IDFC First Bank T20I Series 2023: Team India seal the series against Afghanistan with one more game to go. They won the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
2nd T20I (India Vs Afghanistan)
Game Date: 14th January 2024
Details: Team India skipper Rohit Sharma again won the toss and elected to field first in the 2nd game of T20I series against Afghanistan at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Virat Kohli & Yashasvi Jaiswal is playing today in the place of Tilak Varma and Shubman Gill.
Captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the 2nd T20I against Afghanistan.
Live – https://t.co/CWSAhSZc45 #INDvAFG@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Osi7XlapR4
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
Two changes for #TeamIndia in the Playing XI.
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal come in for Tilak Varma and Shubman Gill.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
Milestone 🚨 – @ImRo45 is all set to play his 150th match in the shortest format of the game.
Go well, Skip 🫡#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/1uWje5YNiq
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
Afghanistan bowled out for 172 in their 20 overs after batting first. This is their highest T20I score against India but I don’t think it is going to be enough on this pitch with those dimensions. The openers started brightly, and it needed the early introduction of Ravi Bishnoi to break the partnership. Gulbadin Naib came out to bat at 3, and he counter attacked from the start. A powerful innings of 57 which included 5 fours and 4 sixes put Afghanistan in a good position near the halfway stage. However, Axar returned and picked up the wicket of the all-rounder in his last over. Things slowed down after that as the new batters couldn’t quite find their footing. The visitors needed a late dash from Mujeeb to get to this score, or they could have bundled out much earlier. For India, it was another impressive outing for Axar Patel, and Bishnoi was a tad expensive but picked up two crucial wickets. Arshdeep augmented his death overs credentials by ending with 3/32 after going wicketless in the first spell. Gulbadin Naib scored 57 runs of 35 balls and Najibullah Zadran scored 23 runs of 21 balls. For Team India, Arshdeep Singh picked 3 wickets for 32 runs in his 4 overs quota.
Four wickets fall in the final over as Afghanistan are all out for 172 runs in 20 overs.#TeamIndia chase underway.
Live – https://t.co/CWSAhSZc45 #INDvAFG@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/uiAjfzf35O
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
Team India chased the target successfully by scoring 173/4 in their 15.4 overs. So India seal the game with overs to go. Despite losing skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck, the hosts never broke a sweat in this chase. Kohli played overly aggressive, playing a few proper slogs as he scored a brisk 29 before falling to Naveen-ul-Haq. Jaiswal on the other end though stayed busy throughout his innings, always looking for the aggressive option. He attacked Mujeeb and Noor Ahmed, getting to a 27 ball fifty. At the other end was the spin basher Shivam Dube who took down an experienced campaigner like Nabi for three consecutive sixes, and then there was no turning back. Another impressive knock from the southpaw, as he notched up a 22-ball fifty and stayed till the end to help his team cross the line. Karim Janat came on and stalled the end by picking two in his first over, but the result was never in doubt. India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 68 of 34 balls and Shivam Dube scored 63* runs of 32 balls. For Afghanistan, Karim Janat picked 2 wickets 13 runs in his 2 overs.
Jaiswal, Dube star in the run-chase as India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series 🌟#INDvAFG 📝: https://t.co/sjDyeKwWuE pic.twitter.com/L7Z5Syrd8l
— ICC (@ICC) January 14, 2024
AFG: 172 all out in 20 overs
IND: 173/4 in 15.4 overs
Match Result: India won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Axar Patel
RESULT | INDIA WON BY 6 WICKETS 🚨
AfghanAtalan fought hard but it wasn't meant to be as #TeamIndia batted too well to chase the target by 6 wickets. 👍#AfghanAtalan | #INDvAFG2024 | @IntexBrand | @EtisalatAf | @LavaMobile pic.twitter.com/M9xek9EqtE
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 14, 2024
Stats
– The first player to feature in
150 Tests: Allan Border (Dec 1993)
150 ODIs: Allan Border (Feb 1987)
150 T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Jan 2024) *
– 10 sixes this innings is the most for Afghanistan in seven T20Is against India.
– Most ducks in T20Is among Full Member sides
12 Rohit Sharma *
11 Regis Chakabva/Soumya Sarkar
10 Umar Akmal/Tillakaratne DIlshan/Dasun Shanaka
Note: Only includes those games where the team achieved FM status
– 69/2 is the Highest Powerplay total for India in seven T20Is vs Afghanistan.
– Fastest T20Is 50s vs Afghanistan
17 balls Paul Stirling Dubai 2012
21 balls Sean Williams Bulawayo 2015
22 balls Shivmam Dube Indore 2024
– India record in home T20I series since June 2019
Played 15
Won 13 *
Drawn 2
Lost 0
– Worst ER for Afghanistan spinners in a T20I
13.85 vs Ind Indore 2024 (97 runs/7 overs) *
10.21 vs Ind Gros Islet 2010 (80/7.5)
10.18 vs Ire Abu Dhabi 2013 (112/11)
9.71 vs Ind Abu Dhabi 2021 (68/7)
– Highest targets successfully chased vs Afghanistan in T20Is
176 SL Sharjah 2022
173 Ind Indore 2024 *
169 Ire Belfast 2022
163 HK Abu Dhabi 2015
#TeamIndia win the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets, take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series.
Scorecard – https://t.co/CWSAhSZc45 #INDvAFG@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/OQ10nOPFs7
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
For his bowling figures of 2/17, Axar Patel is adjudged Player of the Match as #TeamIndia win the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets.
Scorecard – https://t.co/CWSAhSZc45 #INDvAFG@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/ectnmGEfN7
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2024
That’s all from the India’s 2nd game of T20I Series and I hope you all will like this information. We will be back with all the details of their 3rd & final T20I game against which will be played on 17th January. For more updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website