IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: Arshdeep Singh strikes once again, Afghanistan lose sixth wicket

Arshdeep Singh (Pic: AFP)

IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: India had drafted star batsman Virat Kohli back into the playing eleven in the second Twenty20 against Afghanistan, skipper Rohit Sharma said after he won the toss and elected to field in Indore on Sunday. Kohli will be playing his first T20 international since November 2022 and missed the opener of the three-match series, which the hosts lead 1-0.

Fit-again Yashasvi Jaiswal also made the team as one of the two changes to the side. Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma sit out. Afghanistan, led by Ibrahim Zadran, have made one change with teenage left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad coming in for all-rounder Rahmat Shah. The series is a tune-up for the T20 World Cup in June.

IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: Full teams

India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: Predicted playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson/ Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad/Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

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IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hazratullah Zazai, Yashasvi Jaiswal

All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman

IND vs AFG 2nd T20I live updates: Toss update

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the second of three Twenty20 internationals on Sunday.

8:19 PM: 103/4 (14)

Arshdeep varies his pace effectively, delivering a mix of lengths, with Nabi and Najibullah managing to score through drives, pulls, and a risky run attempt.

8:00 PM: 77/3 (9)

Dube launches an array of lengths, including a six off a full toss and a well-executed slower ball six, with some good fielding efforts preventing further damage in the over.

7:50 PM: 22/1 (3)

Shivam Dube takes the catch as Ravi Bishnoi dismisses Gurbaz. Undeterred by a flighted delivery around off, Gurbaz attempts a forceful shot over mid-on but fails to achieve the required elevation.

7:22 PM: 9/0 (1)

Arshdeep Singh opens with a mixed bag, including a wide and a flicked boundary by Gurbaz, as he faces the Afghan batsman Ibrahim Zadran.