Overview
- India chased Afghanistan's 156 target in 13.4 overs after Abhishek Sharma struck a 32-ball 82 in the series opener on Sunday.
- Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the rest of the three-match series with a side strain on Monday, casting doubt on his Asian Games participation.
- India's makeshift fifth-bowler overs went for 59 runs in the opener, creating pressure to pick a specialist like Ravi Bishnoi or an all-round option such as Washington Sundar.
- Sanju Samson's low score has increased calls to include Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and left India likely to make at least one change for the second T20I on Tuesday.
- Afghanistan's spin attack was nullified by Delhi's flat pitch and short boundaries, so the visitors must improve their batting substantially to keep the series alive.