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Afghanistan v India - first T20 scorecard

India chose to field first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the opening contest of their men's Twenty20 International series, held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, 13 September 2026. The match, set for a 15:00 UK start, featured officiating duties handled by Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Farooq Khan, Izatullah Safi, Dean Cosker, and Ahmed Shah Durrani.

Captain Shreyas Iyer led the visiting Indian eleven alongside wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh. The home side, captained by Ibrahim Zadran, fielded wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediq Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.