India asked Afghanistan to bat first after winning the toss and due to the Afghan openers' slow run rate, India dominated the first ten overs of the game instead of the duo putting up an opening stand of 50 runs in Mohali's PCA ISB Stadium. Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai added 68 runs for the fourth wicket. Afghanistan posted a respectable total of 158 runs on the board after cameos of Najibullah Zadran and Karim Janat. Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel grabbed a brace and Shivam Dube also took a wicket. In response, India chased down the target with six wickets and 15 balls remaining. Player of the match, Shivam Dube played a match-winning knock of 60 runs in just 40 balls. With this win, India lead the series 1-0