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IND V AFG, 2nd T20I: Yashasvi, Shivam Star As India Seal Unbeatable 2-0 Lead

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Indore, Jan 14 (IANS) Sensible fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal (68) and Shivam Dube (63 not out) guided Staff India to a surprising 6 wickets win (with 26 balls remaining) over Afghanistan to seal an unbeatable 2-0 lead within the 3-match sequence, right here on Sunday.

The Males-in-Blue chased down 173 runs in simply 15.4 overs.

Virat Kohli, who returned to the T20I facet for the primary time in 14 months, performed a brief however entertaining innings by scoring 29 off 16 balls.

Arshdeep Singh (3/32) and Axar Patel (2/17) stood out with the ball after captain Rohit Sharma, that includes in a record-setting a hundred and fiftieth worldwide in T20Is, gained the toss and opted to bowl.

India restricted Afghanistan to a par complete regardless of a quickfire fifty from Gulbadin Naib (57).

Rohit obtained out for a duck for the second successive time within the sequence, however the comeback man bagged sequence victory on his return to the shortest format of the sport.

The hosts will look to finish a clear sweep once they tackle Afghanistan within the last T20I in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

–IANS/cs/

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