India, June 20 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal turned a dead rubber into a declaration of intent as India hammered Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.

Chasing 219, India barely gave Afghanistan a chance to believe. They finished at 224/1 in just 28.4 overs, sealing a 3-0 series sweep and giving Shubman Gill his first series win as India's ODI captain. But the night belonged to Jaiswal, who stayed unbeaten on 110 off 86 balls and made a powerful case in a format where India's top-order competition remains brutally tight.

Jaiswal's innings was not just about the hundred. It was about how complete the knock looked.

He started quickly, used the fielding restrictions smartly and punished Af...