India vs Afghanistan T20 Updates: Afghanistan bounce back after slow start

India have fielded a strong playing XI with all their top stars included. They would like to seal the series with another victory in the second match before giving their other players a go in the third match.

Afghanistan failed to make an impression in the series opener and will aim to make amends, but they won't find it easy against the reigning World champions India.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w/k), Ibrahim Zadran (Captain), Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w/k), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi.

India will be aiming to wrap up the three-match series after they had trounced Afghanistan by seven wickets in a one-sided contest in the first match on Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer's men ticked all the boxes as pacer Arshdeep Singh and opening batter Abhishek Sharma produced sensational performances to set up the win.

While Arshdeep (3/19) was precise in his execution to help India restrict Afghanistan to 156 for eight, Abhishek came out all guns blazing with a 32-ball 82 to help complete the chase in 13.4 overs.

However, Chakravarthy, who picked up a wicket in the series opener after recovering from a hamstring injury that he had suffered during the tour to England in July, was on Monday ruled out of the series due to a side strain, rendering him doubtful for the upcoming Asian Games as well.

Jasprit Bumrah made a successful return from injury, taking a wicket, while Axar Patel too was frugal in the middle-overs.

But Iyer struggled to fill the fifth bowler slot and his batting all-rounders -- Shivam Dube and Nitish Kumar Reddy -- could not step up.

Dube conceded 21 runs after coming on to bowl for the first time in the last over. Reddy went for 30 in his two overs. Abhishek also rolled his arm over for an over, but the trio's collective four overs leaked 59 runs.

With the specialist bowlers -- Arshdeep, Bumrah, Axar and Chakravarthy -- doing the bulk of the damage, India were never really tested. But Chakravarthy's absence will make Iyer's life harder as he would want a more settled option with the Asian Games on the horizon.

Iyer might bring in leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi or go for off-spin all-rounder Washington Sundar as his replacement.

Opener Sanju Samson (10) continues to live on the edge and will hope to come up with a substantial innings after falling early on Sunday. 

With in-form youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breathing down his neck, Samson would hope to turn the tide quickly and retain his slot as Iyer finalises the XI for India's Asian Games campaign in Japan.