India defeat Afghanistan by six wickets in first T20I, Shivam Dube scores 60

Mohali (Punjab) [India], January 11 (ANI): A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Mohali on Thursday.

Chasing 159 runs, India were off to a terrible start as skipper Rohit Sharma was run out for a two-ball duck on his return to T20Is. India were 0/1.

Shubman Gill, however, continued his innings unbother