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India Clinch T20 Series With Second Seven‑Wicket Win Over Afghanistan

The back‑to‑back wins give India room to test fringe players in the dead rubber as they finalise preparations for the Asian Games.

Sanju Samson hammered 57 runs off 22 balls to blow Afghanistan away
Sanju Samson set up the chase for India with a blistering 57 off 22 balls. His partnership with Abhishek Sharma ended the match as a contest inside the first six overs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi might play the 3rd T20I vs Afghanistan as Shreyas Iyer has dropped a big hint.
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Overview

  • India sealed the three‑match T20I series 2-0 after a seven‑wicket win in New Delhi on Tuesday, chasing 160 in 14.5 overs.
  • Sanju Samson (57 off 22) and Abhishek Sharma (39 off 19) put on an 82‑run powerplay stand that ended the contest before the middle overs.
  • Young all‑rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy took a career‑best 3 for 24 to restrict Afghanistan to 159 for 8 and swing momentum back to India with timely breakthroughs.
  • Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the remainder of the series with a side strain and was replaced by Ravi Bishnoi, and captain Shreyas Iyer said the third T20I will be used to give game time to players who have not featured.
  • The series has highlighted selection choices and workload management as India eye the Asian Games, with 15‑year‑old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the likely candidates to be tried in Thursday’s dead rubber.