India, June 20 -- India's chase in the third ODI against Afghanistan began with a strange-looking scoreline: 5/0 before a legal ball had been bowled. It was not a scoring glitch or a no-ball sequence. The reason was Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi running on the protected area of the pitch during Afghanistan's innings.

The incident occurred during a match in which Afghanistan had already endured a chaotic innings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After opting to bat, they were reduced to 36/4 before Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai repaired the innings with a 100-plus stand. Shahidi fought through cramps and went on to make 102 off 131 balls, but Afghanistan were bowled out for 218 in 44.2 overs, with Prasidh Krishna finis...