India beat Afghanistan by six wickets in first T20

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Mohali: India beat Afghanistan by six wickets in the opening T20 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Thursday..

Shivam Dube anchored the chase with an unbeaten 40-ball 60, while Jitesh Sharma (31), Tilak Verma (26) and Shubman Gill (23) also chipped in with useful contributions...

Earlier, left-arm spinner Axar Patel was the most successful bowler for India, with figures of 2/23, while Mukesh Kumar bagged 2/33...

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