IND vs AFG ODI Live Score, India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI 2026 Match

India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Score: Rahmanullah Gurbaz registered the fastest ton by an Afghanistan batter, scoring 100 in just 48 deliveries as Afghanistan posted 194. This was after Shubman Gill-led India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. Spinner Harsh Dubey and pacer Gurnoor Brar will be making their ODI debuts as Rohit Sharma is set to become the oldest Indian player to play an ODI.

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Rohit Sharma’s match fitness will be tested but India’s team management would also closely monitor Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance as a back-up for injury-prone Hardik Pandya. Having nursed a hamstring niggle during the IPL, Rohit has managed to regain full fitness just in time for the three games against Afghanistan while top draw Virat Kohli will miss the series due to a rare hamstring injury.

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As India plan for the World Cup in South Africa in October-November 2027, there are doubts over whether the 39-year-old Rohit can last till the ODI showpiece. India are scheduled to play 25 odd ODIs before the mega event, giving the team enough time to experiment with players and combinations. With two losses in three series, the start to Shubman Gill’s ODI captaincy has not been smooth and working alongside head coach Gautam Gambhir, he would be looking to expand his footprint in the dressing room.

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Rohit goes ballistic

Azmat will continue and Rohit goes for another shot through the same gap where he got the boundary in the previous over but Afghanistan have stationed a fielder there. AAAAND HE GOES BACK TO HIS VINTAGE PULL SHOT!! That has sailed over the ropes for a SIX!! AAND HE GOES AGAIN!!! UP IN THE AIIIRR but this timer falls just short for 4!!

IND 29/0 after 3 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Beautiful shots

Zia to bowl the second and Rohit just punches the first ball off the backfoot for a four!! Through cover point it goes. Gill on strike now and what a majestic cover drive for four more. We can watch this shot over and over again. 11 from this over.

IND 19/0 after 2 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Horrid start from Azmat

Afghanistan will try to defend this total with Rohit and Gill in the middle. Azmat with the new ball and he has a horrible start with 5 wides and then a no ball which results in a free hit. This is turning out yo be a pretty long over as Rohit is now getting his fingers checked. He looks okay to continue. A single finally off the bat and all the other 7 runs have come from extras

IND 8/0 after 1 over

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurnoor picks two to bundle out Afghanistan for 194

Gurnoor Brar to bowl the last over of the innings. FOUR! Full ball on off, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi moves away, gets some room and slaps it over mid-off where a chasing KL Rahul fails to stop it. A swing and a miss from Zia, but clever Rashid sneaks a single. WICKET! CLEANS UP Rashid with a quick straight delivery, beating the batter on this occasion. Afghanistan are nine down with three deliveries to go. Can India wrap up their innings? Saleem is the last man in and manages a single. OUT! Gurnoor has the answer to my question! India wrap up Afghanistan's innings with a delivery to go. Gurnoor, just like Dubey, picks up three wickets on debut. Zia backs away, goes for a pull but ends up finding Arshdeep at long-on. What a collapse this has been after Gurbaz slammed a 48-ball ton.

Rashid Khan b Gurnoor Brar 9; Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi c Arshdeep Singh b Gurnoor Brar 4(8)

AFG: 194 all out in 24.5 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Rashid manages a boundary

Prasidh Krishna to bowl the second-last over of the innings. A couple of dots to start. FOUR! Slower delivery from Krishna, pulled away nicely by Rashid to get a boundary at deep square leg. A bouncer deemed wide for height. Four dots to finish off his spell.

AFG: 188/8 in 24 ovrs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Arsh finish well

Arshdeep Singh to bowl his final over. Just a single from this over. A top over to finish off his spell.

AFG: 183/8 in 23 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Double delight for Dubey

Last over for Harsh Dubey. SIX! A maximum to start the over by Omarzai over long-off. WICKET! A six and a wicket, twice in two overs for India. Quick delivery from Dubey, Omarzai shimmies down and he has been STUMPED by Ishan Kishan. Allah Ghazanfar joins Rashid. OUT! What a sensational take by skipper Shubman Gill at first slip. Wow! A top-edge goes to slip and Gill dives on his left to pick up a stunning one-handed catch. Three wickets for Dubey on debut.

