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IND vs AFG LIVE Score, 2nd T20I 2026: Sanju Samson silencing his critics with brilliant strokeplay

Tasked with hunting down a 160-run objective in the second T20I, India unleashed a blistering start courtesy of openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. Sharma set the tone with aggressive strokeplay before Samson found his rhythm, propelling the team to 82 without loss across the opening six overs.

Samson soon brought up his half-century through an outside edge past slip, marking his highest tally since the T20 World Cup final and reversing a recent stretch of quiet outings.

Afghanistan answered through talisman , who halted the rampant charge by capturing both openers in a single over. Sharma perished in the deep attempting another boundary, leaving India at 88 for one, before Samson departed shortly after reaching his milestone to make it 99 for two after seven overs.