India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score, Tri Series 2026: IND A racing towards victory

Jun 17, 2026 05:03 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: GONE! What a catch by Ashok Sharma!

Yash Thakur's fourth bal in the 32nd over is short outside off. Ishaq ramps it, Ashok Sharma charges to his left from deep third man, covers a lot of ground, puts in a dive and catches the ball just above the ground. He claims it with glee but the umpires take some time top confirm it.

Ishaq c sub (Ashok Sharma) b Yash Thakur 16 (23)

Afghanistan 198/6 in 31.4 overs

Jun 17, 2026 04:46 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: OUT! Afghanistan five down now

This time it is the well set Bahir Shah after scoring his half century and Vipraj Nigam is the wicket-taker. First ball of the 28th over, tossed up full on off and it turns away after pitching. Bahir can't quite the elevation he was looking for and holes out at mid-off. India have wrestled back control.

Bahir c Suryansh Shedge b Nigam 57 (52)

Jun 17, 2026 04:32 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: OUT! Anukul Roy with the breakthrough!

Hit right back to the bowler and the smiles are back on the Indian faces! Length delivery angling into Shinozada, it turns away slightly. The batter taps it right back into Anukul's hands.

Shinozada c & b Roy 46 (56)

Jun 17, 2026 04:30 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: 150 up for Afghanistan A

Well some worries starting to show now on the faces of the India A players. Bahir Shah is on 44 off 41 balls, Faisal Shinozada on 44 off 51. Their knocks have been chanceless thus far and they have the required rate well in control.

Afghanistan A 151/3 in 23 overs

Jun 17, 2026 04:10 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Some arguments between India and the umpires again

Not sure what this is all about but there was a bit of back and forth between Tilak Varma, Suryansh Shegde on one side and the umpire on the other, just before Shegde was to bowl the first ball of the 18th over. Shegde seemed to be particularly miffed. If this was a senior international there would've been some demerit points in store for Shegde for that, one thinks.

Afghanistan 114/3 in 17 overs.

Jun 17, 2026 03:50 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Afghanistan 97/3 in 10 overs

A period of stability for Afghanistan A. Faisal Shinozada is on 20 of 25 balls, Bahir Shah at the other end on 15 off 13. Sidhu has finished bowling his fourth over, he has figures of 1/20 thus far. Afghanistan need 223 to win in 216 balls.

Meanwhile, we can see the Sri Lanka A team practising nearby. They face Afganistan the day after tomorrow.

Jun 17, 2026 03:34 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: OUT! That's it for the Afghanistan skipper

Nishant Sindhu with his first wicket of the match. He gave it a lot of air, angling into off stump. Imran goes for the sweep but it looks like the bounce has done him in. Takes a top edge and goes up in the air, straight into the hands of mid-on.

Imran c Suryansh Shedge b Sindhu 32 (27)

Afghanistan 70/3 in 9.4 overs

Jun 17, 2026 03:16 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: OUT! Stunning catch by Sooryavanshi!

Kamboj gets the second and its a stunning rebound catch by Sooryavanshi at midwicket. Kamboj's fourth ball in the fifth over was back of a length on middle stump, Taniwal chips it in the air and it floats towards midwicket. Sooryavanshi leaps, can't hold on to it first time but then takes it at the second go.

Taniwal c Sooryavanshi b Kamboj 13 (10)

Afghanistan 46/2 in 5.4 overs

Jun 17, 2026 03:02 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Afghanistan A 45/1 in 5 overs

Well this is a good start for Afghanistan, outside of the wicket that has fallen of course. Khalid Taniwal leans into the last ball of the fifth over by Thakur and sends it right back past the bowler for a beautiful straight driven four. He is on 13 off nine, Imran Mir at the other end on 18 off 12.

Jun 17, 2026 02:51 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: OUT! Thakur with the breakthrough for India

Chipped and Gaikwad takes it! It was a full delivery, honing into the stumps, Eisakhil chips to the left of midwicket where Gaikwad takes a sharp catch.

Eisakhil c Gaikwad b Yash Thakur 14 (9)

Afghanistan A 25/1 in 2.5 overs

Jun 17, 2026 02:47 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Now for the chase...

