Afghanistan vs India
1st T20I . Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Date, Time
Sun, 13th Sep
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Local
- Match (1st T20I) Afghanistan vs India
- Series Afghanistan vs India in India, 2026
- Match Type T20
- Toss India have won the toss and have opted to bowl
- Umpires Ahmad Shah Pakteen, Farooq Khan
- 3rd Umpire Izatullah Safi
- Referee Dean Cosker
Venue Guide
- Stadium Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- City Delhi
-
Weather
Sunny
(22.20°C / 71.90°F)
- Humidity 71%
- Wind 14.80 kph (WSW)
Venue Stats
- Total Matches 135
- High Score 278
- Low Score 8
- 1st Inn Avg Score 165
- 2nd Inn Avg Score 155
Afghanistan
156-8(20 ov)
India
157-3(13.4 ov)
New Batsman
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ibrahim Zadran (C)
run out (Ishan Kishan/Axar Patel)
|
11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 |
|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
c Abhishek Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Sediqullah Atal
c Jasprit Bumrah b Arshdeep Singh
|
13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
|
Gulbadin Naib
c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Axar Patel
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Darwish Rasooli
b Varun Chakaravarthy
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Azmatullah Omarzai
not out
|
58 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 141.46 |
|
Mohammad Nabi
b Arshdeep Singh
|
33 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 122.22 |
|
Rashid Khan
c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh
|
1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
|
Noor Ahmad
run out (Shreyas Iyer)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
not out
|
15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 250.00 |
Extras: 15
15 {wd - 10, nb - 2, lb - 2, b - 1}
Total: 156-8
(20 Overs , RR: 7.80 )
Yet to bat:
Fazalhaq Farooqi
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | |
| 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | |
| 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | |
| 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21.00 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 5 - 1 | 0.2 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 38 - 2 | 4.0 |
| Sediqullah Atal | 39 - 3 | 4.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 41 - 4 | 5.4 |
| Darwish Rasooli | 43 - 5 | 7.0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 126 - 6 | 16.2 |
| Rashid Khan | 131 - 7 | 18.2 |
| Noor Ahmad | 131 - 8 | 18.3 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Ibrahim Zadran 0(0) |
5(2) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0(2) |
Ibrahim Zadran 11(10) |
33(22) | Sediqullah Atal 19(12) |
Gulbadin Naib 1(4) |
1(5) | Sediqullah Atal 0(1) |
Gulbadin Naib 1(2) |
2(5) | Darwish Rasooli 1(3) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 1(5) |
2(8) | Darwish Rasooli 1(3) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 47(31) |
83(58) | Mohammad Nabi 33(27) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 1(2) |
5(12) | Rashid Khan 1(10) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 0(0) |
0(1) | Noor Ahmad 0(1) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 9(3) |
25(9) | Mujeeb Ur Rahman 15(6) |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sanju Samson
c Darwish Rasooli b Azmatullah Omarzai
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
|
Abhishek Sharma
c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi
|
81 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 253.13 |
|
Ishan Kishan
c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi
|
42 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 127.27 |
|
Shreyas Iyer (C)
not out
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 |
|
Tilak Varma
not out
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
Extras: 12
12 {wd - 10, nb - 0, lb - 2, b - 0}
Total: 157-3
(13.4 Overs , RR: 11.72 )
Yet to bat:
Nitish Kumar Reddy,
Shivam Dube,
Axar Patel,
Arshdeep Singh,
Jasprit Bumrah,
Varun Chakaravarthy
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| 3.4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 9.27 | |
| 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | 18 - 1 | 2.1 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 139 - 2 | 11.0 |
| Ishan Kishan | 152 - 3 | 12.4 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Sanju Samson 10(8) |
18(13) | Abhishek Sharma 6(5) |
Ishan Kishan 35(26) |
121(53) | Abhishek Sharma 76(27) |
Ishan Kishan 7(7) |
13(10) | Shreyas Iyer 6(3) |
Tilak Varma 3(4) |
5(6) | Shreyas Iyer 2(2) |
152-8
19.5
4
09:11 PM
20 Over
151
152
0 Over
0
0
148-8
19.4
1
09:10 PM
20 Over
153
154
0 Over
0
0
147-8
19.3
6
09:09 PM
20 Over
149
150
0 Over
0
0
141-8
19.2
6
09:08 PM
20 Over
149
150
0 Over
0
0
135-8
19.1
0
09:08 PM
20 Over
146
147
0 Over
0
0
133-8
18.5
WB
09:05 PM
20 Over
146
146
0 Over
0
0
134-8
18.5
1
09:05 PM
20 Over
146
146
0 Over
0
0
132-8
18.4
1
09:04 PM
20 Over
145
147
0 Over
0
0
131-8
18.3
W
09:03 PM
20 Over
148
148
0 Over
0
0
131-7
18.2
W
09:01 PM
20 Over
151
152
0 Over
0
0
131-6
18.1
WB
09:00 PM
20 Over
152
152
0 Over
0
0
131-6
18.1
0
09:00 PM
20 Over
153
154
0 Over
0
0
129-6
17.5
1
08:58 PM
20 Over
151
152
0 Over
0
0
128-6
17.4
0
08:57 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
128-6
17.3
1BYE
08:57 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
127-6
17.2
0
08:56 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
127-6
17.1
0
08:55 PM
20 Over
155
155
0 Over
0
0
126-6
16.5
0
08:53 PM
20 Over
157
158
0 Over
0
0
126-6
16.4
0
08:52 PM
20 Over
158
159
0 Over
0
0
126-6
16.3
0
08:52 PM
20 Over
159
161
0 Over
0
0
126-6
16.2
W
08:50 PM
20 Over
167
167
0 Over
0
0
126-5
16.1
6
08:49 PM
20 Over
167
167
0 Over
0
0
118-5
15.5
6
08:48 PM
20 Over
160
161
0 Over
0
0
112-5
15.4
0
08:47 PM
20 Over
156
156
0 Over
0
0
113-5
15.3
2
08:47 PM
20 Over
157
158
0 Over
0
0
112-5
15.3
1
08:47 PM
20 Over
157
158
0 Over
0
0
111-5
15.2
1
08:46 PM
20 Over
158
158
0 Over
0
0
110-5
15.1
6
08:46 PM
20 Over
151
153
0 Over
0
0
98-5
14.5
4
08:44 PM
15 Over
97
98
20 Over
145
147
94-5
14.4
1
08:43 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
146
148
93-5
14.3
2
08:42 PM
15 Over
98
98
20 Over
146
148
91-5
14.2
0
08:42 PM
15 Over
99
99
20 Over
146
148
91-5
14.1
4
08:41 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
142
144
86-5
13.5
4
08:39 PM
15 Over
93
94
20 Over
139
141
82-5
13.4
1
08:39 PM
15 Over
94
94
20 Over
139
141
81-5
13.3
0
08:38 PM
15 Over
95
96
20 Over
140
142
81-5
13.2
1
08:38 PM
15 Over
96
96
20 Over
140
142
80-5
13.1
1
08:37 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
141
143
79-5
12.5
1
08:36 PM
15 Over
97
98
20 Over
140
142
78-5
12.4
0
08:35 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
141
143
78-5
12.3
1
08:35 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
143
145
77-5
12.3
NB
08:34 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
139
141
76-5
12.2
2
08:33 PM
15 Over
94
95
20 Over
141
143
73-5
12.2
1
08:32 PM
15 Over
94
95
20 Over
138
140
74-5
12.2
1NB
08:32 PM
15 Over
94
95
20 Over
138
140
72-5
12.1
1
08:31 PM
15 Over
94
95
20 Over
139
141
70-5
11.5
2
08:29 PM
15 Over
95
96
20 Over
139
141
68-5
11.4
1
08:28 PM
15 Over
95
95
20 Over
138
140
67-5
11.3
4
08:27 PM
15 Over
92
92
20 Over
134
136
63-5
11.2
1
08:27 PM
15 Over
91
92
20 Over
134
136
62-5
11.1
4
08:26 PM
15 Over
91
91
20 Over
129
131
58-5
10.5
0
08:24 PM
15 Over
88
89
20 Over
130
132
58-5
10.4
0
08:24 PM
15 Over
88
89
20 Over
130
132
58-5
10.3
1
08:23 PM
15 Over
89
90
20 Over
130
132
57-5
10.2
0
08:23 PM
15 Over
90
90
20 Over
131
133
57-5
10.1
1
08:22 PM
15 Over
89
90
20 Over
131
133
56-5
9.5
1
08:18 PM
10 Over
57
57
20 Over
129
131
55-5
9.4
4
08:18 PM
10 Over
53
54
20 Over
125
127
50-5
9.3
0
08:17 PM
10 Over
53
54
20 Over
125
127
51-5
9.3
1
08:17 PM
10 Over
54
54
20 Over
125
127
50-5
9.2
0
08:16 PM
10 Over
54
55
20 Over
125
127
50-5
9.1
0
08:16 PM
10 Over
54
55
20 Over
125
127
49-5
8.5
0
08:14 PM
10 Over
56
57
20 Over
126
128
49-5
8.4
0
08:14 PM
