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Samson’s Fifty Helps India Seal T20I Series Against Afghanistan
India played Afghanistan in the second match of a three-game T20 cricket series.
Afghanistan scored 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets.
Nitish Kumar Reddy was India’s best bowler, taking three wickets.
India then chased the target very quickly.
Abhishek Sharma scored 39 runs from 19 balls.
Sanju Samson hit 57 runs and led the chase.
Ishan Kishan added an unbeaten 38 runs at the end.
India won by seven wickets and secured the series before the final match.
India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Sanju Samson scored 57 runs, with one report describing the innings as coming from 22 balls.
Abhishek Sharma made 39 from 19 balls, while Ishan Kishan finished unbeaten on 38 from 23 balls.
Nitish Kumar Reddy took 3 for 24 as Afghanistan was restricted to 159 for eight.
India reached 163 for three in 14.5 overs, winning with 31 balls remaining.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan, with Sanju Samson and Nitish Kumar Reddy playing key roles for India.
- What
- India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second T20I and took a 2-0 series lead.
- Where
- The venue is not specified in the articles.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles identify it as the second match of a three-match series.
- Why
- India’s bowlers restricted Afghanistan to 159 for eight, after which India’s batters chased the target in 14.5 overs.
Key facts
- Series result
- India leads the three-match series 2-0 with one match remaining.
- India’s score
- 163 for three in 14.5 overs.
- Afghanistan’s score
- 159 for eight.
- Margin
- India won by seven wickets with 31 balls remaining.
- Sanju Samson
- 57 runs; one report records the innings as 22 balls.
- Abhishek Sharma
- 39 runs from 19 balls, including four sixes and two fours.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Three wickets for 24 runs.
Sources
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