India and Afghanistan are clashing in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on January 14, 2024. India leads the series 1-0 after winning the first match in Mohali.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to field first. India made two changes as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli came into the XI for Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma.
Afghanistan lost the openers quite early, but Gulbadin Naib laid a good foundation with 57 off 35 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Then a few cameos by Najibullah Zadran (23), Karim Janat (20), and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21) pushed Afghanistan's total to 172 in 20 overs.
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For India, Akshar Patel was the standout bowler with 2/17 in his 4 overs, while Arshdeep Singh took 3/32.
India’s reply didn’t start well, as captain Rohit Sharma was out for a golden duck trying to hoick Fazalhaq Farooqi in the first over itself. Farooqi bowled the ball on middle and off-stump, a bit short. Rohit had backed away to play his shot and the ball instead hit the off-stump.
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This was Rohit Sharma’s second consecutive duck in this series, as he was run out for 0 in the first match in Mohali. With this golden duck, fans shared their reactions to India captain's dual failures
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