Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Bumrah Returns as India Overpower Afghanistan in T20I Opener
India played Afghanistan in the first match of a T20 cricket series.
Jasprit Bumrah returned after recovering from a left-knee injury.
India’s bowlers restricted Afghanistan to 156 runs for eight wickets.
Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi helped Afghanistan recover with a large partnership.
Abhishek Sharma then scored 82 runs very quickly.
Ishan Kishan added 42 runs to help India chase the target.
India won by seven wickets with 38 balls still unused.
Before the match, Vande Mataram was played before the national anthem.
India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the opening T20I in New Delhi.
Jasprit Bumrah returned from a left-knee injury and took Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s wicket in the first over.
Afghanistan reached 156/8 after Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi added 83 for the sixth wicket.
Abhishek Sharma scored 82 from 32 balls, while Ishan Kishan made 42 from 33.
Vande Mataram was played before the national anthem at an international sporting event for the first time, according to PTI.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan, with Jasprit Bumrah and Abhishek Sharma playing key roles for India.
- What
- India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in the opening T20I.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- The series is being used to prepare for the Asian Games, while India also assessed its team combination and managed Bumrah’s workload.
- Result
- India won by seven wickets with 38 balls to spare.
- Afghanistan score
- 156/8 after being put into bat.
- India’s leading scorer
- Abhishek Sharma scored 82 from 32 balls.
- Other major contribution
- Ishan Kishan scored 42 from 33 balls.
- Bumrah’s return
- Jasprit Bumrah played his first match since returning from a left-knee injury.
- Afghanistan partnership
- Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi added 83 runs for the sixth wicket.
- Pre-match ceremony
- Vande Mataram was played before Jana Gana Mana; all six stanzas were performed under a Union Home Ministry directive.