India, Sept. 16 -- Mohammad Nabi has been around the T20 set-up for a long, long time- 16 years, to be precise. But seniority counts for little when Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson get going.

Chasing 160, the explosive opening duo stitched an 88-run partnership that was pivotal in India's seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer and Co took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Afghanistan, after a shaky start, scored 159/8 and India reached 163/3 in 14.5 overs.

The opening pair closed in on a dominant Powerplay-India had already scored 55 runs in the first five overs. They took apart Nabi's off-spin for 27 runs in the sixth over, taking India to a stag...