2nd T20i : Axar Patel's 2 for 17 followed by Yashasvi and Shivam's quick batting powered India to upset Afghanistan by 6 wickets

2nd twenty20i match of three t20i match series has been played between India vs Afghanistan at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

Puitting into bat first by India, Afghanistan with Gulbadin Naib's 35 balls 57 runs and lower orders quick batting set good target of 173 runs for India to get. Arshdeep Singh took 3 wicket. Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel took 2 wickets each for India.

Following 173 runs target, India with super quick batting of Yashasvi Jaiswal's 34 balls 68 runs and Shivam Dube's unbeaten 32 balls 63 runs made chase in 15.4 overs and won the match comprehensively by 6 wickets. Axar Patel declared player of the match for his tight bowling and took 2 wickets of just 17 runs in his 4 overs. India led 3-match series 2-1 as well.

Man of the match :- Axar Patel (Ind)

India vs Afghanistan 2nd t20 scorecard Toss : India won and field first Result : India won by 6 wickets Man of The Match : Axar Patel (Ind) Series - India led 3-match series 2-0   Afghanistan 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w) c Dube b Ravi Bishnoi 14 9 1 1 155.55   Ibrahim Zadran (c) b Patel 8 10 1 0 80.00   Gulbadin Naib c RG Sharma b Patel 57 35 5 4 162.85   Azmatullah Omarzai b Dube 2 5 0 0 40.00   Mohammad Nabi c Singh b Ravi Bishnoi 14 18 1 0 77.77   Najibullah Zadran b Arshdeep Singh 23 21 1 2 109.52   Karim Janat c Patel b Arshdeep Singh 20 10 2 1 200.00   Mujeeb Ur Rahman run out (JM Sharma/Arshdeep) 21 9 2 2 233.33   Noor Ahmad c Kohli b Arshdeep Singh 1 2 0 0 50.00   Naveen-ul-Haq not out 1 1 0 0 100.00   Fazalhaq Farooqi run out (JM Sharma/Jaiswal) 0 0 0 0 -                   Extras (lb 4, w 7) 11           Total (20.0 overs) 172/10 RR: 8.60   India       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Arshdeep Singh 4 0 32 3 0 3 8.00   Mukesh Kumarq 2 0 21 0 0 0 10.50   Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 39 2 0 1 9.75   Axar Patel 4 0 17 2 0 1 4.25   Shivam Dube 3 0 36 1 0 1 12.00   Washington Sundar 3 0 23 0 0 1 7.66   India 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Yashasvi Jaiswal c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Karim Janat 68 34 5 6 200.00   Rohit Sharma (c) b Fazalhaq Farooqi 0 1 0 0 0.00   Virat Kohli c Ibrahim Zadran b Naveen-ul-Haq 29 16 5 0 181.25   Shivam Dube not out 63 32 5 4 196.87   Jitesh Sharma (w) c Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat 0 2 0 0 0.00   Rinku Singh not out 9 9 1 0 100.00   Axar Patel               Washington Sundar               Ravi Bishnoi               Arshdeep Singh               Mukesh Kumar                               Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4           Total (15.4 overs) 173/4 RR: 11.04   Afghanistan       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Fazalhaq Farooqi 3.4 0 28 1 0 0 7.63   Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 0 32 0 0 0 16.00   Naveen-ul-Haq 3 0 33 1 0 0 11.00   Noor Ahmad 3 0 35 0 0 2 11.66   Mohammad Nabi 2 0 30 0 0 0 15.00   Karim Janat 2 0 13 2 0 0 6.50