India recorded a straightforward six-wicket win in the second T20I in opposition to Afghanistan to clinch the three-match series on Sunday, January 14. Arshdeep Singh shone with three wickets to bowl out Afghanistan on 172 runs after which fiery fifties from Yashasvi Jasiwal and Shivam Dube guided India to a dominating win at Indore’s Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Virat Kohli returned to T20I actions after a spot of 14 months as India gained the toss once more and elected to bowl first. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal changed Shubman Gill and Kohli got here in for Tilak Varma. Afghanistan changed veteran Rahmat Shah with younger spin all-rounder Noor Ahmad in the one change.
Afghanistan misplaced openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in powerplay overs however a fifty from Gulabdin Naib saved the scoreboard transferring. Afghanistan batters saved shedding wickets attempting to discover fast runs as Indian bowlers made a superb comeback to prohibit them to a complete of 172 for 10 in 20 overs.
Arshdeep Singh took three wickets for 32 whereas Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi shone with two wickets every. Naib top-scored with 57 off simply 35 balls for Afghanistan however Gurbaz and Zadran’s poor type continued.Â
Chasing a troublesome goal, India misplaced captain Rohit Sharma on a golden duck in the very first over with Fazalhaq Farooqi getting a wicket. But the returning duo of Kohli and Jaiswal shortly added 57 runs for the second wicket to give India early management.
Kohli confirmed nice aggression by smashing 29 off simply 16 balls with the assistance of 5 fours. Naveen-ul-Haq ended Kohli’s fiery innings in the sixth over but it surely made no impression on India’s momentum. Shivam Dube and Jaiswal saved the banging on by including match-defining 94 runs for the third wicket.
Jaiswal top-scored with 68 off 34 balls earlier than shedding his wicket to Karim Janat however Dube remained unbeaten on 63 off 32 to see India by means of to a six-wicket win in simply 15.4 overs.
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
