Jaiswal hammered 68 in 34 balls with 6 sixes and 5 fours.
This match was Virat Kohli’s first T20I since November 2022 and he scored 29 runs off 16 balls with 5 fours before Naveen-Ul-Haq accounted for his wicket. He also added a quick 57 runs for the second wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Jaiswal continued and smashed 68 runs in 34 balls and added 92 runs in 7 overs with Shivam Dube for the 3rd wicket. Dube remained not out for 63 as India won the second T20I by 6 wickets and took a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was ecstatic about playing with Virat Kohli in T20Is and called it an honor.
“It was nice going there and enjoying the game, especially when I batted with Virat bhaiya. It is an honor to bat with him and I can learn lots of things. When we were batting, we had a small chat about where we could hit. Then we decided that it was easy to hit over long-on and mid-off, and we tried to do that. The intent was positive and we tried to hit good shots,” Jaiswal was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference.
Jaiswal hammered 5 fours and 6 sixes in his knock and was dismissed by Karim Janat.
“I have been told to go there and express myself and try to do what I do best. I keep working hard on my practice sessions so that whenever I get a chance, I try my best. It was a good decision to bat second as there was dew in the second half. I enjoyed the environment that we had in Indore,” Jaiswal added.
India will eye a clean sweep when the two sides meet in the final T20I in Bengaluru on January 17.
(ANI inputs)