AFG vs IND 2026: Afghanistan vs India Highlights & Review – 1st T20I

AFG vs IND 2026: Afghanistan vs India Highlights & Review – 1st T20I (Photo Source: BCCI/X)

India ne Delhi ke Arun Jaitley Stadium mein 13 September ko khele gaye pehle-ever T20I match mein Afghanistan ko 7 wickets se hara diya. Indian captain Shreyas Iyer ne toss jeetkar pehle bowling karne ka faisla kiya tha.

Afghanistan ki team ne pehle batting karte hue apne 20 overs mein 156/8 runs banaye. Halanki, shuruat mein unhone regular intervals par wickets ganwaye, lekin Mohammad Nabi aur Azmatullah Omarzai ne chhathe wicket ke liye 56 balls par 83 runs ki shaandar partnership karke innings ko sambhala. Omarzai ne sabse zyada 64 runs banaye, jiske liye unhone 44 balls kheli aur apni innings mein 4 fours aur 4 sixes lagaye. India ki taraf se Arshdeep Singh sabse kamyab bowler rahe, jinhone apne 4 overs mein behtareen bowling karte hue 19 runs dekar 3 wickets jhatke.

Jawab mein, Men in Blue ne is target ko behad asaani se sirf 13.4 overs mein 3 wickets khokar chase kar liya aur 160 runs banaye. Abhishek Sharma aur Ishan Kishan ne dusre wicket ke liye 53 balls par 121 runs ki match-winning partnership ki. Abhishek ne bilkul tabaahi macha di, unhone sirf 32 balls par 82 runs ki dhasu innings khelkar match ko Afghanistan se poori tarah chheen liya. Afghanistan ke liye Mohammad Nabi sabse safal bowler rahe, jinhone apne 3 overs mein 28 runs dekar 2 wickets liye.

### Top batting performance — Abhishek Sharma

Sony Sports Network ne Twitter par ek video share karte hue likha ki poora Sharma show ek hi reel mein dekhein! Abhishek Sharma ki is clean striking, fearless intent aur kamaal ke strokeplay se saji innings ko abhi relive karein.

Sony Sports Network ne ek aur post mein likha ki jab Abhishek Sharma ka balla chalta hai, toh bowlers ke paas koi jawab nahi hota.

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma is match ke sabse bade batting hero rahe. Is left-handed batsman ne sirf 32 balls par 82 runs ki tufani innings kheli, jismein 7 fours aur 7 sixes shamil the. Unka strike rate 256.25 ka raha. Abhishek ne Afghanistan ke bowlers par dabdaba banaye rakha aur apni aggressive batting se match ko ek tarfa kar diya. Unhone Ishan Kishan ke saath dusre wicket ke liye century partnership karke India ki jeet behad aasan bana di.

### Best bowling spell — Arshdeep Singh

Sony Sports Network ne Arshdeep Singh ke wicket ka video share karte hue likha ki Arshdeep ki taraf se shaandar bowling dekhne ko mili, jahan Rashid Khan ne bada shot khelne ki koshish ki lekin Axar Patel ne kafi ground cover karke ek badhiya catch pakda.

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh ne match ka sabse behtareen bowling spell feka, jahan unhone apne 4 overs mein sirf 19 runs dekar 3 bade wickets liye. Unhone Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Nabi aur Rashid Khan ko out karke Afghanistan ko bade score tak pahunchne se roka.

### Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

* 121 runs off 53 balls – Abhishek Sharma aur Ishan Kishan ki yeh partnership 13.70 ke kamaal ke run rate se bani, jo T20Is mein Afghanistan ke khilaaf ab tak ki sabse badi 100-plus runs ki partnership hai.
* 234.88 ka strike rate – T20 cricket mein Rashid Khan ke khilaaf Abhishek Sharma ka strike rate un 113 batters mein sabse zyada hai jinhone is leg-spinner ki kam se kam 30 balls ka samna kiya hai. Abhishek ne unke khilaaf ab tak 43 balls par 101 runs banaye hain.
* India ne sirf 8.2 overs mein 100 runs ka aankda chhu liya, jo T20Is mein Afghanistan ke khilaaf unka teesra sabse tez 100 runs poora karne ka record hai.
* Abhishek Sharma ne T20Is mein apna 14th fifty-plus score banaya, jismein se 12 baar unhone 25 ya usse kam balls par yeh mukam haasil kiya hai. Kisi bhi aur batter ne 25 ya usse kam balls par itni baar fifty-plus score nahi banaya hai, Suryakumar Yadav is list mein 9 baar ke saath dusre number par hain.
* Abhishek ne T20 cricket mein seamers ke khilaaf aage badhkar batting karte hue 85 balls par 166 runs banaye hain, jahan unka strike rate 195.29 ka raha hai. July 2024 ke baad se kisi bhi batter ne is tarah se batting karte hue 100 se zyada runs nahi banaye hain.
* Abhishek Sharma T20 cricket mein sabse tez 6,000 runs banane wale dusre sabse fast batter ban gaye hain, unhone is mukam tak pahunchne ke liye sirf 3,420 balls li hain.
* Azmatullah Omarzai aur Mohammad Nabi ke beech hui 83 runs ki partnership T20Is mein Afghanistan ke liye chhathe wicket ke liye dusri sabse badi partnership hai.
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz ke naam ab T20Is mein bataur opener 11 ducks ho gaye hain, jo Full Member nations ke openers mein dusre sabse zyada hain.
* Jasprit Bumrah ne T20 cricket mein apne 350 wickets poore kar liye hain, aur woh Yuzvendra Chahal aur Bhuvneshwar Kumar ke baad is milestone tak pahunchne wale teesre Indian bowler ban gaye hain.

### Kisko mila Player of the Match ka award?

Abhishek Sharma. (Photo Source: BCCI/X)

Abhishek Sharma ko unki 82 runs ki is dhasu aur explosive innings ke liye Player of the Match chuna gaya. Is left-handed batsman ne apni is gazab ki performance ke dauran kai bade records bhi dhwast kiye.

### Agla match kab hai?

Afghanistan aur India ke beech teen matches ki is series ka dusra T20I match Tuesday, 15 September 2026 ko khela jayega. Pehla match behad aasaani se jeetne ke baad India ab is series mein 1-0 se aage hai.