Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube wrecked havocas India chase down 173 to beat Afghanistan in the IND vs AFG 2nd T20I at Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. Despite losing skipper Rohit Sharma on duck, Jaiswal took on the Afghanistan bowlers and he recieved equal support from Virat Kohli (29) and Shivam Dube (63*) Earlier, Gulbadin Naib hammered a fine fifty to help the visitors post 172 total on the board. Arshdeep shone for the hosts after scalping 3 wickets. While Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi bagged two wickets each.
Team India have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
India Innings
ALL OVER! India win by 6 wickets with 26 balls to spare. They take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Over 15: A boundary and 3 singles. Just 2 needed now.
Over 14: One boundary and 4 singles. India need just 9 runs to take 2-0 lead in the series.
Over 13: Two wickets and 7 runs from Karim Janat’s over. But it is too late for the visitors.
Over 12: 22-ball fifty for Shivam Dube. 15 runs from Naveen Ul Haq’s over.
Over 11: Jaiswal is in a hurry to finish the game. Hits two sixes and one boundary to make it 18 off the over.
Over 10: BIG OVER! Dube hits three towering sixes to take 21 runs from the over.
Over 9: Good comeback by Ahmed after Dube’s six. 11 runs off it.
Over 8: Good comeback from Nabi after conceeding a six. 9 runs off it.
Over 7: A quiet over from Noor Ahmed. Just 6 runs off it.
Over 6: 11 runs but a massive wicket of Virat Kohli. Naveen and Afghanistan would be happy with that.
Over 5: A massive over for India! Jaiswal takes on Mujeeb. 19 runs in the over.
Over 4: Naveen ul Haq with a decent over. Just one boundary and 3 singles. 7 runs from it.
Over 3: Yashasvi Jaiswal took on Fazalhaq Farooqi. Another big over. 14 runs off it.
Over 2: Expensive over by Mujeeb Ur Rehman. 13 runs came off it.
Over 1: Eventful over! Boundary on the first ball but Rohit Sharma gets dismissed on duck. IND 5/1
Afghanistan Innings
Over 20 – Arshdeep packs Karim Janat. A boundary later he bags Noor Ahmed. A wide ball but Mujeeb gets run out. Fazalhaq Farooqi run out again. Afghanistan end innings on 172 after 20 overs.
Over 19 – Dube comes to bowl the 19th over and he gets hammered for a four and two sixes. AFG 164/6 after 19 overs.
Over 18 – Arshdeep with a slow ball and he picks Najibullah. 10 runs from the over with a six and a four. AFG 144/6 after 18
Over 17 – Bishnoi into his final over. Big over for Afghans. 6,4,6 as they rake up 17 runs. AFG 134/5 after 17.
Over 16 – A boundary to end the over against Sundar. AFG 117/5 after 16 overs.
Over 15 – Bishnoi traps the big fish as Nabi departs. Bishnoi gets his 2nd of the night. AFG 109/5 after 15 overs
Over 14 – Arshdeep comes for his 2nd over. Just 5 runs from the over as Afghans bring up 100 run mark, AFG 103/4 in 14 overs.
Over 13 – Washington Sundar bowls his 2nd over. 6 runs from the over with a boundary. AFG 98/4 after 13
Over 12 – Axar comes and strikes again. He dispatches the dangerman Gulbadin. Afghans lose their 4th wicket. 2 runs from the over. AFG 92/3 after 12 overs.
Over 11 – Washington Sundar comes into the attack and Gulbadin hammers a sixer. 9 runs from the over, AFG 90/3 after 11 overs.
Over 10 – A wonderful fifty from Gulbadin in just 28 balls. AFG 81/3 after 10 overs.
Over 9 – Gulbadin continues the charge as hammers Dube for 2 huge sixes. 14 runs from the over. AFG 77/3 after 9 overs.
Over 8 – A good over from Axar. Just 3 runs from it as Afghans slow down. AFG 63/3 after 8 overs.
Over 7 – Shivam Dubey comes to bowl his first over. And he strikes again. Clean bowled to Azmatullah Omarzai. 2 runs and a wicket. AFG 60/3 after 7 overs
Over 6 – Axar comes into the fray and he strikes. Afghan skipper Zadran has to depart. Pathans end Powerplay at 58/2.
Over 5 – Gulbadin continues his form as he smacks Bishnoi for a six and 2 fours. 18 runs from the over. AFG 50/1 after 5 overs.
Over 4 – Second over for Mukesh and Gulbadin Naib hammers consecutive fours. 10 runs from the over. AFG 32/1 after 4 overs
Over 3 – Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack and gets the breakthrough. Gurbaz has to depart. AFG 22/1 after 3 overs.
Over 2 – Mukesh Kumar is welcomed with a six. He gives away 11 runs from this over.
Over 1 – Bit expensive from Arshdeep Singh. 2 wides and boundary. Afghans get a good start, 9 runs from the over.
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
The India Cricket Team is ready to face the Pathans yet again, and this time seal the series with yet another convincing victory. In the previous game India registered a comfortable 6 wicket victory. Another win in the IND vs AFG 2nd T20I today will seal the series in India’s favour. However, all eyes will be Virat Kohli who makes a return to India’s T20I squad.
Rohit Sharma who was dismissed for a duck will be eyeing to score big runs in today’s game. The same will be the moto for the retuning Virat Kohli. Adding more assistance to the batters will be the Holkar Cricket Stadium pitch. With an average first innings score of 209 runs, both teams will prefer chasing to wrap a win in their favour.
For India there are quite a few selection headaches. If Yashasvi Jaiswal is yet to recover from his injury then Shubman Gill is set to open proceedings with Rohit Sharma. As Kohli slots in at number 3, it can prompt Tilak Varma to sit out. Shivam Dube was the highlight in the previous game and is expected to start.
Jitesh Sharma is expected to get the nod ahead of Sanju Samson while Rinku Singh is the designated finisher in the team. There is a bit of headache between Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi.
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