Yashasvi Jaiswal's brilliant 68 and Shivam Dube's unbeaten 63 powered Team India to a remarkable 6-wicket victory over Afghanistan, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series on Sunday.
The Men-in-Blue successfully chased down a target of 173 runs in just 15.4 overs. Making a comeback to the T20I side after 14 months, Virat Kohli played a quick but entertaining innings, scoring 29 off 16 balls.
Captain Rohit Sharma, in his record-setting 150th international appearance in T20Is, chose to bowl after winning the toss. Arshdeep Singh (3/32) and Axar Patel (2/17) delivered standout performances with the ball.
Despite a quickfire fifty from Gulbadin Naib (57), India managed to restrict Afghanistan to a par total.
Although Rohit suffered a duck for the second consecutive time in the series, the comeback man celebrated a series victory in his return to the shortest format of the game.
With their eyes set on a clean sweep, the hosts will aim to dominate Afghanistan in the final T20I in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
(With Agency Inputs)