10 Over
57
58
20 Over
126
128
49-5
8.3
2
08:13 PM
10 Over
56
57
20 Over
125
127
47-5
8.2
0
08:13 PM
10 Over
57
58
20 Over
126
128
47-5
8.1
1
08:12 PM
10 Over
57
58
20 Over
126
128
46-5
7.5
1
08:11 PM
10 Over
59
59
20 Over
125
127
45-5
7.4
0
08:11 PM
10 Over
60
60
20 Over
126
128
45-5
7.3
0
08:10 PM
10 Over
61
61
20 Over
126
128
45-5
7.2
0
08:10 PM
10 Over
60
61
20 Over
126
128
45-5
7.1
2
08:10 PM
10 Over
60
61
20 Over
125
127
43-4
6.5
0
08:08 PM
10 Over
64
65
20 Over
140
142
43-4
6.4
1
08:07 PM
10 Over
65
65
20 Over
139
141
42-4
6.3
0
08:07 PM
10 Over
66
66
20 Over
139
141
42-4
6.2
0
08:06 PM
10 Over
65
66
20 Over
140
142
42-4
6.1
1
08:06 PM
10 Over
66
67
20 Over
139
141
41-4
5.5
0
08:04 PM
6 Over
42
43
20 Over
140
142
41-4
5.4
W
08:03 PM
6 Over
44
44
20 Over
153
155
41-3
5.3
1
08:02 PM
6 Over
44
45
20 Over
153
155
40-3
5.2
0
08:02 PM
6 Over
44
45
20 Over
153
155
40-3
5.1
1
08:01 PM
6 Over
45
45
20 Over
154
156
40-3
5.1
1
08:01 PM
6 Over
45
46
20 Over
154
156
39-3
4.5
W
07:59 PM
6 Over
50
51
20 Over
165
167
39-2
4.4
1
07:57 PM
6 Over
50
51
20 Over
164
166
38-2
4.3
0
07:57 PM
6 Over
51
52
20 Over
165
167
38-2
4.2
0
07:56 PM
6 Over
51
51
20 Over
165
167
38-2
4.1
0
07:56 PM
6 Over
51
52
20 Over
166
168
37-1
3.5
1
07:53 PM
6 Over
56
57
20 Over
175
177
36-1
3.4
2
07:53 PM
6 Over
56
57
20 Over
175
177
34-1
3.3
1LB
07:52 PM
6 Over
56
57
20 Over
175
177
33-1
3.2
4
07:52 PM
6 Over
54
54
20 Over
172
174
29-1
3.1
0
07:51 PM
6 Over
54
54
20 Over
172
174
29-1
2.5
4
07:50 PM
6 Over
55
56
20 Over
175
177
25-1
2.4
0
07:49 PM
6 Over
53
54
20 Over
172
174
23-1
2.3
4
07:48 PM
6 Over
48
48
20 Over
165
167
25-1
2.3
6
07:48 PM
6 Over
53
54
20 Over
165
167
19-1
2.2
1
07:47 PM
6 Over
49
50
20 Over
165
167
18-1
2.1
0
07:47 PM
6 Over
49
50
20 Over
165
167
14-1
1.5
2
07:45 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
160
162
12-1
1.4
1
07:44 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
160
162
11-1
1.3
0
07:43 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
159
161
11-1
1.2
4
07:43 PM
6 Over
45
45
20 Over
155
157
7-1
1.1
0
07:42 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
156
158
6-1
0.5
0
07:40 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
156
158
6-1
0.5
WB
07:39 PM
6 Over
46
46
20 Over
156
158
5-1
0.4
0
07:38 PM
6 Over
44
45
20 Over
156
158
5-1
0.3
0
07:38 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
156
158
5-1
0.2
W
07:35 PM
6 Over
51
52
20 Over
165
167
5-0
0.1
0
07:35 PM
6 Over
51
51
20 Over
164
166
5-0
0.1
4WB
07:34 PM
6 Over
51
52
20 Over
158
160
156-3
13.4
1
10:28 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
157-3
13.4
2
10:28 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
155-3
13.3
1
10:27 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
154-3
13.2
1
10:27 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
153-3
13.1
1
10:26 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
152-3
12.5
0
10:25 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
152-3
12.4
W
10:23 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
152-2
12.3
1
10:22 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
151-2
12.2
1
10:22 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
150-2
12.1
4
10:21 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
145-2
11.5
1
10:19 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
141-2
11.4
1
10:19 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
144-2
11.4
4
10:19 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
140-2
11.3
1
10:18 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
139-2
11.2
0
10:18 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
139-2
11.1
0
10:18 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
138-1
10.5
1
10:15 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
137-1
10.4
6
10:15 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
131-1
10.3
1
10:14 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
130-1
10.2
0
10:14 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
130-1
10.1
0
10:13 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
130-1
9.5
0
10:09 PM
10 Over
134
135
0 Over
0
0
130-1
9.4
6
10:08 PM
10 Over
130
130
0 Over
0
0
124-1
9.3
6
10:07 PM
10 Over
125
126
0 Over
0
0
118-1
9.2
1
10:07 PM
10 Over
126
126
0 Over
0
0
117-1
9.1
4
10:06 PM
10 Over
126
126
0 Over
0
0
109-1
8.5
6
10:05 PM
10 Over
122
123
0 Over
0
0
103-1
8.4
2
10:04 PM
10 Over
118
118
0 Over
0
0
101-1
8.3
1
10:04 PM
10 Over
118
118
0 Over
0
0
100-1
8.2
1
10:03 PM
10 Over
118
119
0 Over
0
0
99-1
8.1
1LB
10:03 PM
10 Over
119
120
0 Over
0
0
97-1
7.5
1
10:01 PM
10 Over
120
121
0 Over
0
0
96-1
7.5
WB
10:01 PM
10 Over
120
121
0 Over
0
0
95-1
7.5
WB
10:00 PM
10 Over
119
120
0 Over
0
0
94-1
7.4
0
10:00 PM
10 Over
118
119
0 Over
0
0
94-1
7.3
1
09:58 PM
10 Over
120
121
0 Over
0
0
93-1
7.2
2
09:57 PM
10 Over
120
121
0 Over
0
0
91-1
7.1
1
09:57 PM
10 Over
120
120
0 Over
0
0
89-1
6.5
1
09:55 PM
10 Over
121
121
0 Over
0
0
88-1
6.4
1
09:54 PM
10 Over
121
122
0 Over
0
0
87-1
6.3
4
09:54 PM
10 Over
118
119
0 Over
0
0
83-1
6.2
1
09:53 PM
10 Over
118
120
0 Over
0
0
82-1
6.1
0
09:53 PM
10 Over
119
121
0 Over
0
0
78-1
5.5
4
09:51 PM
6 Over
78
79
0 Over
0
0
74-1
5.4
1
09:51 PM
6 Over
79
80
0 Over
0
0
73-1
5.3
4
09:50 PM
6 Over
77
77
0 Over
0
0
69-1
5.2
0
09:50 PM
6 Over
78
79
0 Over
0
0
69-1
5.1
0
09:49 PM
6 Over
80
81
0 Over
0
0
65-1
4.5
6
09:47 PM
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75
75
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0
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59-1
4.4
4WB
09:46 PM
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77
78
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4.4
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09:46 PM
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78
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4.3
1
09:45 PM
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73
73
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4.2
4
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70
71
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4.1
6
09:43 PM
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65
66
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0
0
39-1
3.5
1LB
09:42 PM
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63
63
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38-1
3.4
1
09:41 PM
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64
65
0 Over
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37-1
3.3
1
09:41 PM
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64
65
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3.2
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66
67
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0
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36-1
3.1
4
09:40 PM
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66
67
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28-1
2.5
2
09:38 PM
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62
63
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0
20-1
2.4
WB
09:37 PM
6 Over
57
57
0 Over
0
0
26-1
2.4
6
09:37 PM
6 Over
62
63
0 Over
0
0
19-1
2.3
1
09:36 PM
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57
57
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18-1
2.2
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59
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18-1
2.1
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60
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18-0
1.5
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66
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1.4
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67
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17-0
1.3
4
09:31 PM
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64
64
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13-0
1.2
WB
09:30 PM
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65
66
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13-0
1.2
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09:30 PM
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64