All right then, Yash Thakur to bowl the first over for India. Hassan Eisakhil and Afghanistan A captain Imran Mir opening the chase. Here we go!

Jun 17, 2026 02:35 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Meanwhile, in Lucknow...

Rohit Sharma has missed out on a half-century by just two runs, falling to Rashid Khan on 48 off 39 balls and India have thus lost their second wicket in the ODI match between the senior counterparts of these two sides that's underway in Lucknow. It is the first ODI of the three-match series, captain Shubman Gill is out there on 48 of 32 balls and he currently has Ishan Kishan at the other end on one off four balls at the end of Rashid's over. India's score reads 98 runs for the loss of two wickets in 14 overs.

Jun 17, 2026 02:06 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: India 319/9 (50 overs) vs Afghanistan in Dambulla

This has been the theme of the tournament for India. Apart from that century from Ruturaj Gaikwad, none of the other batters could get a ton. That is what is the key in ODI compared to T20S. The 80s and 90s have to come more regularly. That's it from us for this innings. Do join us for the chase of Afghanistan later.

Jun 17, 2026 02:04 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: India 319/9 (50 overs) vs Afghanistan in Dambulla

That's the end of the innings. India has managed to get 319 runs, which is 20-30 short. The conditions are pretty good for batting; all Afghanistan needs to do is let the top order get a three-digit score, which will help them to make this chase easy. The Indian batting faultered there. Bowlers from Afghanistan did a decent job considering how good this wicket was.

Jun 17, 2026 01:51 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 309/6 (48.5 overs) vs AFG A

300 up for India. At one point in the innings, it did look like 350 would have been a possibility, but Indian batters lost their way. Tilak and Kushagra especially threw away their starts. If they could convert them into three-digit marks, India would have gotten closer to that mark. To make a step up to the next level, that is the change in mindset and approach these Indian batters need to make.

Jun 17, 2026 01:36 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 278/6 (45.4 overs) vs AFG A

Ahmatzai has picked up Tilak Varma. What a time to fall. It was a wide delivery thrown almost on the wide line and pace taken off Varma trying to play the shot on the leg-side, lost his balance, and the ball took the edge, and the keeper completed the catch. He did all the work, Varma, but when it mattered, he gave it away yet again.

Jun 17, 2026 01:27 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 267/5 (44 overs) vs AFG A

Innings is stuttering here at the moment in Dambulla. The batters are finding it hard to get the boundaries away. This is the stage of the innings when Badoni would have been pretty handy on this kind of wicket with his cheeky square of the wicket shots using the pace of the delivery. It does seem like India is playing a bit too safe here.

Jun 17, 2026 01:18 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 257/5 (42.2 overs) vs AFG A

Zakir Khan has picked up Shedge. Crucial passage of play with the older ball batting against slower bowlers on this surface is not going to be easy for the batters who walk in right away. Tilak Varma holds the key he needs to find that balance of both going after the bowling and also bat till as deep as possible in this innings.

Jun 17, 2026 01:07 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 250/4 (40.3 overs) vs AFG A

We are into the final 10 overs. Once again, the declaration in the innings has been quite evident. The scoring rate in the first 20 has been quite T20-like, but once the ball got older through the middle overs, Kushagra and Tilak have taken their time. Tilak needs to change gears as he has gone past 50. A century from here on will do not just him the side a world of good.

Jun 17, 2026 12:57 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 236/4 (38.2 overs) vs AFG A

Kushagra has fallen here, and it is Dawoodzai who has picked up the wicket. The batter danced down the track, tried to score the shot, and lost his stumps. Shedge is the new batter in. He has scored a nice half-century in the previous game and he will need to display his counterattacking ability again here in the middle.

Jun 17, 2026 12:47 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 229/3 (36.5 overs) vs AFG A

Kushagra has gone past the half-century here. Brilliant innings from him. It is the first opportunity he got this series he has made the most of it. It is time that one of the batters changes gears in the middle. As the partnership is closing in on 100 with two set batters in the middle, it might be time to push for not just 350 but 370-380.

