India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I
- Virat Kohli returned to India's T20I XI for the first time since 2022
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz led a positive start before falling to Ravi Bishnoi
- Axar Patel struck in his first over to have Ibrahim Zadran bowled
- Gulbadin Naib struck a 28-ball fifty to power Afghanistan's progress
- Axar Patel, who bagged the wicket of Gulbadin Naib, finished with excellent figures of 2-17
- Ravi Bishnoi, who picked up two wickets, went for a few runs in his last over
- Mujeeb Ur Rhman and Karim Janat scored some useful runs in the death overs
- Arshdeep Singh finished with a three-wicket haul as Afghanistan posted 172
- Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck in his 150th T20I appearance
- Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who both returned to the eleven, raised a brisk half-century stand to get India going
- Naveen-ul-Haq ended Virat Kohli's stay
- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivan Dube toyed with the Afghanistan bowling as they registered quick-fire fifties
- Karim Janat bagged two wickets in an over to give Afghanistan some respite
- Shivam Dube remained unbeaten as India sealed the chase in 15.4 overs