Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International in Delhi, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Date & Time:15 Sept 2026, 02:00 pm LOCAL

AFG159/8(20)

IND163/3(14.5)

India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ibrahim Zadran	c Ravi Bishnoi b Nitish Kumar Reddy	37	33	6	0	112.00
Sediqullah Atal	c Tilak Varma b Ravi Bishnoi	12	15	2	0	80.00
Gulbadin Naib	c Sanju Samson b Nitish Kumar Reddy	10	8	1	0	125.00
Azmatullah Omarzai	c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel	11	10	2	0	110.00
Darwish Rasooli	c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh	26	15	1	2	173.00
Mohammad Nabi	c Shreyas Iyer b Jasprit Bumrah	20	14	2	1	143.00
Rashid Khan	c Axar Patel b Nitish Kumar Reddy	28	16	3	1	175.00
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	c Ravi Bishnoi b Arshdeep Singh	0	3	0	0	0.00
Noor Ahmad	not out	7	3	0	1	233.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	not out	4	3	0	0	133.00

Total159/8 (20 Ov, RR: 7.95)

Fall of Wickets

0-1 (Gurbaz, 0.2 ov)51-2 (Zadran, 1.3 ov)59-3 (Atal, 1.5 ov)67-4 (Naib, 1.7 ov)96-5 (Omarzai, 2.2 ov)100-6 (Rasooli, 2.4 ov)148-7 (Nabi, 3.1 ov)148-8 (Khan, 3.2 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Nitish Kumar Reddy	3	0	24	3	8.0
Arshdeep Singh	4	0	35	2	8.8
Jasprit Bumrah	4	1	25	1	6.3
Axar Patel	4	0	28	1	7.0
Ravi Bishnoi	4	0	32	1	8.0
Shivam Dube	1	0	13	0	13.0

India - 2nd Innings163/3 (14.5)

Over 15

7 runs

14.54

Khan to Ishan Kishan, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

14.4

Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

14.3

Khan to Tilak Varma, no run

watchful defence

14.2

Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

worked away for one

14.1

Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 14

17 runs

13.64

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

13.56

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, SIX

pulled into the stands

13.44

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

13.3

Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

13.2

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

13.1

Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 13

6 runs

12.6

Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, no run

pushed to the fielder

12.5

Farooqi to Tilak Varma, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

12.5

Farooqi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

rotates the strike

12.4

Farooqi to Tilak Varma, no run

played and missed

12.3

Farooqi to Tilak Varma, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

12.2

Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

12.1

Farooqi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 12

8 runs

11.6

Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

11.54

Rahman to Tilak Varma, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

11.4

Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run

left alone outside off

11.3

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

rotates the strike

11.2

Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run

nudged for a single

11.1

Rahman to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 11

8 runs

10.6

Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

10.5

Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run

rotates the strike

10.4W

Khan to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Shreyas Iyer 11(11) • FOW: 123/3

10.3

Khan to Shreyas Iyer, no run

played and missed

10.26

Khan to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

pulled into the stands

10.1

Khan to Shreyas Iyer, no run

watchful defence

Afghanistan - 1st Innings159/8 (20)

Over 20

11 runs

19.66

Reddy to Noor Ahmad, SIX

sent sailing over the ropes

19.5

Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run

worked away for one

19.4

Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

19.3

Reddy to Noor Ahmad, 1 run

rotates the strike

19.2

Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

19.1W

Reddy to Rashid Khan, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Over 19

6 runs

18.6

Bumrah to Noor Ahmad, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.5W

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

18.4

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.3

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

18.2

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

18.14

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

Over 18

16 runs

17.66

Singh to Rashid Khan, SIX

pulled into the stands

17.54

Singh to Rashid Khan, FOUR

driven through the covers

17.4

Singh to Rashid Khan, no run

good length, no run

17.34

Singh to Rashid Khan, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

17.2

Singh to Rashid Khan, no run

left alone outside off

17.1

Singh to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 17

10 runs

16.6

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.54

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

16.4

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.3

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.2

Bumrah to Mohammad Nabi, no run

left alone outside off

16.1

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

16.1

Bumrah to Rashid Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 16

11 runs

15.6

Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, no run

left alone outside off

15.5

Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.46

Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

15.34

Bishnoi to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

15.2

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.1

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run

pushed to the fielder