Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, Sep 15, 2026: commentary
| 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.
IND 1ST
- 14.5
Over 15. 7 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. India: 163/3(rr 10.87)
- 14.5
FOUR! Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs. India win comfortably by seven wickets, securing the series with one match remaining. It was a routine day at the office for Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, who gave the team a strong start. Rashid Khan managed to dismiss both openers in the seventh over, but by then, they had already made a significant impact. Ishan Kishan remained until the end to finish the game decisively. Nitish Kumar Reddy was awarded Player of the Match.
- 14.4
APPEAL! Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran, appeal made for L.B.W. Unnecessary review from Rashid Khan.
- 14.3
Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
- 14.2
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, Played to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Rasooli.
- 14.1
Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Played to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
- 14.0
Over 14. 17 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. India: 156/3(rr 11.14)
- 13.6
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
- 13.5
SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
- 13.4
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
- 13.3
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
- 13.2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.
- 13.1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rasooli.
- 13.0
Over 13. 6 runs. Bowler: Fazalhaq Farooqi. India: 139/3(rr 10.69)
- 12.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ishan Kishan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body back to bowler for no runs.
- 12.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tilak Varma. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
- 12.5
Wide Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tilak Varma. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Missed (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
- 12.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tilak Varma. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
- 12.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tilak Varma. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Atal.
- 12.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ishan Kishan. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Played to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
- 10.4
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Shreyas Iyer. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Zadran. Sharp reflex catch from the Skipper.
- 6.6
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Sanju Samson. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Eisakhil. Sanju Samson's fiery knock comes to an end.
- 6.2
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Atal. Six and out on the next ball! Rashid Khan delivers.
AFG 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 11 runs. Bowler: Nitish Kumar Reddy. Afghanistan: 159/8(rr 7.95)
- 19.6
SIX! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Noor Ahmad. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Afghanistan has concluded their innings, posting a score that is below expectations. Once again, the top order struggled, losing wickets early on. However, lower-order contributions from Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan helped them reach a more respectable total. India excelled with both ball and fielding, making several excellent catches. Nitish Kumar Reddy took three wickets, and the other bowlers also shared in the wicket-taking responsibilities. Stay tuned for the chase that will begin shortly.
- 19.5
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kishan.
- 19.4
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kishan.
- 19.3
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Noor Ahmad. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Played in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kishan.
- 19.2
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
- 19.1
OUT! Caught. Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rashid Khan. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Patel. Brilliant take from Axar Patel.
- 19.0
Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah. Afghanistan: 148/7(rr 7.79)
- 18.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Noor Ahmad. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 18.5
OUT! Caught. Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Iyer. Bumrah gets his first wicket tonight.
- 18.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 18.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, Played to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bishnoi.
- 18.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Varma.
- 18.1
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
- 18.0
Over 18. 16 runs. Bowler: Arshdeep Singh. Afghanistan: 142/6(rr 7.89)
- 17.6
SIX! Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
- 17.5
FOUR! Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
- 17.4
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan. Off cutter short, down leg side moves in front Scoop, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 17.3
FOUR! Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
- 17.2
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Gloved to silly mid off for no runs.
- 14.1
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Varma. Wickets tumble for Afghanistan.
- 13.3
OUT! Caught. Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai. Stock length ball, to leg backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Varma. Five down for the hosts.
- 10.1
OUT! Caught. Nitish Kumar Reddy to Gulbadin Naib. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to leg gully, caught by Samson. Sanju Samson completes a simple catch.
- 9.2
OUT! Caught. Ravi Bishnoi to Sediqullah Atal. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Varma. Tilak Varma makes no mistake.
- 8.1
OUT! Caught. Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ibrahim Zadran. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Bishnoi. Nitish Kumar Reddy with the breakthrough.
- 1.3
OUT! Caught. Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Bishnoi. Back-to-back failure for Rahmanullah Gurbaz.