Azmatullah Omarzai st Ishan Kishan b Harsh Dubey 26(16); AM Ghazanfar c Shubman Gill b Harsh Dubey 0(2)

AFG: 182/8 in 22 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: NKR gets the last laugh vs Nabi

Nitish Kumar Reddy with his fourth over. SIX! Pace off delivery in slot from NKR, Nabi clobbers it over long-on for a maximum. OUT! NKR gets his second and has the last laugh against Nabi. Full on off, Nabi slices the lofted shot to find Arshdeep at long-on this time. Rashid Khan is in at No. 8. FOUR! He gets off the mark with a boundary at mid-off. 11 and a wicket off this over.

Mohammad Nabi c Arshdeep Singh b Nitish Reddy 9(14)

AFG: 176/6 in 21 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Good return for Krishna

Prasidh Krishna returns. After an expensive previous over that saw him being hit for 11 runs, Krishna makes a good return. Gives just two off this over.

AFG: 165/5 in 20 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Expensive over from Harsh Dubey

Even though Harsh Dubey has picked a wicket, he has still been quite expensive today. Omarzai slams him for a COUPLE OF SIXES to make sure Afghanistan still remain in the fight in this game.

AFG: 163/5 in 19 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Tidy over from NKR

Third over for Nitish Kumar Reddy. He bowls a really tidy over to give just five singles off it.

AFG: 149/5 in 18 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Dubey gets maiden international wicket

Harsh Dubey returns to the attack. OUT! Two quick wickets for India. First Gurbaz and now Hashmat Shahidi. Flighted delivery on off, a miscued slog sweep finds KL Rahul at deep mid-wicket as Dubey gets his first international wicket. Just one from this over. Mohammed Nabi joins Azmat.

Hashmatullah Shahidi c Rahul b Harsh Dubey 27(30)

AFG: 144/5 in 17 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Nitish Kumar Reddy cleans up Gurbaz

Nitish Kumar Reddy continues. OUT! Big wicket for NKR and India. Gurbaz falls for 102 off 51. A beautiful yorker by Nitish, there isn't much that Gurbaz could do on this occasion. He has been cleaned up with a cracker of a delivery and India would feel they are back in this game. Just 3 off this over as Azmatullah Omarzai is the new batter in.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Nitish Reddy 102(51) [4s-8 6s-8]

AFG: 143/4 in 16 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: 48-ball ton for Gurbaz

Fourth over for Gurnoor Brar. A couple of singles off the first three deliveries before Brar bowls one short down the leg for a wide. 100! Gurbaz runs a quick two to bring up his century in just 48 deliveries, the fastest ever by an Afghanistan batter in this format. What an innings this has been by the opening batter. His ninth ODI century. An innings of the highest order that has put India on the back foot.

AFG: 140/3 in 15 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz one shot away from ton

Another change, Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in. SIX! My goodness, what has happened to Gurbaz? Slot delivery in the middle, lofts through the line over wide long-off for a stylish maximum. NKR follows up with a pace off delivery but drags it down the leg for a wide. Four singles come from the next four deliveries. A single to end as 12 comes from this over.

AFG: 130/3 in 14 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Shahidi joins party

Arshdeep Singh has been brought back into the attack in hope to break this dangerous partnership. Shahidi takes a risky single off the opening delivery. FOUR! Width on offer for Shahidi and he gets into the move by cutting it fine to third man. 8 from this over as the duo takes the run rate over nine.

AFG: 118/3 in 13 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: One man show from Gurbaz

Another change in the attack: Washington Sundar is in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz attacks Sundar with all his might and slams him for a FOUR and a couple of SIXES to take 20 off the over. He could very well become the fastest centurion for Afghanistan.

AFG: 110/3 in 12 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz in for something special

Prasidh Krishna with his third over. FOUR! Hint of room outside off, he throws the kitchen sink at it to slash it over point. SIX! Oh what a shot. Will remind you of Suryakumar Yadav's classic pick-up scoop - the "Supla shot"! 11 off the over.

AFG: 90/3 in 11 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Cracking fifty for Gurbaz

Harsh Dubey once again. Shahidi, as usual, plays the second fiddle and gives the strike instantly to Gurbaz. SIX! He is just unstoppable today. Brings up his cracking half century with a maximum. Tad bit short from Dubey, enough for Gurbaz to stay on the back foot and club it over deep mid-wicket with a pull. Three more singles make it a 10-run over.

AFG: 79/3 in 10 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz continues to impress

Prasidh Krishna continues. Shahidi gets a single only after playing three dots on the trot. FOUR! Gurbaz gets into the act as soon he gets the strike. Short ball, wide outside stump, Gurbaz ramps it over short third. FOUR MORE! What a shot! The best one of the innings. Full ball in the middle, creams it over mid-off. 9 from this over.