64
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0
0
12-0
1.1
0
09:30 PM
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64
65
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6-0
0.5
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09:28 PM
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63
64
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6-0
0.5
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09:27 PM
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61
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63
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62
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58
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Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma, 2 runs - India win by 7 wickets! That's an overthrow to draw curtains to the game. A slightly short ball outside off, Tilak Varma steers it towards backward point and calls for a single. The fielder stationed there gathers the ball and fires a throw at the bowler's end, but he misses by a long way.
Rashid Khan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run - googly by Rashid Khan down the leg-side, Shreyas Iyer clips it towards short fine leg for one more. Rashid Khan needed a better effort by the fielder stationed at short fine
Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run - tad short on off, knocked along the carpet to long-off for a single
Rashid Khan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run - flatter through the air around middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer clips it through the leg-side for a single
OV 13th
6 runs 1 Wicket
IND
152-3Tilak Varma: 0 (2)
Shreyas Iyer: 6 (3)
Mohammad Nabi
3-0-28-2
Mohammad Nabi to Tilak Varma, no run - fraction short around off, punched towards cover by Tilak Varma
Mohammad Nabi to Tilak Varma, no run - tossed up delivery around off, knocked down the pitch by Tilak Varma
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! Rashid Khan with another outstanding catch. One of the best fielders in that Afghanistan team - without a doubt. Ishan Kishan had smashed this hard towards long-on, and Rashid Khan in the deep grabbed it above his head. Manages to stay away from the cushions as well. In complete control of the catch as he shows off his balancing skills at the edge of the boundary. India just a hit away from an emphatic win. Ishan Kishan c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi 42(33) [4s-5 6s-1]
Mohammad Nabi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run - darted at the pads, Shreyas Iyer clips it through mid-wicket
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - smashed through cover by Ishan Kishan, however, there's a fielder placed in the deep
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR - as straight as an arrow! Bludgeons this right past the bowler and manages to beat the fielder sprinting across at long-on
OV 12th
7 runs 0 Wickets
IND
146-2Ishan Kishan: 37 (30)
Shreyas Iyer: 5 (2)
Rashid Khan
3-0-29-0
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - drifting on the pads, nudged through backward square leg for a single
Rashid Khan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run - short and wide outside off, Shreyas Iyer slaps it towards deep cover. Kishan wanted the second, but was sent back by his captain
Rashid Khan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR - sublime timing by the skipper. On the fuller side outside off, Shreyas Iyer plays a perfect square drive leaning into it. The timing was spot on as he managed to beat the fielder's dive in the deep
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - tad short around middle and leg, Ishan Kishan pulls it towards deep mid-wicket
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, no run - appeal for an lbw turned down! Was probably pitching outside leg as Ishan Kishan got beaten and rapped on the pads
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, no run - quicker one on leg, Ishan Kishan tries to flick it away, misses
OV 11th
9 runs 1 Wicket
IND
139-2Abhishek Sharma: 82 (32)
Ishan Kishan: 35 (26)
Mohammad Nabi
2-0-22-1
Mohammad Nabi to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! A fine catch by Rashid Khan to end an outstanding knock by Abhishek Sharma. Was a full toss by Mohammad Nabi - right into the slot. Abhishek Sharma goes for the slog, however, he doesn't middle this one. Right off the cue end towards wide long-on. Rashid in the deep sprints across to his left and takes a well-judged reverse cup catch before sliding on the turf. He walks back to a standing ovation from the spectators at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Truly a match-defining performance by the opener. Abhishek Sharma c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi 82(32) [4s-7 6s-7]
Mohammad Nabi to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs - whips this towards wide long-on and takes a couple of runs
Mohammad Nabi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - no stopping Abhishek Sharma tonight! Full in length around leg, Abhishek Sharma is watching the ball like a hawk, goes down on his knee and slogsweeps this over deep square leg for another clean six. The Afghan bowlers and fielders are shell-shocked
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - low full toss at the stumps, Ishan Kishan whips it towards long-on along the carpet
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, no run - tad slow outside off, Ishan Kishan punches it towards the off-side
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, no run - yorker length around off, Ishan Kishan digs it out
OV 10th
17 runs 0 Wickets
IND
130-1Abhishek Sharma: 74 (29)
Ishan Kishan: 34 (23)
Noor Ahmad
2-0-25-0
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, no run - slightly short outside off, Abhishek Sharma carves it towards cover-point
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, no run - tad short around off, googly by Noor Ahmad, defended by Abhishek Sharma
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - back-to-back sixes. Full and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it, launching it over deep extra cover for an 83m six. Only 27 runs required now
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - short and punished! It's raining sixes in Delhi. This was on the shorter side, Abhishek Sharma waits for it to arrive, rocks back in the crease and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen
Noor Ahmad to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - 100-run stand up! Ishan Kishan advances down the wicket and clips this towards the on-side for one
Noor Ahmad to Ishan Kishan, FOUR - tossed up delivery by Noor Ahmad, right into the slot and Ishan Kishan has nailed this right past the bowler for a rollicking boundary
OV 9th
15 runs 0 Wickets
IND
113-1Abhishek Sharma: 62 (25)
Ishan Kishan: 29 (21)
Rashid Khan
2-0-22-0
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - four more for Abhishek. Rashid goes wider of off, but Abhishek is upto the task. He reaches out for the ball and flat bats it to deep cover
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - Abhishek Sharma comes down the ground and sends this out of the ground. Wasn't there to the pitch of the ball, but yet goes through with the shot and gets enough bat to clear the fence over mid-wicket. It got more elevation than distance
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs - Abhishek chips it over cover. Sweeper cover fumbles and allows the duo to get back for a brace
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - tucked to the on-side for a single
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - 12th T20i fifty for Abhishek. Just like his other knocks, this has been a terrific one. An entertaining one off just 22-balls. Gets a full delivery on the pads, Abhishek tucks it to the on-side and gets to the milestone. The dugout is up on their feet to applaud the effort
