Afghanistan vs India, 3rd T20I
Afghanistan vs India in India 2026 · T20I · · Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
India won by 127 runs (Afghanistan 94, India 221/7).
- Afghanistan: 94 (14.1 ov)
- India: 221/7 (20 ov)
Match report
Afghanistan (AFG) faced India (IND) in the 3rd T20I of Afghanistan vs India in India 2026, a T20I match, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Play began on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Ahmed Shah Durrani, with Dean Cosker as match referee.
India made 221/7 in 20 overs, with Abhishek Sharma top-scoring on 108 from 34 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 27. Afghanistan made 94 in 14.1 overs, with Ibrahim Zadran top-scoring on 25 from 16 balls. Nitish Kumar Reddy was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25.
Result: India won by 127 runs. Abhishek Sharma was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 221/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 50 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 142.86 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rashid Khan | 108 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 317.65 |
| Tilak Varma | run out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Shreyas Iyer | run out | 29 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 145 |
| Shivam Dube | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| Ishan Kishan | run out | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Axar Patel | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Thakur
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
Afghanistan · 1st innings: 94 (14.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Axar Patel | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 136.36 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Ishan Kishan b Yash Thakur | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 156.25 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Abhishek Sharma b Axar Patel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Darwish Rasooli | b Jasprit Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Ravi Bishnoi b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 130.77 |
| Noor ul Rahman | c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Ravi Bishnoi | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Rashid Khan | b Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | b Nitish Kumar Reddy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | c Axar Patel b Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Yash Thakur | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 3.1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.21 |
Latest overs
- Over 15 (AFG, Ravi Bishnoi): 0 runs, 93/10 – W
- Over 14 (AFG, Nitish Kumar Reddy): 5 runs, 93/9 – • 1 • 4 • •
- Over 13 (AFG, Ravi Bishnoi): 7 runs, 88/9 – • W 1 1 wd 4 •
- Over 12 (AFG, Nitish Kumar Reddy): 1 runs, 81/8 – • W • W 1 W
- Over 11 (AFG, Axar Patel): 3 runs, 80/5 – • 1 1 • 1 •
- Over 10 (AFG, Nitish Kumar Reddy): 4 runs, 77/5 – 1 • • 1 1 1