AFG: 69/3 in 9 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Expensive start for Harsh Dubey

It's time for another debutant, Harsh Dubey, to get into the attack. Gurbaz starts the over with a single. FOUR! Shahidi charges down the track and slams it over mid-off for a boundary. FOUR AGAIN! Gurbaz this time. Brings out his sweep and the ball races to fine leg with an inside edge. SIX! He continues to attack and reaps the reward. Short ball from Dubey, pulled away nicely by Gurbaz over cow corner. Big over as 16 comes from it.

AFG: 60/3 in 8 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz continues to attack

First change in the attack: Prasidh Krishna comes in for Arshdeep Singh. FOUR! Gurbaz welcomes him with a boundary. Full ball, in the slot in the middle and Gurbaz hits it towards long-on for his second boundary. FOUR MORE! Harsh Dubey is the boundary rider as he makes a meal of this one. Gurbaz swipes across the line at deep mid-wicket but Dubey misjudges it as the ball curves away from him. 9 from Krishna's first over.

AFG: 44/3 in 7 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Shahidi hits first four

Third over for Gurnoor. Shahidi drives the full ball to extra cover to start the over with a two. FOUR! A couple of singles later, he gets his first boundary of the innings after cutting the short ball over Nitish Kumar Reddy at deep backward point. Productive over for the guests, eight runs coming off it.

AFG: 35/3 in 6 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Second scalp for Arsh

Arshdeep Singh ready with his third. Rahmat Shah chips it over mid off, miscues it, and Shubman Gill covers good ground while running sideways and dives for the ball, but he is just short this time. Lovely effort nonetheless. OUT! Arshdeep gets his man one ball later! Hit the deck delivery, Shah goes for a pull, mishits and is caught by another debutant Harsh Dubey, who runs backwards to complete a good catch. Afghanistan is three down in five overs. Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi walks out. Just three off the over.

Rahmat Shah c Harsh Dubey b Arshdeep Singh 3(8)

AFG: 27/3 in 5 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz ends over with six

Gurnoor again. Three dots to start before Shah manages a single off thigh pads for leg byes. SIX! Short ball, in the middle, Gurbaz goes big with a powerful pull over deep square leg to end the over with a maximum.

AFG: 24/2 in 4 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Arshdeep Singh joins the party

Arshdeep Singh continues. Gurbaz manages a three after sweeping the ball on deep mid-wicket. OUT! Sediq Atal departs for nought. Arshdeep finds the pads and traps him right in front. This time Afghanistan lose a review as the wicket is marginally hitting the stumps and it turns out to be the umpire's call. Rahman Shah joins Gurbaz. He is off the mark with a single. Another successful over as four comes off the over along with a wicket.

Sediqullah Atal lbw b Arshdeep Singh 0(2)

AFG: 17/2 in 3 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Great start for Gurnoor on debut

The 6 feet 5 inches debutant Gurnoor Brar to bowl first maiden over. He starts with a yorker length ball outside off, gets a hint of movement away from the batter to start with a dot. Zadran is off the mark with a single after playing one more dot. Gurbaz returns the strike back to Zadran straight away with a single. WICKET! Gurnoor picks a wicket in his very first over! Length delivery, another outswinger and a leading edge goes straight to Shubman Gill at mid-off when the batter tries for a lofted drive. Sediqullah Atal is the new batter in. Gurnoor hits him on the pads, and a huge appeal follows. The on-field decision is NOT OUT and India waste a DRS after the review shows the ball was pitching outside leg-stump. Still a successful over with just two runs coming from it and a wicket in his maiden over of the international debut.

Ibrahim Zadran c Shubman Gill b Gurnoor Brar 1(4)

AFG: 13/1 in 2 overs

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gurbaz off to a good start

Dharamsala is suddenly bright and sunny. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has the strike. Arshdeep Singh starts. Swing and a miss as Gurbaz charges down the track for a big shot but misses it. Arshdeep drags one down the leg to follow it up with a wide. FOUR! First runs off the bat. Short ball, outside off, invites Gurbaz to cut it past deep backward point. SIX! This time gets a good connection. Shimmies down the track once again and gets full six runs. 11 off the opening over.

AFG: 11/0 in 1 over

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: All set!

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran open for Afghanistan. Arshdeep Singh has the white new ball.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Record for Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma became the oldest Indian player to take part in a 50-over match at the age of 39 years and 44 days.

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Who is Gurnoor Brar?

