Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, Sep 15, 2026: result and scorecard
| Afghanistan | 159/8 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| India | 163/3 | 14.5 ov |
India win by 7 wickets
Result
India win by 7 wickets
What the reporting says
India are without Hardik Pandya and Harshit Rana through injury, while Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy return.
Afghanistan get Naveen-ul-Haq back after injury, with Noor ul Rahman and Nangeyalia Kharote the only other squad additions.
Sanju Samson, back in India's squad, was Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup; Sooryavanshi was Player of the Series in Zimbabwe.
Delhi's IPL pitch went at 9.63 runs an over this year and small boundaries should favour big scores.
Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy both returned successfully from injury for India in this match.
Abhishek Sharma ended a lean run with 82 off 32 balls.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
AFG 1ST
159/820.0 ovRun rate 7.95| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Zadranc Bishnoi b Reddy · 4s 6 · 6s 0 | 37 | 33 | 112.12 | ||
| R Gurbazc Bishnoi b Singh · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| S Atalc Varma b Bishnoi · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 12 | 15 | 80 | ||
| G Naibc Samson b Reddy · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 10 | 8 | 125 | ||
| D Rasoolic Varma b Singh · 4s 1 · 6s 2 | 26 | 15 | 173.33 | ||
| A Omarzaic Varma b Patel · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 11 | 10 | 110 | ||
| M Eisakhilc Iyer b Bumrah · 4s 2 · 6s 1 | 20 | 14 | 142.86 | ||
| R Armanc Patel b Reddy · 4s 3 · 6s 1 | 28 | 16 | 175 | ||
| N Lakanwalnot out · 4s 0 · 6s 1 | 7 | 3 | 233.33 | ||
| M Zadrannot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 4 | 3 | 133.33 |
Did not bat: F Farooqi
Extras 4 (lb 2, w 2)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J BumrahM 1 · WD 1 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | |
| A Singh | 4.0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | |
| A Patel | 4.0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | |
| R BishnoiM 0 · WD 1 | 4.0 | 32 | 1 | 8 | |
| K Reddy | 3.0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | |
| S Dube | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Fall of wickets
0/1 R Gurbaz (1.3)51/2 I Zadran (8.1)59/3 S Atal (9.2)67/4 G Naib (10.1)96/5 A Omarzai (13.3)100/6 D Rasooli (14.1)148/7 M Eisakhil (18.5)148/8 R Arman (19.1)
IND 1ST
163/314.5 ovRun rate 10.98| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Samsonc Eisakhil b Arman · 4s 7 · 6s 4 | 57 | 22 | 259.09 | ||
| A Sharmac Atal b Arman · 4s 2 · 6s 4 | 39 | 19 | 205.26 | ||
| I Kishannot out · 4s 3 · 6s 2 | 38 | 23 | 165.22 | ||
| S Iyerc Zadran b Arman · 4s 0 · 6s 1 | 11 | 11 | 100 | ||
| N Varmanot out · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 15 | 14 | 107.14 |
Did not bat: K Reddy, S Dube, A Patel, R Bishnoi, J Bumrah, A Singh
Extras 3 (lb 1, w 2)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ZadranM 0 · WD 1 | 3.0 | 37 | 0 | 12.34 | |
| M Eisakhil | 3.0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 | |
| A Omarzai | 2.0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| R Arman | 3.5 | 36 | 3 | 9.4 | |
| N Lakanwal | 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| F FarooqiM 0 · WD 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Fall of wickets
88/1 A Sharma (6.2)99/2 S Samson (6.6)123/3 S Iyer (10.4)