- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Bumrah asks first slip if that's taken - and first slip says yes! Back of a length ball angling into the batter. He tries to fend near his face but the searing bounce forces an edge. Almost like he guided to first slip - Abhishek - and he's got his fingers underneath the ball. Takes just two legal deliveries for Bumrah to get a wicket 5/13.6 length ball angling in, and trying to cramp him up. Worked to deep midwicket and Kishan from the deep has effected a run-out! They took one, and then Zadran wanted a second, but Atal says no, and Zadran slips while turning around. Top throw, right on top of the stumps, where Axar was waiting for the ball 38/24.5 catching practice! Overpitched just outside off. Atal tries to do some physics and work the angles, opening the bat's face and trying to play it fine behind square on the off side. But instead straight to Bumrah at gully - terrific field placement! Came sharply to the fielder 39/35.4 full ball outside off. That's a loopy, full ball and Naib looks to go inside out over the off side. Instead the shot's been sliced and the catching continues to be electric! Nitish Reddy at point turns around and tracks the ball over his head, before sliding and completing the tricky one 41/46.6 Leg stump rattled! Full ball just outside off and this one just skids into the stumps. Rasooli wants to fend, but he's mega tentative, and that's enough for this Varun delivery to exploit. 43/516.2 Nabi expected the ball on the right line, but not the right pace. He stood in front of leg and looked to paddle it fine. The toe of the bat hit the ground and the ball danced through the gap between bat and pad. Arshdeep spreads his arms and looks up. Movie poster there, Nabi punches his bat and walks back 126/618.2 Slot ball gets Rashid. 138ks full ball from around the wicket, came in around off stump. Rashid cleared the front leg a touch and drove through the line. Sliced it a touch, Axar seemed to be a touch straight. Took it easily 131/718.3 That looks out. Shreyas ran to the right from cover, went back a touch too, so he had more than a stump to aim at. Was leaning right and on one leg as he smashed the stumps. Length around the stumps, pushed off the back foot 131/8Extras21 (b 1, lb 8, nb 2, w 10)TOTAL156/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.8)Did not bat: Fazalhaq FarooqiFall of wickets: 1-5 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.2 ov), 2-38 (Ibrahim Zadran, 3.6 ov), 3-39 (Sediqullah Atal, 4.5 ov), 4-41 (Gulbadin Naib, 5.4 ov), 5-43 (Darwish Rasooli, 6.6 ov), 6-126 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.2 ov), 7-131 (Rashid Khan, 18.2 ov), 8-131 (Noor Ahmad, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JJ Bumrah 4 0 26 1 6.5 16 2 1 3 0 Arshdeep Singh 4 0 19 3 4.75 16 1 1 2 0 AR Patel 4 0 27 1 6.75 12 1 2 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 16 1 4 13 0 0 0 2 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 2 0 30 0 15 2 4 1 1 0 Abhishek Sharma 1 0 8 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 S Dube 1 0 21 0 21 1 2 2 0 0
13/09Result
1st T20I (N), Afghanistan tour of India [Sep 2026] at Delhi, Sep 13 2026
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157/3 (13.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
13/09Result
1st T20I (N), Afghanistan tour of India [Sep 2026] at Delhi, Sep 13 2026
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157/3 (13.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 Is today Omarzai's day? Samson meets this length ball off his hips and flicks it over the leg side but he's given catching practice to deep square leg! Samson falls, the Afghans are delighted! 18/110.6 Rashid takes a stunning catch, on his knees, to end Abhishek's onslaught. He's not happy with deep midwicket, who was running across and a few metres behind. There might've been miscommunication. Does explain why Rashid slid on his knees and was on the move while taking the catch. Was facing sideways and took the catch over his shoulder. Has a word with the other fielder later. Was a low full toss that Abhishek looked to mow across the line 139/212.4 Eye-popping catch from Rashid at long-on, Gambhir's eyes sure were popping as it was taken. Rashid was a few metres inside the ropes, put up his hand, took the catch and was taken back by the momentum. He landed on his right foot and hopped on one leg a couple of times - maybe one extra time for dramatic effect - and held his shape before getting back up. No fuss for the third ump to give it. Was a length ball to which Kishan came down and whacked 152/3Extras12 (lb 2, w 10)TOTAL157/3 (13.4 Overs, RR: 11.48)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Sanju Samson, 2.1 ov), 2-139 (Abhishek Sharma, 10.6 ov), 3-152 (Ishan Kishan, 12.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 0 38 0 19 4 3 3 2 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 0 16 0 8 6 3 0 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 1 0 14 1 14 2 1 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 3 0 28 2 9.33 8 4 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 3.4 0 34 0 9.27 4 3 1 0 0 Noor Ahmad 2 0 25 0 12.5 3 1 2 2 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
13 September 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 4 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 56/5 in 10.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 10, Mohammad Nabi 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 31, Mohammad Nabi 16, Ex 3)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (92 balls), Extras 17
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 19.5 overs (121 balls), Extras 21
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 156/8 in 20.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 64, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 9)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 82 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 17 balls (Abhishek Sharma 27, Ishan Kishan 17, Ex 7)
- India: 100 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 12
- Abhishek Sharma: 50 off 22 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 43 balls (Abhishek Sharma 56, Ishan Kishan 34, Ex 10)
- Drinks: India - 130/1 in 10.0 overs (Abhishek Sharma 74, Ishan Kishan 34)
- India: 150 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 12
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia eliminate Afghanistan's sixes, but fifth-bowler worries remain
The four frontline bowlers enjoyed a dominant night out, but Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shivam Dube went for plenty
Pybus: 'We made fundamental mistakes, we'll be reviewing that'
"We were considerably short of the type of target we should have been able to set," Richard Pybus says of Afghanistan's batting in the first T20I against India
Abhishek lights up Delhi as India cruise past Afghanistan
Omarzai's half-century took Afghanistan to 157 but it proved insufficient with India chasing down the target in 13.4 overs
India bowl, leave out Sooryavanshi for Abhishek and Samson
Bumrah and Varun return to join Arshdeep as specialist bowlers in the bowling attack
Naveen-ul-Haq is back, fierce and unbothered
He's smart, skillful, deeply philosophical about the game, and raring to go after a long and frustrating injury break
