Leading 1-0 of their three-match collection, Team India will probably be seeking to bag a series-clinching victory within the second T20I towards Australia, on the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. The hosts received the primary T20I in Mohali by sealing a six-wicket victory on Thursday.
India’s Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal throughout a apply session.(PTI)
Chasing 159 runs, India reached 159/4 in 17.3 overs, courtesy of a match-winning unbeaten knock of 60* off 40 balls by Shivam Dube. Meanwhile, Jitesh Sharma (31) and Tilak Varma (26) additionally registered essential knocks. Meanwhile, Mujeeb Ur Rahman scalped two dismissals for Afghanistan.
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Initially, a knock of 42 runs off 27 balls by Mohammad Nabi noticed the Afghans publish 158/5 in 20 overs, setting a goal of 159. For India’s bowling division, Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar took two wickets every. This can be India’s final collection within the T20 format, earlier than this 12 months’s T20 World Cup. So the hosts will probably be seeking to put in a great show, and we might additionally see some key modifications.
Rohit Sharma will probably be anticipated to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal, who missed the earlier recreation on account of an harm. He will change Shubman Gill, whose mistake noticed Rohit depart for a two-ball duck. In 15 T20Is, Jaiswal has registered 430 runs, with a century and three fifties.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, who missed the primary T20I on account of private causes, will probably be again into the enjoying XI and change Tilak Varma. Kohli will slot in at his standard no. 3 place, and will probably be adopted by Dube at no. 4, who additionally obtained Player of the Match within the earlier fixture. Dube’s all-round abilities will as soon as once more be essential, and he additionally took a wicket within the earlier fixture.
Jitesh Sharma will don the wicketkeeper function and can fill in at no. 5, and Rinku Singh will probably be at no. 6. The KKR star will probably be his facet’s finisher and did that function within the earlier match, the place he registered an unbeaten knock of 16 runs off 9 balls.
Axar Patel and Washington Sundar would be the all-rounders at no.7 and no. 8. The pair will even share spin duties. Ravi Bishnoi would be the different spinner, and can fill within the tailenders with pacers Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar.
India’s predicted XI vs Afghanistan in second T20I:
Openers: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal/Shubman Gill
Middle and top-order: Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Power-hitter: Rinku Singh
All-rounders: Shivam Dube, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar
Spinner: Ravi Bishnoi
Pacers: Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
