India Vs Afghanistan Live Score, 2nd ODI: Captain Gill Continues Dream Run With Another Half-Century

Shubman Gill is making batting look effortless. The Indian captain reaches his second consecutive fifty with a towering six off Nangeyalia Kharoti.

A friendly long hop from Kharoti sits up nicely, and Gill wastes no time putting it away, sending the ball over the ropes in style. He lifts his bat to acknowledge the applause as the crowd celebrates another classy innings from the skipper.

Gill has been in complete control from the start, and Afghanistan are struggling to find a way to stop his fluent strokeplay.

Rashid Khan has done what he does best, deliver a moment of magic. The Afghanistan spinner brings out the googly, and Rohit Sharma is completely beaten by the sharp turn.

The ball comes in from a short length, Rohit stays back and tries to bring his bat down in time, but the delivery sneaks through the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. A brilliant piece of bowling ends a fluent knock from the Indian opener.

Rohit walks back for a well-made 48 off 39 balls, smashing six fours and two sixes, just missing out on a deserved half-century. Afghanistan finally have a big breakthrough.

Rohit Sharma is looking in fine touch! Bilal Sami pitches one up, and the Indian opener steps forward confidently to lift it over mid-on. The ball takes a couple of bounces before reaching the fence, adding another stylish boundary to India’s total.

Rohit is starting to find his rhythm, and Afghanistan’s bowlers are feeling the pressure early on.

Rohit Sharma is into his rhythm. A back-of-a-length delivery outside off from Bilal Sami gives the Indian opener enough room, and he uses his experience to guide it beautifully through the gap. The ball races away to the boundary as Rohit picks up another valuable four for India.

Bilal Sami offers a little width, and Shubman Gill wastes no time putting it away! The Indian captain stays strong on the off side, unleashing a crisp cut shot that races through the gap and reaches the boundary in a flash.

One loose delivery is all it takes, Gill makes Afghanistan pay and adds a much-needed boundary to the scoreboard.

A breakthrough for Afghanistan, and it’s a memorable one for Saleem Safi. The pacer has picked up his maiden ODI wicket as Yashasvi Jaiswal departs early.

Safi went short and wide, tempting Jaiswal into the cut once again. The Indian opener went for the shot but couldn’t keep it down, getting more height than distance. Nangeyalia Kharoti at backward point kept his eyes on the ball, juggled it once before completing a fine catch on the second attempt.

Jaiswal walks back for 4 off 9 balls, and Afghanistan have the early opening they were searching for. The visitors are right into this contest.

And we are underway in Lucknow! The second ODI has begun, and India’s opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma are out in the middle, ready to set the tone for the chase. Jaiswal takes guard, while Afghanistan hand the new ball to the talented young spinner AM Ghazanfar.

The stage is set, the crowd is buzzing, and the first delivery is about to decide the mood of the contest. Game on.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Bilal Sami

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prince Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharoti

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