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'Bounced back in style' - Fans react as Arshdeep Singh claims three-wicket haul in second T20I against Afghanistan

Arshdeep Singh claimed a brilliant three-wicket haul against Afghanistan in the second T20I of the three-match series, at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

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Arshdeep Singh (File Photo: X)

Arshdeep Singh (File Photo: X)

Star India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh scalped a brilliant three-wicket haul against Afghanistan in the ongoing second T20I of the three-match series. India and Afghanistan are taking on each other in the second fixture of the T20I series at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

The hosts’ skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked Afghanistan to bat first; batting first, Afghanistan were bowled out at the score of 172 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh ended up as the leading wicket-taker for India in the first innings, scalping 3 wickets at the cost of 32 runs in his quota of 4 overs.

Besides Arshdeep, Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel also claimed two wickets each, alongside one wicket bagged by Shivam Dube.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube charging against Afghan attack in run-chase

While chasing the target, India scored 116 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 10 overs, having Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube there in the middle at the individual scores of 51 and 34 runs, respectively.

Earlier in the first innings, the star number three batter Gulbadin Naib scored a crucial half-century for Afghanistan, scoring 57 runs off just 35 balls, with 5 fours and 4 sixes.

Speaking of the current scoreline of the series, the hosts India are leading the three-match series by a margin of 1-0 with a 6-wicket win in the first match of the series at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, January 11 2024.

The fans also lauded India’s bowling, especially the brilliant 3-wicket haul claimed by Arshdeep Singh, marking his comeback in the T20I in a convincing style. Fans came up with a lot of praising reactions for the young left-arm seamer.

Here’s how fans reacted to the brilliant three-wicket haul scalped by Arshdeep Singh:

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