15 September,2026 10:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ishan Kishan (Pic: X/@BCCI)
In the second T20I match against Afghanistan, Team India emerged victorious by seven wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
With an aim of chasing the target of 160 runs, the "Men in Blue" scored 163 runs for the loss of three wickets in 14.5 overs.
Team India's star opening batsman Abhishek Sharma garnered 39 runs in just 19 balls, with the help of two boundaries and four maximums. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson also smashed 57 runs off 22 deliveries, including seven boundaries and four maximums.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer returned to the pavilion on 11 runs in 11 balls, including a maximum. Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma stayed unbeaten. Facing 23 balls, Kishan registered 38 runs, including three boundaries and two maximums, whereas Varma accumulated 15 runs in 14 balls, with the help of a boundary.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan claimed three wickets by conceding 36 runs in 3.5 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, and Fazalhaq Farooqi went wicketless in the second T20I match against Team India.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, Afghanistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz departed on a three-ball duck. Captain Ibrahim Zadran returned to the pavilion after scoring 37 runs off 33 deliveries, including six boundaries. Sediqullah Atal was also dismissed on 12 runs in 15 balls, including two boundaries.
Gulbadin Naib and Darwish Rasooli registered 10 and 26 runs, respectively. Facing eight balls, Naib smashed a boundary, whereas Rasooli smashed a boundary and two maximums in his 15-ball knock. Facing 10 balls, Azmatullah Omarzai accumulated 11 runs, with the help of two boundaries.
Mohammad Nabi also garnered 20 runs in 14 balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. Rashid Khan departed after scoring 28 runs in 16 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum. Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rahman stayed unbeaten on seven and four runs, respectively. Facing three balls, Ahmad smashed a maximum, whereas Mujeeb faced three balls. With this, the Afghans posted a total of 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.
Team India's Nitish Kumar Reddy returned with the figures of three wickets for 24 runs in three overs. Arshdeep Singh also bagged two wickets by conceding 35 runs in four overs. Jasprit Bumrah,. Axar Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi registered one wicket each. Shivam Dube went wicketless in the second T20I match against Afghanistan.
