New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- An explosive knock by Abhishek Sharma and a three-wicket haul by Arshdeep Singh were the highlights as India secured an easy seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

With this win, India is 1-0 up in the series. India opted to field first, with Afghanistan managing 156/8 courtesy a fighting 64* from Azmatullah Omarzai. Arshdeep Singh (3/19) was sensational with the ball. During the chase, Abhishek (82 in 32 balls, with seven fours and seven sixes) and Ishan Kishan (42 in 33 balls, with five fours and a six) killed the chase with an entertaining 121-run stand for the second wicket. The chase was done in 13.4 overs.

In the chase, Team India star...