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, leg byes - 1 run, Ishan dances down the pitch and misses the tuck. The ball rolls to the on-side for a leg-bye
OV 8th
8 runs 0 Wickets
IND
98-1Ishan Kishan: 28 (19)
Abhishek Sharma: 49 (21)
Noor Ahmad
1-0-8-0
Noor Ahmad to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - loopy delivery on off. Driven along the ground down to long-off
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - Abhishek drives it wide of diving cover. Sweeper cover gets across and keeps it down to a single
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, wide - another down the leg. Googly from Noor that started from leg-stump and slips further down leg
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, wide - Noor slips it down the leg. Abhishek goes for the pull and misses
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, no run - a rare defence from Abhishek Sharma, who gets forward and blocks the tossed up delivery to the left of Noor Ahmad
Noor Ahmad to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - floated up outside off, Ishan wanted to go big. He hits it off the toe end down to long-off
Noor Ahmad to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs - googly from Noor Ahmad. Kishan spots it and tucks it to the on-side. Good running has ensured the duo get a brace
Noor Ahmad to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - very full and outside off, Abhishek jams it out past backward point. Sweeper cover gets across and keeps it down to a single
OV 7th
8 runs 0 Wickets
IND
90-1Abhishek Sharma: 47 (18)
Ishan Kishan: 24 (16)
Rashid Khan
1-0-8-0
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - Abhishek tries to go for the slog sweep. He only manages to drag it off the inside edge wide of short fine leg. Keeps the strike with a single
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - flatter on off-stump. Ishan drops it in front of point and calls for a quick single. The duo make it with ease
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - tucked to the on-side for a single
Rashid Khan to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - Rashid has a big smile on his face. He goes wider of off asking the batter to hit. Abhishek is not going to let that slip away. He goes inside out over cover for another boundary
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - wrong'un from Rashid, Ishan picks it up and knocks it down to long-on
Rashid Khan to Ishan Kishan, no run - 93ks delivery that is very full on the pads, Ishan Kishan misses the tuck and rolls to the on-side
OV 6th
13 runs 0 Wickets
IND
82-1Abhishek Sharma: 41 (15)
Ishan Kishan: 22 (13)
Mohammad Nabi
1-0-13-0
Mohammad Nabi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - this is in the slot and Abhishek Sharma won't let go of it. Clears his front foot and pumps it over mid-on. Few bounces and over the ropes she goes. India march on to 82/1 in the powerplay
Mohammad Nabi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - in the air and clears short third man. Abhishek throws the kitchen sick at a wide delivery outside off and gets a thick outside edge over short third man. No chance of stopping that
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - Ishan Kishan gets a thick outside edge as he looks to skip down the pitch. Goes on the bounce to short third man
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR - Nabi tries to follow Kishan as he looks to give himself width. Kishan still manages to give himself room and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. One bounce and over the ropes for four
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, no run - slower through the air from Nabi. Kishan goes on the back foot and cuts it straight to cover-point
Mohammad Nabi to Ishan Kishan, no run - Ishan comes down the pitch and pushes it back to Nabi
OV 5th
26 runs 0 Wickets
IND
69-1Abhishek Sharma: 33 (13)
Ishan Kishan: 17 (9)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
2-0-38-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - make that 26 off the over. Brings up the 50-run stand between Abhishek and Ishan. Back of the length delivery outside off, Abhishek jumps down the track and flat bats the wide delivery outside off over cover. Clears the infield with ease and smashes the ad boards in no time
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - slower short delivery that sits up to be hit. Abhishek Sharma in on the front foot and smokes the pull in front of square on the on-side. 22-runs coming off the over already
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, no run - bumper around the badge, Abhishek Sharma sways away from the line and lets it go to the keeper
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, 5 wides - this is going horribly wrong for Fazalhaq Farooqi. Bowls it way down the leg-stump and the keeper too can't get anywhere near to stop the ball from running away
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - slower short delivery on middle, Ishan Kishan waits for the ball and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR - full and on the pads this time. Ishan Kishan flicks it off his pads to deep square leg and collects four. The fielder in the deep was just a spectator
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, SIX - short delivery into the pads, Ishan won't miss those. Shuffles across and helps it with the line to deep backward square leg for a massive six. Fazalhaq Farooqi instantly dropped his head as he knows he bowled a poor delivery
OV 4th
11 runs 0 Wickets
IND
43-1Abhishek Sharma: 23 (10)
Ishan Kishan: 6 (6)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
2-0-16-0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - full and on middle, Abhishek Sharma skips down the wicket and drills it straight back over the bowler head. One bounce and over the ropes for four
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, leg byes - 1 run, Abhishek had to sprint to make it to the other end. Ishan Kishan misses the tuck and calls for a leg-bye. The fielder gets to the ball, but not before Abhishek could make his ground
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run - fuller delivery outside off, driven hard but straight to long-off
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - fuller on the pads, Ishan Kishan knocks it down to long-on and gets to the other end
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, no run - tucked straight to square leg
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishan Kishan, FOUR - boundaries coming thick and fast for India. Ishan Kishan gets the width and he slaps it through the point region. Splits the gap to perfection and collects four
OV 3rd
14 runs 1 Wicket
IND
32-1Abhishek Sharma: 18 (8)
Ishan Kishan: 1 (2)
Azmatullah Omarzai
1-0-14-1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR - short again and asking to be hit. Abhishek Sharma rocks on the back foot and nails the pull in front of square on the on-side
Azmatullah Omarzai to Abhishek Sharma, 2 runs - that nearly carried to the fielder in the deep. Abhishek Sharma doesn't time the pull as well as he would have liked. He checks his pull and the ball falls just short of the deep square leg fielder, who fails to stop it cleanly. The duo get back for a brace
Azmatullah Omarzai to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - this is huge from Abhishek. Right in the slot for him to go through with the shot. Stands tall and extends his arm through the line of the ball and sends it sailing deep into long-off stands. Biggest six of the day so far
Azmatullah Omarzai to Abhishek Sharma, wide - goes way across the left-hander. Abhishek watches it go to the keeper
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ishan Kishan, 1 run - tad fuller in length from Omarzai. Kishan drives it down to mid-off, who dives across and keeps it down to a single. Good fielding by the fielder
