India on Sunday wrapped up the IND vs AFG T20I series with a convincing win against the Afghans in the InHolkar stadium of Indore. India chased 172 comfortably to go 2-0 up in the three-match series. Indian fans took to social media after the match to sing India’s praise with stars of the 2nd T20I getting special mentions.
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India won the toss on Sunday and put Afghanistan to bat. The Afghans produced a decent batting effort but still felt short of average score by 30-40 runs in a short Holkar stadium. Gulbadin Naib top scored for the Afghans with a 35-ball 57. India got four wickets in the last over to see out the Afghan innings for 172.
India lost opener Rohit Sharma for a golden duck early, but Yashasvi Jaiswal made the most of his chance over Shubman Gill by smashing another half-century. Virat Kohli, playing a T20I after 14 months, put in an effective shift of 29 before first match’s man of the match Shivam Dube made the most of his chance by scoring his second consecutive 50. In the end, India reached their target with 26 balls to spare, notching up another series win.
Social media users hailed the team’s resilience after the match, with players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Virat Kohli getting special mentions. Some even likened Shivam Dube to Yuvraj Singh. Let’s have a look.
