Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Arshdeep Singh Leads India’s Attack Against Afghanistan in T20I Opener
India played Afghanistan in the first match of a three-game T20I series.
India chose to bowl before Afghanistan began batting.
Afghanistan lost wickets quickly and reached 43 for five after seven overs.
Arshdeep Singh took three important wickets for India.
Jasprit Bumrah also dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz and later helped control the scoring.
Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammed Nabi then added many runs together.
Omarzai finished unbeaten on 64 runs from 44 balls.
Afghanistan ended its innings on 156 for eight.
India restricted Afghanistan to 156 for eight after opting to bowl first in New Delhi.
Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets for 19 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah claimed 1 for 26.
Azmatullah Omarzai top-scored with an unbeaten 64 from 44 balls.
Omarzai and Mohammed Nabi shared an 83-run sixth-wicket partnership.
India’s spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel combined for 2 wickets and conceded 43 runs in eight overs.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan, with Arshdeep Singh and Azmatullah Omarzai among the leading performers.
- What
- Afghanistan scored 156 for eight in the opening match of a three-match T20I series.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- India opted to bowl first, while Afghanistan’s late sixth-wicket partnership helped push its total beyond 150.
- Afghanistan score
- 156 for eight
- India’s decision
- Opted to bowl first
- Top Afghanistan scorer
- Azmatullah Omarzai: unbeaten 64 off 44 balls
- Best India bowler
- Arshdeep Singh: 3 wickets for 19 runs
- Jasprit Bumrah
- 1 wicket for 26 runs in four overs
- Sixth-wicket partnership
- Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammed Nabi added 83 runs
- Series context
- Opening game of a three-match T20I series