Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube smashed half-centuries as India thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets to clinch the collection within the second Twenty20 worldwide in Indore on Sunday.
Jaiswal, who hit 68 off 34 balls, returned to the group together with star batsman Virat Kohli after the 2 missed the opening win of the three-match collection.
Jaiswal placed on key partnerships together with a 92-run stand with left-handed companion Dube, who hit an unbeaten 63, as India chased down their victory goal with 26 balls to spare and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead.
Bowlers arrange victory with left-arm spinner Axar Patel main the cost with figures of 2-17 to bowl out Afghanistan for 172 regardless of Gulbadin Naib’s 57.
Kohli, who performed his first T20 for India since November 2022, made 29 in a partnership of 57 after skipper Rohit Sharma fell for a second successive duck.
Jaiswal took aside the opposition bowling after left-arm fast Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled Rohit and fellow quick bowler Naveen-ul-Haq took down Kohli.
Jaiswal reached his fourth T20 half-ton for India and Dube, who starred within the group’s opening win, joined the cost to hit his second successive fifty.
Jaiswal hit 5 fours and 6 sixes earlier than he fell to Karim Janat who struck twice in an over however Dube stood agency to steer the group residence and get previous his earlier T20 better of 60 not out.
Earlier Naib, a top-order batsman, took on the Indian bowling assault in his 35-ball knock laced with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
He raised his fourth T20 half-century for Afghanistan however fell towards the run of play when Patel bought the batsman caught at quick mid-wicket by Rohit.
Wickets saved tumbling, however Najibullah Zadran (23 off 21 balls), Janat (10-ball 20) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21 off 9) boosted the Afghanistan whole.
The final over from left-arm fast Arshdeep Singh, who ended with three wickets, introduced 4 wickets together with two run outs as Afghanistan have been bowled out on the ultimate ball.
Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets.
The ultimate match is on Wednesday in Bengaluru.