IND vs AFG: Due to the stormy batting of Abhishek Sharma, the Indian cricket team has defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the first T20 match.
IND vs AFG: The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan was played on Sunday 13 September at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first and his decision proved to be right. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly and limited the Afghan team to 156 runs. For India, fast bowler Arshdeep Singh took maximum 3 wickets. In reply, Team India, chasing the target, scored 157 runs after losing 3 wickets in 13.4 overs and won the match by 7 wickets. For India, opener Abhishek Sharma played a stormy inning of 82 runs in 32 balls.
Playing 11 of both teams
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.