India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets to seal T20 series

Sanju Samson’s half century helps India seal three-match series with wins in first two games.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Sanju Samson scored 57 off 22 balls as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets to clinch their three-match T20 series with a match to spare on Tuesday.Samson hit four sixes and seven fours en route to his first half-century since this year’s T20 World Cup final – where he was named player of the tournament.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Pakistan fined, docked 11 points in Edgbaston Test for slow over ratelist 2 of 3South Korean officials decry ‘worst ever’ Asian Games accommodationlist 3 of 3Cricket turns political again as India do not accept Asia Cup trophyend of listHis opening partner Abhishek Sharma scored 39 off 19 balls – including four sixes – as the duo amassed 88 off only 38 balls.India finished with 163-3 in 14.5 overs. It had won the first T20 by seven wickets as well, at the same venue on Sunday.Afghanistan is playing host in this series, in a unique arrangement, and for the second game running, it finished with an under-par score after India won the toss and opted to field.All-rounder Nitish Reddy picked 3-24 in three overs as ...