India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I, score, result and highlights from New Delhi as Abhishek Sharma powers India to victory with a quickfire 82

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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I)

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India

Captains: Shreyas Iyer (India), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)

Toss result: India won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Live Telecast: FanCode Premium, Sony Sports Network (India), Ariana TV, My e& App (Afghanistan), Cricbuzz (UAE) and JioHotstar (UK)

Umpires and match officials: Ahmad Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan (on-field umpires), Izatullah Safi (third umpire), Ahmad Shah Durrani (reserve umpire) and Dean Cosker (match referee)

Match result: India wins by seven wickets

Player of the Match: Abhishek Sharma for 0/8 (1) and 82 (32)

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India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2026 Live Score Updates

Hello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2026 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

India Innings:

India start hammering from their very first ball, scoring 12 runs off the first over.

After impressing with the bat, Omarzai brings the first wicket for Afghanistan as he dismisses the returning Sanju Samson.

Abhishek Sharma continues to blast boundaries as India breaches the 50-run mark.

India reaches the 100-run mark as Abhishek Sharma scores a blistering fifty to make short work of Afghanistan's target.

Sharma's innings finally comes to an end as Mohammad Nabi manages to dismiss him for 82.

Nabi doubles down on his bowling as he sends Ishan Kishan to the dressing room as well.

Iyer and Tilak Varma quickly put runs across the board as India cruises past Afghanistan's target.

Afghanistan Innings: 156/8

Bumrah strikes early, with danger man Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissed for a duck and Abhishek Sharma taking the catch.

The duo of Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal try to get some boundaries out of India, but the hosts continue their tight fielding.

An attempt to steal one more run costs Afghanistan their second wicket as Ibrahim Zadran gets run out by Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan.

Sediqullah Atal also makes his way to the dressing room as Axar Patel takes his first wicket of the night.

Arshdeep Singh sends Gulbadin Naib back to the dressing room as well after Reddy takes a fine catch.

Afghanistan ends their powerplay with just 41 runs on the board and their top order completely wrecked by India.

Within a blink of an eye, half the Afghanistan batting is gone after Varun Chakravarthy bowls Darwish Rasooli clean out.

Omarzai and Nabi reach their 50-run partnership as the duo has finally managed to drag Afghanistan from a total batting collapse.

Back-to-back boundaries from Mohammad Nabi have finally allowed his side to breach the 100-run mark as the fifteenth over comes to an end.

The partnership is finally broken as Mohammad Nabi gets bowled by Arshdeep Singh.

Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket of the night as he dismisses Rashid Khan for a single run.

Noor Ahmed goes out for a duck as he gets run out by Shreyas Iyer on the very next ball.

Omarzai finally manages to score a hard-fought fifty off 39 balls.

Omarzai and Rahman hammer Shivam Dube for four boundaries and push Afghanistan to a very respectable score of 156.

India doesn't have a big target ahead of them, but the Afghan bowling attack is deadly and the task to score big runs won't be easy.

Toss result:

India won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Pre-match:

India is all ready to face Afghanistan in the first T20I of their three-match series. The visitors will be looking to avenge their loss in the one-off test at Mullanpur earlier this year.

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They bring in a spin attack that knows how to capitalise on subcontinent conditions and a batting lineup that has repeatedly shown that they can hit big when the occasion calls for it. Both skipper Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have been explosive with the bat.

Meanwhile, India will be looking to continue their winning streak from Zimbabwe after suffering back-to-back series defeats in England and Ireland.

Sanju Samson's return has already bolstered their batting unit, with the T20 World Cup winner set to open alongside Abhishek Sharma. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been rested for the first match to make way for Samson.

On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar have both been marked fit for the three matches. Harshit Rana will not be part of the line-up after sustaining a last-minute injury, but Yash Thakur has been included in the squad.

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India vs. Afghanistan 1st T20I lineups

India playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Varun Chakravarthy.

Afghanistan's playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Sediqullah Atal, Darwesh Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmed and Fazalhaq Farooqui.

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