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Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma tear into Afghanistan as India storm to seven-wicket win and series victory

India sealed an insurmountable 2-0 series advantage against Afghanistan following a decisive seven-wicket triumph in Delhi. Sent in to bat, the visitors stumbled from 41 for 1 in the powerplay to 67 for 4 by the eleventh over, having been kept in check early on by Jasprit Bumrah's opening maiden.

Captain Ibrahim Zadran paced the Afghan top order with 37, while Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan mounted a 48-run stand to guide their team to 159 for 8. India's bowling effort was spearheaded by Nitish Reddy, who picked up 3 for 24, along with Arshdeep Singh's 2 for 35.

5 overs. Openers Sanju Samson (57 off 22 deliveries) and Abhishek Sharma (39 off 19 balls) spearheaded an 88-run alliance, punishing a 27-run sixth over off Nabi to push India to 82 without loss by the close of the powerplay.