Jun 17, 2026 12:37 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 217/3 (35 overs) vs AFG A

The conditions here in Dambulla have played quite similarly in all games. In the first 10 overs, the batting has been extremely easy, but once the ball got older and softer, the batting has got trickier, and we are with Tilak and Kumar in the middle, the shots have been hard to come by, but the good thing is they have maintained that rotation of strike.

Jun 17, 2026 12:27 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 203/3 (32.1 overs) vs AFG A

Tilak Varma is playing pretty slowly here. Although this phase of the innings does not need a high scoring rate, run-a-ball should be some sort of benchmark. This is the third game in a row in which Varma has tried to approach his innings in a way. A few more shots down the ground might be the way to go for Tilak.

Jun 17, 2026 12:17 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 192/3 (30.1 overs) vs AFG A

India has got 190 runs in the first 30 overs. They need to get to 350 from here on. That would be the minimum, and it will be a pretty good score to defend if they manage to get those. Afghanistan needs to find ways to pick wickets here in the middle, that is what they did in the first game after India got a good start and restricted India to a below-par total.

Jun 17, 2026 12:07 PM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 183/3 (27.3 overs) vs AFG A

Zahir Khan bowled a pretty average spell when these two sides met last time. But so fat it has been good. He is a spinner who relies on accuracy rather than tossing the ball up. And so far, things have gone to plan for him. As we update, a 50-run partnership has come up between Kushagra and Tilak Varma. Pretty mature innings from both players.

Jun 17, 2026 11:57 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 175/3 (25 overs) vs AFG A

Kushgra, too, has looked good since walking into the middle. He has completed this partnership nicely with Tilak. It is always good to have a left-hand and right-hand combination in the middle; it will always force the bowlers to alter the lines and lengths. From Afghanistan perspective they need to stop the rotation of strike.

Jun 17, 2026 11:49 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 158/3 (22.5 overs) vs AFG A

150 has come up for India in a pretty good time here in Dambulla. The surface has been extremely good for batting here in Dambulla. And unlike what happened in the previous game, India needs to put on a big total on the board with the start they got and the way the batters now are batting, India should look to get 350 from here on.

Jun 17, 2026 11:37 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 138/3 (20.1 overs) vs AFG A

It is an important innings for Tilak Varma. He did spend time in the middle, but he could go on to play till end, which is an important part of batting in the middle overs, especially in this format. His rotation of strike has been pretty, but the switch of gears has not been as fluent as it has been in T20 cricket.

Jun 17, 2026 11:28 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 129/3 (18.1 overs) vs AFG A

Gaikwad has fallen here; it is an unlikely dismissal. It was a delivery down the leg-side which Gaikwad tried to run towards the fine-leg. Gaikwad seems to think he has not got anything, but the umpire and bowler did give him a feather, and he was given out. India has lost their third wicket here. Kushagra is the new man in.

Jun 17, 2026 11:16 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 117/2 (15.4 overs) vs AFG A

Arya too has fallen here. This is something the young Indian batters need to learn. While they have managed to get starts, they have not been able to convert them to scores, and Arya too had all the time in this innings to make that score into a big innings, but he played a bit of rash shot at that of the innings to fall.

Jun 17, 2026 11:08 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 115/1 (14.4 overs) vs AFG A

Gaikwad, too, has started well here. Usually, he tends to take his time, but today he has been a bit proactive with his approach and has been able to get the boundaries away. As we update, Arya has fallen here. Well, umpires have sent it upstairs, we have to wait and see what the decision will be. It did seem like a clean catch.

Jun 17, 2026 10:57 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 97/1 (12 overs) vs AFG A

Despite the wicket, this is a terrific start for India. 12 overs into the game, they are already closer to 100. As we update, Arya has scored his half-century here. Stunning innings from the opener, the difference in batting position seems to be doing wonders for him. It is important that he makes the most of this start and makes it a big score.

Jun 17, 2026 10:46 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 80/1 (9.1 overs) vs AFG A

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has fallen. It was a short delivery from the bowler which Sooryavanshi tried to pull and got the top-edge to the square-leg fielder inside the ring. Sooryavanshi has got a start and has thrown it away yet again. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new batter who walked in. He has been in pretty good form.

