-ever bilateral ODI series between the two teams, picked up a wicket in each of his first, third, fourth, fifth and ninth overs.
Prasidh opened his wicket tally by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz (5) with his first ball of the match. He then went on to remove Rahmat Shah (5), Ibrahim Zadran (11), Darwish Rasooli (1) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (102).
The five wickets against Afghanistan marked Prasidh’s maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket and, in the process, he equalled a unique
record held by Mohammed Shami.
Gurbaz, Zadran, Rahmat, Shahidi and Rasooli were Afghanistan’s top five batters in the third ODI, and by dismissing all of them, Prasidh became only the third Indian bowler to dismiss each of the top five opposition batters in an ODI innings.
Indian bowlers dismissing each of the top 5 batters of opposition in an ODI
| BOWLER | AGAINST | BATTERS DISMISSED | VENUE | DATE |
| Manoj Prabhakar | Sri Lanka | Roshan Mahanama, Aruna Gunawardene, Hashan Tillakaratne, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga | Hyderabad (Deccan) | February 18, 1994 |
| Mohammed Shami | New Zealand | Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham | Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) | November 15, 2023 |
| Prasidh Krishna | Afghanistan | Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Darwish Rasooli | Chennai | June 20, 2026 |
The first Indian to achieve the feat was Manoj Prabhakar against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad on February 18, 1994. In that match, he dismissed Roshan Mahanama (15), Aruna Gunawardene (2), Hashan Tillakaratne (0), Aravinda de Silva (0) and Arjuna Ranatunga (98).
Mohammed Shami matched the feat during the first semifinal of the 2023 ODI World Cup. In the match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15, 2023, the right-arm pacer dismissed Devon Conway (13), Rachin Ravindra (13), Kane Williamson (69), Daryl Mitchell (134) and Tom Latham (0).
Prasidh’s five-wicket haul in the third ODI also made him the first Indian bowler to claim a five-for in an ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The previous record for the best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI at Chepauk belonged to Ajit Agarkar, who took 4 for 34 in nine overs against England on January 25, 2002.
Best bowling figures by Indian in an ODI match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| BOWLER | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | AGAINST | DATE |
| Prasidh Krishna | 8.2 | 23 | 5 | Afghanistan | June 20, 2026 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.0 | 34 | 4 | England | January 25, 2002 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 8.0 | 24 | 3 | New Zealand | December 10, 2010 |
| Zaheer Khan | 6.0 | 26 | 3 | West Indies | March 20, 2011 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10.0 | 28 | 3 | Australia | October 8, 2023 |
For his memorable show with the ball in front of home fans, Prasidh won the Player of the Match award in third ODI.
