Sanju Samson’s 22-ball 57 helped India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets with 37 balls to spare. Earlier, Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 3/24 has restricted Afghanistan to 159/8 from 20 overs after Shreyas Iyer’s India won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ibrahim Zadran-led Afghanistan in the second of the three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday. India won the first game comfortably by seven wickets, chasing 157.

Abhishek Shama slammed 82 off 32 balls, and his powerplay fireworks took the game away from Afghanistan, who looked rattled by the Punjab-based batter’s aggression. In addition to him, Ishan Kishan, after his marathon innings in the Duleep Trophy final, scored 42 off 33 balls, building a partnership with Sharma.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, did not post enough runs. Whether more runs would have been enough, given how India batted, is a debate for another day, but their top order crumbled under the pressure created by Indian bowlers, with Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi saving face.