Azmatullah Omarzai to Ishan Kishan, no run - back of a length delivery on middle, Ishan Kishan blocks it back to Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sanju Samson, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! Change of bowling and Omarzai gets Samson off the first delivery. Bowls it short on middle. The ball held up on the surface a little longer and induced a false shot from Samson. He is early on the pull and ends up mistiming it straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Rasooli - moves to his left and takes it cleanly. Not a great comeback for Sanju Samson after being left out in the previous series. He will be disappointed with the shot. Sanju Samson c Darwish Rasooli b Azmatullah Omarzai 10(8) [4s-2]
OV 2nd
6 runs 0 Wickets
IND
18-0Abhishek Sharma: 6 (5)
Sanju Samson: 10 (7)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1-0-6-0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abhishek Sharma, no run - and again, similar delivery and similar result. Abhishek is late on the ball and ends up toe ending the push to mid-on
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abhishek Sharma, no run - Mujeeb comes round the wicket and darts it in on middle and leg. Abhishek Sharma makes room and mistimes it to mid-on
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sanju Samson, 1 run - Sanju Samson doesn't get it off the middle this time. He taps it to the off-side
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sanju Samson, FOUR - Sanju Samson makes room and picks the fuller length delivery to pump it over mid-off. Gave himself room which helped him to clear the infield. Top shot
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sanju Samson, no run - flatter delivery that comes in sharply. Sanju Samson blocks it back on the surface
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sanju Samson, wide - fired well down the leg, Sanju Samson can't get bat on the flick. Easy call for the umpire
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sanju Samson, no run - pushed through on middle and leg, Sanju Samson pushes it back to Mujeeb
OV 1st
12 runs 0 Wickets
IND
12-0Abhishek Sharma: 6 (3)
Sanju Samson: 5 (3)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
1-0-12-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX - Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark with a six. Gets the width outside off, Abhishek frees his arms and goes inside out over cover. All the way for a lovely six
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, no run - good length delivery on middle, Abhishek Sharma gets in a solid defence
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, wide - Farooqi goes r of off. Called as the ball swings past the tramline
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Abhishek Sharma, no run - good length delivery on middle, Abhishek Sharma tucks it straight to mid-wicket
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, 1 run - width on offer outside off, Sanju Samson waits for the ball and dabs it past backward point
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, FOUR - full and on the pads, Samson flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep has no chance of stopping that as it was timed superbly
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sanju Samson, no run - pushed across the right-hander. Samson cuts with no feet movement. Mistimes it to cover
OV 20th
21 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
156-8Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 9 (3)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 64 (44)
Shivam Dube
1-0-21-0
Shivam Dube to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, FOUR - 21 runs from the final over! Short and wide outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman throws his hands at it, smashing it over extra cover for a boundary to end the innings. Afghanistan have posted a respectable total of 156/8
Shivam Dube to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, FOUR - 150 up for Afghanistan! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman swings hard, and the outside edge flies down to the third man fence
Shivam Dube to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - on a length around off, Azmatullah Omarzai swings hard, mistimes it towards long-on. Mujeeb is back on strike
Shivam Dube to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX - full and wide outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai leans forward and thumps it over deep extra cover for successive sixes. Proving to be a fantastic knock, it has kept Afghanistan alive in this contest. They have four quality spinners in their ranks, so it's not going to be easy for India
Shivam Dube to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX - that probably is the biggest six of the evening! Juicy full toss by Shivam Dube, right into the arc, and Azmatullah Omarzai has smoked it over long-on for a towering six. Couldn't have hit that any better
Shivam Dube to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - full and wide outside off, driven to wide long-off. He avoids the single
OV 19th
5 runs 2 Wickets
AFG
135-8Azmatullah Omarzai: 51 (40)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 1 (1)
Arshdeep Singh
4-0-19-3
Arshdeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - good length delivery around off, lofted towards deep cover as the ball lands in front of the fielder
Arshdeep Singh to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run - tad short on middle and leg, cramped for room, but he tucks it towards backward square leg for a single
Arshdeep Singh to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, wide - down the leg-side for another
Arshdeep Singh to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - fifty for Azmatullah Omarzai! Pitched up by the pacer at the stumps, and Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it away through the on-side for a single. Mujeeb walks up to him and gives him a handshake. This knock by the all-rounder has given Afghanistan's total some respectability
Arshdeep Singh to Noor Ahmad, out Noor Ahmad Run Out!! When Afghanistan have lost wickets - they have lost it in clusters today. Noor Ahmad knocks this length delivery towards cover and sets for a single. Shreyas Iyer stationed there gathers the ball, and fires a direct-hit at the bowler's end. Noor Ahmad was comfortably outside the crease. They're eight down now. Noor Ahmad run out (Shreyas Iyer) 0(1)
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Axar Patel! End of a rusty knock by Rashid Khan. Never looked in his elements today. This was a length delivery from round the wicket - Rashid Khan picked the length early, and thumps it over the bowler's head. Doesn't have enough power to clear the boundary though. Taken comfortably by Axar at long-off, and that's the third wicket for Arshdeep Singh. Has been a fine spell by him tonight. Rashid Khan c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh 1(10)
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, no run - short and quick on leg, Rashid Khan takes evasive action, ducks for cover
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, wide - that's fired down the leg-side by Arshdeep Singh, Rashid Khan can't connect his flick
OV 18th
3 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
130-6Rashid Khan: 1 (8)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 49 (38)
Jasprit Bumrah
4-0-26-1
Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, 1 run - pinpoint yorker, right at the stumps, Rashid Khan plays it equally well, digs it out towards short third man
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - short and wide outside off, slapped over point by Azmatullah Omarzai
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - yorker length delivery at the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai squeezed back to the pacer
Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, byes - 1 run, short and slow outside off, another slower bouncer, Rashid Khan goes for an upper cut and misses. Samson fails to gather it, and they take a bye
Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, no run - arches back to play the short ball, but gets beaten as it shapes back in
Jasprit Bumrah to Rashid Khan, no run - short and slow around middle and leg, Rashid Khan looks to defend, gets hit on the bat handle
OV 17th
7 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
127-6Rashid Khan: 0 (4)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 48 (36)
Arshdeep Singh
3-0-14-2
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, leg byes - 1 run, lovely comeback after conceding that six. On a length around leg, Rashid Khan looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads though
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, 1 run - to square leg
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, no run - well directed bouncer by Arshdeep Singh, Rashid Khan is forced to take evasive action, ducks for cover
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, no run - cramped for room from over the wicket, Rashid Khan clips it towards mid-wicket
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid Khan, no run - back of a length delivery outside off, Rashid Khan steers it into the off-side
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nabi, out Bowled!! Arshdeep Singh breaks the partnership! A slower yorker by Arshdeep Singh - right into the blockhole. Mohammad Nabi goes deep back in the crease to flick it away, but the ball dips in front of him. Right into the batsman's toe, as the ball ricochets onto the stumps. The bowler has his arms wide open to celebrate the wicket. Mohammad Nabi b Arshdeep Singh 33(27) [4s-2 6s-2]
Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Nabi, SIX - stand and deliver! Proving to be an entertaining partnership. A short and slow ball by Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Nabi waits for it to arrive and launches it over wide long-on for six runs
OV 16th
16 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
120-5Azmatullah Omarzai: 48 (36)
Mohammad Nabi: 27 (25)
Axar Patel
4-0-27-1
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs - width on offer outside off, punched through the off-side by Azmatullah Omarzai for a couple of runs. They can score even 160 now
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX - Azmatullah Omarzai is putting on a show. This was slightly short on middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai pummels it over deep square leg for six more. Making India pay for that dropped chance. This partnership is worth 75*
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - quicker through the air, Azmatullah Omarzai swings and misses
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - lofted over the bowler for a single by Mohammad Nabi
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - dropped at deep mid-wicket by Kishan! This was slogged away by the batsman and Kishan puts down a straightforward chance in the deep. Axar Patel is quite disappointed with that effort, and rightly so
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX - back-to-back maximums! That was right into the slot by Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai gets into a good position and smokes it over wide long-on for six runs. Clean strike!
OV 15th
17 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
104-5Mohammad Nabi: 26 (24)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 33 (31)
Nitish Kumar Reddy
2-0-30-0
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, SIX - 100 up for Afghanistan! Pitched up by the bowler, right into the slot and Mohammad Nabi has thumped it straight over him. All the way for six and Nitish Kumar Reddy goes for 17 runs in the over
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR - leading edge! That was a juicy full toss by Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammad Nabi tried to whip it across the line. Ends up getting a leading edge over backward point, and the fielder in the deep fails to gather it
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - yet another full toss as Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it through the on-side
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs - 50-run stand up! Low full toss on middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and Arshdeep gathers it to parry it towards Bishnoi. Two more added to the total
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - on the shorter side outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai goes for an upper cut and misses, gets beaten due to the lack of pace
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR - pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. Has been an expensive spell by the all-rounder today. They have targeted him and scored some handy runs so far
OV 14th
8 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
87-5Azmatullah Omarzai: 26 (27)
Mohammad Nabi: 16 (22)
Abhishek Sharma
1-0-8-0
Abhishek Sharma to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - quicker through the air on middle and leg, dragged through mid-wicket by Azmatullah Omarzai
Abhishek Sharma to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR - short and wide outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai throws the kitchen sink at it, slashing it over point. Much needed boundary, and the partnership has slowly started to blossom
Abhishek Sharma to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - this time Mohammad Nabi has drilled it to long-off
Abhishek Sharma to Mohammad Nabi, no run - pitched up by the spinner outside off, spins away from him, Mohammad Nabi goes for a flashy drive and misses
Abhishek Sharma to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - slight width on offer outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai carves it through point for a single
Abhishek Sharma to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - on a length around leg, gets cramped for room, nudged to mid-on
OV 13th
8 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
79-5Azmatullah Omarzai: 20 (24)
Mohammad Nabi: 14 (19)
Varun Chakaravarthy
4-0-16-1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - pushed through on a length, grips and turns, Azmatullah Omarzai knocks it into the off-side. A quality spell by Varun Chakaravarthy, barring the final over
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - fraction short on middle and leg, clipped towards wide long-on for a single. The fielder in the deep was quick to charge in and gather the ball, getting rid of it quickly
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - that's a googly around leg, Mohammad Nabi looks to defend, gets hit on the pads. The impact was outside leg, and it was sliding down the leg-side comfortably
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - way too full, doesn't allow the batsman to get underneath. Driven to long-on for one
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no ball - on the fuller side around off, driven to the fielder at cover. Another , another free-hit! The Indian coach with a serious look in the dugout
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs - tossed up delivery on slightly shorter length, Azmatullah Omarzai swings hard and miscues it over mid-wicket. It lands just in front of the fielder charging in from the deep. Allows them to take a couple of runs
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no ball - 1 run, free-hit coming up as Varun Chakaravarthy oversteps! This was knocked past him as it was a shortish delivery
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - Varun Chakaravarthy into his last over. This was a slower one around leg, Azmatullah Omarzai nudged it through mid-wicket
OV 12th
13 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
71-5Mohammad Nabi: 12 (16)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 16 (19)
Nitish Kumar Reddy
1-0-13-0
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - 13 runs from the over. Pitched up by the bowler outside off, that's a cutter, Mohammad Nabi goes for a drive, and gets an inside edge towards the keeper
