India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing 157, India lost Sanju Samson early, but Abhishek Sharma hit 82 off 32 balls to take control.
India’s bowlers kept taking wickets, with Arshdeep Singh picking three, while Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun took one each.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was left out of India’s playing XI, despite his strong recent performances.