India clinched the T20I series against Afghanistan with a seven-wicket win in the second match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game contest.
After winning the toss, captain Shreyas Iyer opted to field. India made one change, bringing in Ravi Bishnoi in place of the injured Varun Chakravarthy, while youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi again missed out.
Afghanistan posted 159/8 in 20 overs. Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 37, while late hitting from Mohammad Nabi (20) and Rashid Khan (28) lifted the total. For India, Nitish Kumar picked up three wickets and Arshdeep Singh claimed two.
In reply, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma gave India a flying start, adding 88 for the first wicket in 6.2 overs. Abhishek made 39 off 19 balls, while Samson smashed 57 off 22 deliveries to complete a brisk half-century.
Despite Shreyas Iyer falling for 11, Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 38 and Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 15 guided India to 163/3 in 14.5 overs, sealing the match and the series.
