New Delhi. The second match of the T20 series between India and Afghanistan will be played on 15 September (Tuesday). In the first match, Team India performed brilliantly and defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now before the second match, the biggest discussion is about the playing-11.
In the first T20, Sanju Samson got a chance to open, but he could score only 10 runs in 8 balls. In such a situation, the question is now arising whether the team management can make Sanju sit out to give a chance to young Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Vaibhav was not a part of the playing-11 in the first T20 and Sanju was given priority. There was already a lot of discussion regarding this decision. However, the team management would definitely like to give Sanju Samson another chance in the second T20.
Will Vaibhav get a chance?
15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made a lot of headlines with his batting in recent times. In such a situation, the decision to give him a chance in the second T20 will be a big selection decision for Team India. If Vaibhav is included then he can be seen opening with Abhishek Sharma. The responsibility of wicketkeeping can be given to Ishan Kishan. Earlier, Vaibhav had received the title of 'Player of the Series' during the Zimbabwe tour. Vaibhav Suryavanshi had scored a total of 151 runs in three innings on the Zimbabwe tour in July 2026.
A win and series for India
In the first T20, India had achieved the target of 157 runs in just 13.4 overs. Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings of 82 runs in 32 balls, while Ishan Kishan scored 42 runs. In the second T20, team management can include Washington Sundar in the playing-11 in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy. Nitish Kumar Reddy had given 30 runs by bowling 2 overs in the first T20 match. Ravi Bishnoi is likely to get a chance in place of injured Varun Chakraborty.
Now India's eyes will be on winning the second match and winning the series. At the same time, the eyes of cricket fans are fixed on whether Sanju will get another chance or Vaibhav Suryavanshi will return to Team India.
India's probable playing-11: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi.
Afghanistan's probable playing-11: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqui.