AFG vs IND [WATCH]: Axar Patel takes a brilliant diving catch to dismiss Rashid Khan in the second T20I. Read

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India And afghanistan They faced India in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, with India looking to seal the series after winning the first match. Afghanistan hoped to deliver a strong batting performance after being restricted to 156 in the first match, but India's bowlers once again kept them under pressure throughout the innings.

Afghanistan tried to add important runs in the final overs, Rashid Khan Provided some much needed momentum with an aggressive innings. However, his innings ended brilliantly when Axar Patel took a brilliant catch at deep square leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy Got his third wicket.

Axar Patel took a brilliant catch to dismiss Rashid Khan.

Reddy took another first ball wicket by dismissing Rashid on the first ball of the 20th over. Rashid attempted to play the ball across the line and made a high connection with the bat, sending it towards deep square leg. Axar immediately moved to his left and covered significant distance, then dived at full length to complete the catch, only inches above the ground.

The India all-rounder grabbed a tight spot, creating one of the most dominant fielding moments of the match. Rashid's dismissal was the end of his entertaining innings of 28 runs in 16 balls. He hit three fours and a six during his innings, which helped Afghanistan add some late runs after regularly losing wickets in the middle overs.

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Indian bowlers maintained pressure on Afghanistan

Axar's catch was the capstone of another impressive bowling performance from India, in which jasprit bumrah And Arshdeep Singh Once again set the tone with the new ball. Bumrah started with a maiden over and kept the pressure on Afghanistan's batsmen, while Arshdeep Rahmanullah Gurbaz Was out giving his second duck of the series. Afghanistan struggled to build partnerships, while Ibrahim Zadran Worked hard at the top order.

Zadran eventually scored 37 off 33 balls and was out to deep midwicket against Reddy, who finished with figures of 3/24. Ravi Bishnoiwho hurt Varun Chakaravarthy Also took a wicket, while Axar bowled in his final over. Azmatullah Omarzai Got caught. Rashid's late strike gave Afghanistan some hope of moving towards a competitive score, but his dismissal left them at 159 for 8.

This total proved to be quite low on a good batting surface in Delhi. Sanju Samson And Abhishek Sharma Then started India's innings with a bang, scoring 57 runs in 21 balls and 39 runs in 19 balls respectively. His onslaught helped India reach the target in just 14.5 overs and seal the series 2–0 with one match remaining.

Also read: Fans' enthusiasm, Nitish Reddy and Sanju Samson's brilliant performance helped India win the series against Afghanistan in the second T20I.

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