Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Abhishek and Arshdeep Power India Past Afghanistan in T20I
India played Afghanistan in the first match of a three-game T20 cricket series.
Afghanistan batted first and scored 156 runs for eight wickets.
Arshdeep Singh bowled very well and took three wickets.
Azmatullah Omarzai scored 64 not out to help Afghanistan recover after losing five wickets for 43 runs.
India then needed 157 runs to win.
Abhishek Sharma hit many boundaries and sixes in a very fast innings.
Ishan Kishan helped him with 42 runs, and they shared 121 runs.
India reached the target in 13.4 overs and won by seven wickets.
Reports differed slightly on whether Abhishek scored 82 or 84 runs.
India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the opening T20I at New Delhi.
Arshdeep Singh took 3/19 as Afghanistan was restricted to 156/8 in 20 overs.
Azmatullah Omarzai scored an unbeaten 64, while Mohammad Nabi made 33 for Afghanistan.
Abhishek Sharma struck seven sixes and seven fours in a 32-ball innings reported as either 82 or 84.
India reached 157/3 in 13.4 overs, with Abhishek and Ishan Kishan adding 121 for the second wicket.
- Who
- India, led by Shreyas Iyer, played Afghanistan in the opening T20I.
- What
- India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
- When
- Sunday, September 13, according to the reports.
- Where
- The match was played in New Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, also called the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
- Why
- India won after restricting Afghanistan to 156/8 and chasing the target in 13.4 overs.
- Result
- India won by seven wickets.
- Series position
- India leads the three-match series 1-0.
- Afghanistan score
- 156/8 in 20 overs.
- India score
- 157/3 in 13.4 overs.
- Best Indian bowler
- Arshdeep Singh took 3/19 and bowled 16 dot balls.
- Top Afghanistan scorer
- Azmatullah Omarzai scored 64 not out from 44 balls.
- Key partnership
- Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan added 121 runs for the second wicket.
- Reported discrepancy
- Articles record Abhishek Sharma's score as either 82 or 84 from 32 balls.
Sources
IND Vs AFG 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma Leads Chase As India Crush Afghanistan By 7 Wickets
India thrash Afghanistan by seven wickets in first T20I
Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma power India to seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in first T20I
1st T20I: Abhishek, Arshdeep headline easy Indian victory over Afghanistan
Abhishek Sharma powers India to victory over Afghanistan
Abhishek, Arshdeep power India to dominant victory in opening T20I vs Afghanistan
