India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I has concluded. After that, Team India captain Shreyas Iyer opened up about the performance of his side in the match against the Afghans. India National Cricket Team defeated the Afghanistan National Cricket Team by 7 wickets as they won the three-match series and now lead by 2-0 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
Speaking after the series win, Shreyas Iyer credited India’s openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek, who gave them a brilliant start to the run chase, as he was happy with the team's overall performance. The India skipper also spoke about the game and the bowlers’ performance; he also shared his rough start as captain of the side.
Captain Shreyas Iyer’s sensational record with the toss continued as he won the toss and opted to field first. He had to make one forced change as Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the match and the series due to a hamstring injury, and Ravi Bishnoi came into the side. Afghanistan did not make any changes from their last match.
Jasprit Bumrah started the proceedings with the new ball and bowled a maiden over. Arshdeep Singh in the second over sent back Rahmanullah Gurbaz for yet another duck as his struggles continued in the series. Then Ibrahim Zadran played an innings of 37 and also stitched a 51-run partnership with Sediqullah Atal; after that, the wicket kept on tumbling.
Then, for the 7th wicket, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan stitched 48-runs between them, as the former scored 20 off 14 deliveries and Rashid scored 28 runs off 16 deliveries. The Afghans scored 159/8 in their 20 overs. Nitish Kumar Reddy was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, and Bumrah, Bishnoi, and Axar picked one wicket each.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma won the match for India
While chasing, the two openers, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, were on song as both fired from the very first over. Abhishek was the first aggressor; later, Sanju also joined the run chase, as the two scored 82 runs inside the powerplay. Abhishek was dismissed for 39 runs off 19 deliveries, smacking four sixes and two fours.
Sanju played a knock of 57 off 22 deliveries, smashing seven fours and four sixes. India won the game with 31 balls to spare as Ishan Kishan was unbeaten on the score of 38* runs and Tilak Varma on 15 runs as India won the game comfortably. India have now won 10 consecutive matches against Afghanistan.
Shreyas Iyer, speaking after the match, stated that he was happy with the team’s performance in the last two games and in this game he sought a dominating win from the side, and it was delivered. He also spoke about settling down as the captain after a tough start to the leadership role.
Iyer said (as quoted by Cricbuzz), "[On being happy with the team’s performance over the last couple of games] Yes, certainly. I think looking at the last match performance and coming into this one, we were demanding a comprehensive win, and today was the right example of it.
"[On settling into the captaincy role after a difficult start] Yes, certainly. It was a tough pill to swallow at the start, but the journey is always going to be roller coaster."
Shreyas Iyer said, "You need to be in equilibrium as much as possible and see to it that you enjoy the moment and not think much about what has happened in the past. And I have said it in my previous interviews as well: the more you embrace the situation, the better it gets."
Shreyas Iyer hints at playing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
The Team India captain was asked about the possible changes in the next game. He provided a hint that some players who are sitting out might get a chance, which means the fans might get a glimpse of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the third and final T20I match.
Shreyas Iyer said, [On possible changes for the next game and giving opportunities to players who have been sitting out] We want all of them to get used to the wicket and the conditions and also get some practice. So it would be a nice game to give opportunities to the players, especially who have been sitting out, and also change a little bit in the combination as well."
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