Powered by explosive batting from Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, India defeated Afghanistan in the second T20 to clinch the series, marking their 10th straight win.
With this victory, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. This victory is not just limited to the series, but it has also added a new chapter to the history of Indian cricket.
Team India created history by defeating Afghanistan in the second T20 match. This is the first time that the Indian team has defeated a single team in 10 consecutive matches in T20 international cricket.
This is a major achievement that showcases the dominance of the Indian team. India's victory streak against Afghanistan has been ongoing since 2010 and has remained unbeaten so far.
India's dominance is not limited to just Afghanistan. Team India has maintained a winning streak against other teams as well.
In the match, Indian captain Shreyas won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be the right decision. Afghanistan's start was once again very poor.
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz returned to the pavilion without opening his account on a ball from Arshdeep Singh. After this, the Indian bowlers maintained continuous pressure.
Nitish Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi together dismantled the Afghan middle order. At one point, Afghanistan had lost their six important wickets for just 100 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy was the most successful bowler for India. He took three important wickets, giving away only 24 runs in his three overs. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh took two wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi got one wicket each.
However, in the end, Mohammad Nabi and captain Rashid Khan played some excellent shots to take the team to a respectable score of 159 runs.
Chasing a target of 160 runs, the Indian team got off to an explosive start. Young batsman Abhishek Sharma and the experienced Sanju Samson wreaked havoc on the Afghan bowlers.
Sanju Samson completed his half-century, batting at a strike rate of over 200. He played a stormy inning of 57 runs in just 22 balls with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes.
On the other hand, Abhishek Sharma supported him well and played a quickfire inning of 39 runs in 19 balls. The explosive batting of these two made the match completely one-sided.
Thanks to these brilliant innings, Team India easily won the match by scoring 163 runs in just 14.5 overs and clinched the series.
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