IND vs AFG, 2nd T20I: India beats Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20, takes 2-0 lead in the series – Dainik Savera Times

The second match of the three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan was played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Afghanistan team was reduced to 172 runs in 20 overs. India won the match by scoring 173 runs for four wickets in 15.4 overs. With this victory, Team India achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The third and last match of the series will be played in Bengaluru on 17 January.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dubey played half-century innings for Team India. Yashasvi scored the highest score of 68 runs. Whereas, Shivam Dubey scored unbeaten 63 runs. He hit five fours and four sixes in his 32-ball innings. Shivam’s strike rate was 196.88. Virat Kohli returned after 14 months and scored 29 runs on 16 balls. His strike rate was 181.25. Rohit Sharma and Jitesh Sharma could not open the account. Rinku Singh scored nine unbeaten runs. Karim Janat took two wickets for Afghanistan. Fazalhaq Farooqui and Naveen Ul Haq took one wicket each.

Arshdeep took three wickets
Gulbadin Naib scored the highest score of 57 runs for Afghanistan. Najibullah Zadran contributed 23 runs, Mujeeb ur Rehman contributed 21 runs and Karim Janat contributed 20 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Nabi scored 14 runs each. Captain Ibrahim Zadran was out after scoring eight runs and Azmatullah Omarzai was out after scoring two runs. Noor Ahmed scored one run. Naveen Ul Haq remained unbeaten after scoring one run. Fazalhaq Farooqui could not open the account. Arshdeep Singh took maximum three wickets. Akshar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi got two successes each. Shivam Dubey took one wicket.