Afghanistan vs India, 3rd T20I, Sep 17, 2026: result and scorecard
| India | 221/7 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 94 | 14.1 ov |
India win by 127 runs
Result
India win by 127 runs
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
221/720.0 ovRun rate 11.05| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Samsonc Arman b Omarzai · 4s 2 · 6s 4 | 50 | 35 | 142.86 | ||
| A Sharmac Gurbaz b Arman · 4s 9 · 6s 11 | 108 | 34 | 317.65 | ||
| N Varmarun out (Arman) · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 5 | 40 | ||
| S Iyerrun out (Zadran) · 4s 0 · 6s 2 | 29 | 20 | 145 | ||
| S Dubec Arman b Omarzai · 4s 1 · 6s 1 | 14 | 10 | 140 | ||
| I Kishanrun out (Gurbaz) · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 10 | 8 | 125 | ||
| K Reddyc Akakhail b Ahmadzai · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | ||
| A Patelnot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 5 | 4 | 125 | ||
| R Bishnoinot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Did not bat: J Bumrah, Y Thakur
Extras 2 (w 2)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Farooqi | 4.0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | |
| A Omarzai | 3.0 | 27 | 2 | 9 | |
| M Zadran | 4.0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | |
| M Eisakhil | 1.0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| R Arman | 4.0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | |
| A AhmadzaiM 0 · WD 2 | 4.0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
Fall of wickets
142/1 A Sharma (9.5)152/2 N Varma (11.1)164/3 S Samson (13.1)186/4 S Dube (15.3)205/5 I Kishan (17.5)206/6 K Reddy (18.3)218/7 S Iyer (19.4)
AFG 1ST
94/1014.1 ovRun rate 6.63| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Gurbazb Patel · 4s 3 · 6s 0 | 15 | 11 | 136.36 | ||
| I Zadranc Kishan b Thakur · 4s 4 · 6s 1 | 25 | 16 | 156.25 | ||
| S Atalc Sharma b Patel · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | ||
| D Rasoolib Bumrah · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| A Omarzaic Bishnoi b Reddy · 4s 1 · 6s 1 | 17 | 13 | 130.77 | ||
| N Akakhailc Reddy b Bishnoi · 4s 2 · 6s 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.33 | ||
| M Eisakhilb Reddy · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.89 | ||
| R Armanb Bishnoi · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 6 | 5 | 120 | ||
| M Zadranb Reddy · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| A Ahmadzaic Patel b Bishnoi · 4s 1 · 6s 0 | 6 | 8 | 75 | ||
| F Farooqinot out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Extras 5 (lb 1, w 4)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Reddy | 4.0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | |
| J BumrahM 0 · WD 1 | 2.0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | |
| Y Thakur | 2.0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| A Patel | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| R BishnoiM 0 · WD 3 | 3.1 | 26 | 3 | 8.22 |
Fall of wickets
31/1 R Gurbaz (3.1)33/2 S Atal (3.6)39/3 D Rasooli (4.5)47/4 I Zadran (5.2)70/5 N Akakhail (8.5)81/6 M Eisakhil (11.1)82/7 A Omarzai (11.3)82/8 M Zadran (11.5)89/9 R Arman (12.5)94/10 A Ahmadzai (14.1)