Yesterday cricket match result: Yesterday's (Sunday, January 14) cricket match saw India take an unassailable 2-0 lead after beating Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20I in the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
In a superb all-round performance from India, Axar Patel first registered figures of 2/17 in four overs to help India restrict Afghanistan to 172 on a very flat batting surface. Later, Yashasvi Jaiswal (68 off 34) and Shivam Dube (63* off 32) smashed fiery fifties to help India chase the target with 26 balls to spare.

India (IND) - 173/4 in 15.4 overs vs Afghanistan (AFG) - 172 in 20 overs. Result - IND won by six wickets.
Toss: IND won the toss and opted to bowl first
Captains: Rohit Sharma (IND), Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)
Arshdeep Singh (3/32) picked three wickets in the match. Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi and Karim Janat picked two wickets each.
India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored in the match with 68 runs off 34 balls.
Axar Patel was named Man of the Match in India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I. He gave away just 17 runs in four overs and picked two wickets on an extremely batting-friendly wicket.
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Umpires: Rohan Pandit, Virender Sharma
Third Umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
Venue
Stadium: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Capacity: 30,000
Ends: GAIL-Madhav Rao Scindia End, Pavilion End