IND vs AFG 2nd T20I Report: India clinched yet another home bilateral series after thrashing Afghanistan in the 2nd T20I in Indore, following their win in the first T20I in Mohali. Brilliant bowling performances from Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel were followed by exuberant batting shows from Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal as India made a mockery of the target of 173 runs.
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India vs Afghanistan As it happened
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran were dismissed cheaply, but number 3 Gulbadin Naib took the attack to the Indian bowlers. Even as he lost Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi at the other end, Naib kept going before being dismissed for 57 runs in 35 balls by Axar Patel.
At 134/6, it felt Afghanistan might end up with a sub-150 score, but cameos from Karim Janat (20 runs in 10 balls) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21 runs in 9 balls) took them to 172, which was still less than a par winning score on a flat pitch and small boundary dimensions in Indore. Arshdeep Singh snapped 3 wickets while Bishnoi and Axar took two wickets each.
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India were rocked early in their chase as Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over; this was Rohit’s second duck in a row. Virat Kohli came out with a no-holds-barred approach and smashed 5 fours in his breezy knock of 29 runs in 16 balls before falling victim to Naveen-ul-Haq.
Then began the show of the two left-handers, Jaiswal and Dube, the pair sharing a partnership of 92 runs in 42 balls.
The young opener walloped 5 fours and 6 sixes in his thunderous knock of 68 runs in 34 balls. From the other end, Dube clobbered 5 fours and 4 sixes, three of which came in a single over from Nabi. Dube remained unbeaten on 63 runs in 32 balls as India won by 6 wickets with 26 balls to spare.
IND vs AFG 2nd T20I Report Man of the Match
Amidst the wild hitting from both teams, it was Axar Patel who was named the Man of the Match for his tidy bowling figures of 2/17 in 4 overs.
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