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: National anthem time

It's national anthem time. We'll start with Afghanistan's anthem, then moving to India's.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Playing XIs

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Saleem Safi, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.

India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: India win toss, to bowl first

Shubman Gill and Hashmatullah Shahidi are in the middle for the toss. Gill gets the right call and he decides to bowl first. Afg to bat.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Two debutants for India

Spinner Harsh Dubey and pacer Gurnoor Brar to make their India debut.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Rohit set to become oldest Indian to play ODI

This looks just about the perfect for Rohit Sharma to relish a phenomenal milestone. Almost 17 years on since he first stepped on an Indian shirt, he's set to become the oldest man to play an ODI for India, breaking a 37-year record held by Mohinder Amarnath. At 39 y 44 d, there's a lot riding on how Rohit fares himself this series. The license to attack from ball one in a 25-over shootout might just help ease the nerves. He's had a patchy IPL and the last home ODI series in January had nothing spectacular for him speak about.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Game to start at 5:45 for a 25-over game

A possible 25-over game will be played. The scheduled start is 5:45 PM.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Toss at 5:15 PM

The sub-air drainage system, a famed installation at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, is showing its magic here too. The outfield looks as pristine as it could be, taking almost no beating from the relentless rain all morning. The toss is set to take place at 5:15 PM IST.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: India start warm up

Former Indian captain and talismanic opener Rohit Sharma is set to become the oldest Indian player to play an ODI.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Centre covers are being removed

The centre covers are being removed. We will have an update real soon.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Things clearing up!

Finally, we have some good news coming in from Dharamsala. Things have cleared up suddenly and we might have some hope to have a curtailed game.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: More bad news

Lalith from ground zero pings, 'Looks curtains. rain is picking up even more.'

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Fans waiting for Rohit's autograph

Credit: Express photo by Lalith Kalidas

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala at the moment

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: No signs of live action soon

The live visual shows no real respite for the handful of fans present at the venue and players as rain is still on in Dharamsala. No signs of live action anytime soon.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: No updates

No positive updates from the ground I'm afraid. The DJ has gone silent. So has the crowd. No activity in the middle. The drizzle hangs on.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Gill-Rohit partnership is ‘Greatest pair in ODI cricket’ says Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra: “Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma’s opening partnership, it is right now the greatest pair in ODI cricket. We are talking about more than 2,000 runs. I am looking at the average. Theirs is 63.8, Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy had an average of 58.4, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes had an average of 52.6, and Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar had an average of 49.3.”

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Loud cheer for Shubman Gill

Some cheers as captain Shubman Gill emerges from the dressing room to take a look at the skies. Still raining, still glum.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Losing overs

30 minutes since we began losing overs. In case if you were wondering, the cut-off for a match is 6:32 pm. We're left with about four hours for a game to take place this evening.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: A frustrating period

Another update from Lalith Kalidas from the venue: "Absolutely no activity on the square except that the covers have been extended some 20 minutes ago. A frustrating shower continues to halt proceeding."

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: More covers are in place

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IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Rain watch

- Credit: Express Photo by Lalith Kalidas

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Rain delays toss

The persistent rain in Dharamsala has resulted in a delay of the toss in the first India vs Afghanistan ODI.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Afghanistan predicted XI

Afghanistan predicted XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Fareed Ahmad

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Updates from ground zero

Looks like we're in for a considerable delay this afternoon. The skies have brightened up a tad bit but the drizzle remains persistent. A few fans have braved the showers to remain on the stands. Well, they really don't have much alternatives. No roofs for cover on either side of the square.

That said, the forecast says the showers will relent post 2 pm. The drainage system is top notch so we could have a game without much delays despite the field not being covered once the rains halt.

- Lalith Kalidas from Dharamsala

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: Raining in Dharamsala

Our man on the ground, Lalith Kalidas, informs that things are not nooking promising at the moment. It has started raining in Dharamsala, and the floodlights are on already.

IND vs AFG Live Score, 1st ODI: India Predicted XI

India Predicted XI: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

Can Rohit Sharma play next year’s World Cup at 40? IND vs AFG series will give answers

Rohit Sharma is 39. Thirty-nine years and 44 days old when India meet Afghanistan in the first ODI in Dharamsala.

He was also 20, in June 2007, when a quiet international debut slipped by in Belfast. He did not bat or bowl. On Saturday, the chatter when he walks out to bat could centre on longevity and greatness – he will become the oldest Indian man to feature in the one-day game. It could just as easily drift toward the question of when to stop.

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