Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Ibrahim Zadran Admits Afghanistan Repeated Power-Play Failures Against India
Afghanistan played India in the second T20I match of their series.
Afghanistan found it difficult to score quickly during the first six overs.
This early period is called the Power-play.
Captain Ibrahim Zadran said the team had talked about improving after the first match.
They wanted to score closer to 200 runs instead of 150 or 160.
However, the players could not use the plan during the match.
Zadran praised India’s bowlers for putting pressure on Afghanistan.
India now leads the series 2-0, with one match remaining.
Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran acknowledged his team again struggled during the Power-play against India.
Zadran said Afghanistan had discussed adopting a more aggressive approach after the opening T20I but failed to apply it.
The team aimed to improve totals from around 150-160 toward 200 or more.
Zadran cited limited recent T20I cricket, noting the match was Afghanistan’s second of the year.
India took a 2-0 lead in the three-match series, leaving Afghanistan one final chance to respond.
- Who
- Afghanistan, led by captain Ibrahim Zadran, and India.
- What
- Afghanistan again struggled in the Power-play and lost the second T20I, putting India 2-0 ahead in the series.
- When
- Tuesday; the article identifies the match as Afghanistan’s second T20I of the year.
- Where
- Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
- Why
- Afghanistan failed to apply its planned aggressive batting approach and could not build early momentum against India’s bowlers.
- Series score
- India leads the three-match series 2-0.
- Match
- Second T20I between India and Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan captain
- Ibrahim Zadran.
- Main issue
- Afghanistan struggled to score during the Power-play.
- Team target
- Afghanistan discussed moving from totals of 150-160 toward 200 or more.
- Recent match activity
- The match was Afghanistan’s second T20I of the year.
- Venue
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.