Samson scored 57, and Abhishek hit 39 to set up the win in just 14.5 overs after Reddy's three wickets

Sanju Samson smashed a blistering 57 off 22 balls to power India to a dominant seven‑wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, clinching the series with an unbeatable 2‑0 lead.

Niki Prasad's unbeaten 54 and two wickets went in vain for India A

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remains on the bench for the second T20I running. Afghanistan went in unchanged

The former allrounder asked India to take a leaf out of their T20 World Cup wins and build a consistent squad in the lead up to the 50-over World Cup

Led by Shreyas Iyer, Team India hold a 1‑0 lead, while Afghanistan are determined to script history by levelling the contest against the reigning T20 World Cup and Asia Cup champions.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is bracing for sweeping changes after its 0‑3 Test drubbing against England, with chairperson Mohsin Naqvi expected to axe members of the selection committee.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that India’s refusal to accept the Women’s Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi was a deliberate decision amid worsening India‑Pakistan cricket relations.

India spinner is still expected to be part of the squad travelling to the Asian Games later this month

There is no reason for India to change their XI for the second game, but they do have Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on the bench

"I'm glad that people are putting their hands up for the places," Amol Muzumdar says after G Kamalini played a momentum-shifting cameo in the Asia Cup final

The Indian women’s cricket team trounced Sri Lanka to become the Asia Cup champions once again. However, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side refrained from participating in the trophy presentation owing to the presence of Asian Cricket Council chief, Mohsin Naqvi, who also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister

The Harmanpreet Kaur‑led India clinched their record‑extending eighth title but refused to accept the Asia Cup title from Mohsin Naqvi, the ACC chairman from Pakistan.

Dambulla denied them two years ago, but the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women have conquered in Dubai, lifting the Asia Cup crown for a record-extending eighth time after defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs.

Arshdeep’s 3/19 and Abhishek’s explosive 84 powered India to a dominant seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the opening T20I

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 111 in chase of 184, with Charani and Deepti sharing seven wickets between them

Omarzai's half-century took Afghanistan to 157 but it proved insufficient with India chasing down the target in 13.4 overs

Arshdeep Singh and Abhishek Sharma starred as India cruised to a seven‑wicket win over Afghanistan in the opening T20I at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.

The fate of Ajit Agarkar as chairman of India’s senior men’s selection committee will be decided within the next 48 hours, with the BCCI set to deliberate on his contract renewal.

Bumrah and Varun return to join Arshdeep as specialist bowlers in the bowling attack