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, wide - has been a rusty over by Nitish Kumar Reddy. Goes for the slower one, but misses the tramline, that's a ball
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs - tad short outside off, on the slower side, Azmatullah Omarzai waits for it to arrive and steers it towards point. An overthrow at the bowler's end results in the second run
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - fraction short around middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai swivel-pulls this through mid-wicket. Lost his shape while playing that shot
Nitish Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR - more runs! Goes short again, but this time he goes slightly wide as well. Azmatullah Omarzai throws his hands at it, slashing it hard, and the outside edge flies away to the third man fence. Just the kind of over Afghanistan were looking for
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - back of a length delivery around middle and leg, shapes back in as Mohammad Nabi nudges it towards deep mid-on for one
Nitish Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR - they need to target someone, and they have started with Nitish Kumar Reddy. Goes short around off, Mohammad Nabi makes room and thumps it over extra cover for a rollicking boundary. That shall ease some pressure
OV 11th
2 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
58-5Azmatullah Omarzai: 11 (17)
Mohammad Nabi: 5 (12)
Varun Chakaravarthy
3-0-8-1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - tad short outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai opens the bat face, steering it towards short third man. Another clinical over by Varun, just a couple of runs
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - nicely tossed up delivery outside off, spinning away from the batsman, Azmatullah Omarzai has a swing and a miss. That was so close to the outside edge
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - played towards the fielder at cover by Azmatullah Omarzai. Was a full toss and he failed to put that away
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - full and wide outside off, Nabi plays a square drive through point for one
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - makes room to play the cut, gets an inside edge towards the off-side, doesn't middle it
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - tossed up delivery around middle and leg, pushed to mid-on for a quick single
OV 10th
6 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
56-5Mohammad Nabi: 4 (10)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 10 (13)
Jasprit Bumrah
3-0-24-1
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run - short of length delivery from Bumrah. Nabi blocks it back on the surface
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - back of a length delivery just outside off, punched wide of mid-off and Omarzai sets off for a quick single. He makes it home in time
Jasprit Bumrah to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR - half-volley from Bumrah. Azmatullah Omarzai picks the off-cutter and drills the drive through the covers. Much needed boundary for Afghanistan
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - 135ks delivery on middle-stump. Blocked down to long-on
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run - slower delivery that misses everything. Nabi was looking to work it on the on-side. He misses and the ball flies over mid-stump and on the bounce to the keeper
Jasprit Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run - back of a length delivery outside off, Nabi covers the line and blocks it to point
OV 9th
4 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
50-5Mohammad Nabi: 3 (6)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 5 (11)
Varun Chakaravarthy
2-0-6-1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run - darts it on off-stump. Nabi dabs it to cover-point and keeps the strike
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - Mohammad Nabi is on the back foot and defends it to cover
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - blocked to short mid-wicket
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs - quicker delivery that keeps coming in. Mohammad Nabi gets a thick inside edge on the defence and the ball flies past the leg-stump. Fine leg fielder gets across and keeps it down to a brace
Varun Chakaravarthy to Mohammad Nabi, no run - Mohammad Nabi gets well forward and blocks it off the inner half of the blade to the on-side
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - Omarzai jumps on the back foot and tucks it to vacant mid-wicket region for a single
OV 8th
3 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
46-5Mohammad Nabi: 0 (1)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 4 (10)
Axar Patel
3-0-11-1
Axar Patel to Mohammad Nabi, no run - pushed through on off-stump. Mohammad Nabi taps it to cover
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - driven along the ground to long-off
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - Azmatullah Omarzai makes room to cut a delivery that is on the stumps. He manages to keep it out just in time
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - Omarzai looks to cut and mistimes it to the off-side
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - flatter on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai blocks it
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs - flighted delivery outside off, driven through the covers. Sweeper cover gets across and keeps it down to a brace
OV 7th
2 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
43-5Darwish Rasooli: 2 (6)
Azmatullah Omarzai: 1 (5)
Varun Chakaravarthy
1-0-2-1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Darwish Rasooli, out Bowled!! Quicker delivery that skids on the surface. Darwish Rasooli is on the back foot to a ball that should have been played on the front foot. He is late to bring down the bat and the ball uproots the leg-stump. Had no clue which way the ball was turning. It comes in sharply and beats the inside edge. India are all over Afghanistan here in Delhi. Darwish Rasooli b Varun Chakaravarthy 2(6)
Varun Chakaravarthy to Darwish Rasooli, no run - stifled appeal for LBW! Was clearly going down leg as Darwish Rasooli misses the tuck. India don't review
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run - width on offer outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai reaches out for the short delivery and mistimes the cut to deep point
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - touch shorter on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai goes on the back foot and turns it wide of short mid-wicket. The duo decide against a run
Varun Chakaravarthy to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - blocked to cover
Varun Chakaravarthy to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run - goes wide of the crease and darts it into the leg-stump, Darwish Rasooli tucks it to the on-side
OV 6th
2 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
41-4Azmatullah Omarzai: 0 (2)
Darwish Rasooli: 1 (3)
Axar Patel
2-0-8-1
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - tossed up delivery on off-stump, Azmatullah Omarzai pushes it to cover
Axar Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run - driven along the ground to cover
Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! This is brilliant bowling from Axar Patel. He slows it down and bowls it wider of off to create a wrong shot. Gulbadin Naib falls for the bait. Tries to reach out for the ball and go over point. He only manages to get a leading edge that flies over Nitish - who runs back and takes a superb catch. Kept his eyes on the ball throughout and made no mistake. Afghanistan are four down. Gulbadin Naib c Nitish Reddy b Axar Patel 2(6)