Jun 17, 2026 10:37 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 62/0 (7.1 overs) vs AFG A

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has got a start here. He has been getting starts in the other games as well, but in this format, unlike the T20 format of the game, he needs to make the most of the starts he is getting. That is the art he has to learn as he grows and takes a lot more responsibility for the innings through and through.

Jun 17, 2026 10:27 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 50/0 (5.1 overs) vs AFG A

More than the batting, it is the bowling that has been an issue for India. They have not been able to bowl lines and lengths with the new ball, and that is what has cost them games. The approach to play with as many all-rounders as they could instead of proper bowlers is taking its toll.

Jun 17, 2026 10:17 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 16/0 (2.5 overs) vs AFG A

It is an important innings for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after what happened in the previous game at the end. Also, he has not been able to get a score in this tournament in a must-win game; it might be his day; he is a big player in Sooryavanshi. As we update, Afghanistan has spilt a chance; it was a short ball which he pulled, and the fine-leg fielder dropped.

Jun 17, 2026 10:08 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A 8/0 (1.2 overs) vs AFG A

We are done with the opening. There is a change in the batting order today. Prabhsimran Singh has opened so far this series, but today Arya has walked in. The Delhi opener is pretty aggressive too. It does seem like India wants to make the most of the power play in the first 10 overs here to start with.

Jun 17, 2026 10:02 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: AFG playing XI

Imran Mir(c), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Bahir Shah, Farmanullah Safi, Shams Ur Rahman, Mohammad Ishaq(w), Zahir Khan, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faisal Khan Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai

Jun 17, 2026 10:00 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND playing XI

Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma(c), Kumar Kushagra(w), Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Anukul Roy, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur

Jun 17, 2026 09:47 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Toss

AFG wins toss and opts to bowl first vs IND in Dambulla

Jun 17, 2026 09:24 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Sairaj Bahutale on Sooryavanshi incident

“Sri Lankan players should also be educated in terms of how we need to behave, and so it goes with us. Such incidents can be avoided,” he added.

Jun 17, 2026 09:16 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Sairaj Bahutale on Sooryavanshi incident

“There are experienced coaches around him who will explain it to him. We will make sure that information is given to him as to why that happened. But he will learn. He is a young kid with a lot of responsibilities and is obviously representing India. I think some sort of understanding will be there, and I’m sure he will not repeat it,” Bahutule said.

Jun 17, 2026 08:59 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Sairaj Bahutale on Sooryavanshi incident

“I think it was an unfortunate incident, but we don't know how it was provoked. The way I know Vaibhav, he is a very composed boy,” Bahutule said on the eve of the second ODI.

Jun 17, 2026 08:30 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, cricket’s next prodigy, needs a calming influence

The tri-series in Dambulla, Sri Lanka was supposed to be another step in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise. Having earned a place in squads for India’s tours of Ireland and England and the Asian Games, the 15-year-old arrived with an opportunity to show that he could bridge the gap between age-group cricket and the next level. Sooryavanshi’s 79 runs in three matches aren’t very worrying. But his post-match altercation with Sri Lanka A players after India’s Super Over defeat on Monday raises questions. Television footage showed the teenager involved in a heated exchange that briefly turned physical. (Read more)

Jun 17, 2026 08:12 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: AFG A predicted XI

Imran Mir (c), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Tanawal, Ejaz Ahmadzai, Bahir Shah, Faisal Khan, Farman Safi, Shamsur Rahman, Noor Rahman (wk), Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Pakteen, Faridoon Dawoodzai

Jun 17, 2026 08:03 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A predicted XI

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (c), Anukul Roy, Ayush Badoni, Arshad Khan, Vipraj Nigam/Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Anshul Kamboj

Jun 17, 2026 07:39 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: IND A squad

Prabhsimran Singh(w), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma(c), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam, Arshad Khan, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Priyansh Arya, Kumar Kushagra, Ashok Sharma

Jun 17, 2026 07:24 AM IST

India A vs Afghanistan A Live Score: AFG squad

Afghanistan A Squad: Imran Mir(c), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Bahir Shah, Farmanullah Safi, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq(w), Shams Ur Rahman, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan, Khalil Gurbaz, Noor ul Rahman, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Ishaq Rahimi, Faisal Khan Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ibrahim

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