Shivam Dube (63) hit consecutive fifties as Yashasvi Jaiswal (68) brought up his fifty too to win the
second T20 international for India by six wickets against Afghanistan at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, January 14. With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. For Afghanistan, Karim Janat took two wickets.
Afghanistan posted their highest ever score in T20 internationals against India as they scored 172/10. Gulbadin Naib hit 58 for the Afghans. On the other hand, Arshdeep Singh picked three wickets for India.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli returned to the Indian playing 11 in this match, after a gap of 14 months in the shortest format.
Along with Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal was also back in the Indian playing 11 in place of Shubman Gill. Jaiswal will open the innings with Rohit while Kohli will play at number three in place of Tilak Varma. There were no changes in the bowling department. Afghanistan on the other hand, brought in an extra spinner in Noora Ahmad in place of batter Rahmat Shah who debuted in the last game.
India Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad
IND vs AFG TOSS: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
India vs Afghanistan Live Telecast Details
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