Axar Patel to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run - fired in on off-stump. Darwish Rasooli goes on the back foot and taps it to cover for a quick single
Axar Patel to Darwish Rasooli, no run - 94ks delivery on middle, pushed back to Axar Patel
Axar Patel to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run - fuller on middle, Gulbadin Naib plants his front foot across and turns it to the on-side
OV 5th
1 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
39-3Darwish Rasooli: 0 (1)
Gulbadin Naib: 1 (4)
Arshdeep Singh
2-0-8-1
Arshdeep Singh to Darwish Rasooli, no run - back of a length delivery on middle, Darwish Rasooli taps it to the off-side
Arshdeep Singh to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Jasprit Bumrah!! Afghanistan have lost another wicket inside the powerplay. This is a soft dismissal and Sediqullah Atal cannot believe what he just did. Arshdeep Singh goes for the wide yorker outside off. Sediqullah Atal tries to jam it out. Instead he opens the bat face and guides it straight into the lap of Bumrah - who takes a straightforward catch at short third man. India are delighted and so is crowd. They are up on their feet. Sediqullah Atal c Jasprit Bumrah b Arshdeep Singh 13(13) [4s-1 6s-1]
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run - short delivery on the body, Gulbadin Naib tries to pull and misses. Gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and rolls to the on-side
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib, no run - slower delivery across the right-hander. Gulbadin Naib taps it to cover
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib, no run - back of a length delivery outside off, Gulbadin Naib swings and misses
Arshdeep Singh to Gulbadin Naib, no run - back of a length delivery outside off, Gulbadin Naib taps it to the off-side
OV 4th
9 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
38-2Ibrahim Zadran: 11 (10)
Sediqullah Atal: 13 (12)
Axar Patel
1-0-6-0
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, out Ibrahim Zadran Run Out!! 1 run completed. Needless run-out has costed Afghanistan thier second wicket. Ibrahim Zadran tucks it wide of deep mid-wicket and calls for two straightaway. He doesn't bother to have a look at the fielder or the throw and continues for the second run. His partner tries to send him back - but is too late as he was halfway down the pitch. Ishan runs to left and fires in a brilliant throw. Right on top of the stumps and Axar does the rest. Ibrahim Zadran run out (Ishan Kishan/Axar Patel) 11(10) [4s-2]
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run - dragged into the leg-side. Sediqullah Atal pulls the short delivery off the shoulder of the bat to cow corner
Axar Patel to Sediqullah Atal, leg byes - 2 runs, into the pads again, Sediqullah Atal goes for the sweep and misses. The ball rolls down to fine leg of the pads
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, leg byes - 1 run, quicker delivery that comes into the right-hander. Ibrahim Zadran misses he line and gets pinged on the back pad. The line was well down the leg
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR - poor delivery from Axar. Ibrahim Zadran goes across to sweep a delivery that was well down the leg. He gets a tickle and the ball races away down to fine leg fence
Axar Patel to Ibrahim Zadran, no run - fired in from round the wicket. Ibrahim Zadran blocks it back on the pitch
OV 3rd
11 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
29-1Sediqullah Atal: 12 (10)
Ibrahim Zadran: 6 (6)
Jasprit Bumrah
2-0-18-1
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - Bumrah goes back over the wicket and pushes it across the left-hander. Sediqullah Atal plays inside the line the of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR - excellent batting from Sediqullah Atal. Presses forward to a fuller length delivery from round the wicket and drills it straight down the ground. Held his shape and collects four
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - slower delivery from Bumrah. Sediqullah Atal spots it and keeps it out
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, SIX - phew! How did Sediqullah Atal manage to hit that for a six? That hardly got any elevation. He hits it flat and hard. Was just a fraction short and across the left-hander. Sediqullah Atal stands tall and pulls it off the front foot for a six over mid-wicket
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run - short delivery at the ribcage. Ibrahim Zadran hops across and drops it to square leg. The fielder was quick to get to the ball and release the throw. The duo gets across in time
Jasprit Bumrah to Ibrahim Zadran, no run - this one skids on the surface and bounces more than usual. Ibrahim Zadran looks to defend and gets beaten on the outside edge
OV 2nd
11 runs 0 Wickets
AFG
18-1Sediqullah Atal: 2 (6)
Ibrahim Zadran: 5 (4)
Arshdeep Singh
1-0-7-0
Arshdeep Singh to Sediqullah Atal, leg byes - FOUR, poor delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Sediqullah Atal misses the tuck and the ball runs away to fine leg fence of the pads. Fielder in the deep watches it run away
Arshdeep Singh to Sediqullah Atal, 2 runs - in the air and goes on the bounce to Bumrah at third man. Sediqullah Atal gets a thick outside edge trying to take the aerial route. He ends up slicing the wide delivery outside off to the left of third man and gets away with a single
Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run - drop and run from Ibrahim Zadran. Covers the line and drops it in front of mid-off for a quick single. Calls for a run and his partner is off the blocks in no time. They make it home with ease
Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, no run - swings across the right-hander. Ibrahim Zadran gets behind the line in defence
Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR - lovely shot from Ibrahim Zadran. Leans onto the front foot and creams the off-drive. Mid-off fielder had no chance of stopping that. Races away along the turf
Arshdeep Singh to Ibrahim Zadran, no run - fuller length delivery on middle, driven straight to mid-off
OV 1st
7 runs 1 Wicket
AFG
7-1Sediqullah Atal: 0 (4)
Ibrahim Zadran: 0 (0)
Jasprit Bumrah
1-0-7-1
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - swinging across the left-hander. Sediqullah Atal looks to poke and decides to pull out of the shot in the last minute
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, wide - another from Bumrah. Something you don't see often. Bowls this well down the leg, easy call for the umpire
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - short and well outside off, Sediqullah Atal looks to pull a wide delivery and gets beaten. The ball flies over the outside edge and through to the keeper
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, wide - Jasprit goes for the yorker. He slips it down the leg and goes past the attempted flick by Sediqullah Atal. Samson does well to dive across and stop any extras
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - good length delivery across the left-hander, Sediqullah Atal stands tall and blocks it to the off-side
Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, no run - back of a length delivery swining away from the left-hander. Sediqullah Atal shoulders arms
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Jasprit Bumrah strikes in his very first over. This was more of a guide by Gurbaz. He was surprised with the bounce - tries to keep it down but is too late. Instead he opens the bat face and guides the back of a length delivery to the right of Abhishek Sharma, who dives and takes a clean catch. Infact the ball came off the glove, hence is was dying on the fielder. Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Abhishek Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah 0(2)
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run - Rahmanullah Gurbaz nearly chops it on. He gets a thick inside edge onto the pads and rolls to the off-side
Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5 wides