Afghanistan vs India, 3rd T20I, Twenty20 International in Delhi, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Date & Time:17 Sept 2026, 02:00 pm LOCAL

IND221/7(20)

AFG94/10(14.1)

India won by 127 runs

Player of the Match

Abhishek Sharma

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhishek Sharma	c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rashid Khan	108	34	9	11	318.00
Tilak Varma	c Rashid Khan b unknown	2	5	0	0	40.00
Sanju Samson	c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai	50	35	2	4	143.00
Shivam Dube	c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai	14	10	1	1	140.00
Ishan Kishan	c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b unknown	10	8	1	0	125.00
Nitish Kumar Reddy	c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Abdullah Ahmadzai	1	4	0	0	25.00
Shreyas Iyer	c Ibrahim Zadran b unknown	29	20	0	2	145.00
Axar Patel	not out	5	4	0	0	125.00
Ravi Bishnoi	not out	0	0	0	0	0.00

Total221/7 (20 Ov, RR: 11.05)

Fall of Wickets

142-1 (Sharma, 1.6 ov)152-2 (Varma, 1.8 ov)164-3 (Samson, 2.2 ov)186-4 (Dube, 2.6 ov)205-5 (Kishan, 2.9 ov)206-6 (Reddy, 3.1 ov)218-7 (Iyer, 3.2 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Azmatullah Omarzai	3	27	2	9.0
Rashid Khan	4	43	1	10.8
Abdullah Ahmadzai	4	38	1	9.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi	4	39	0	9.8
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	45	0	11.3
Mohammad Nabi	1	29	0	29.0

Afghanistan - 2nd Innings94/10 (14.1)

Over 15

0 runs

14.1W

Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Abdullah Ahmadzai 6(8) • FOW: 94/10

Over 14

5 runs

13.6

Reddy to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

good length, no run

13.5

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

13.4

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run

good length, no run

13.34

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, FOUR

driven through the covers

13.2

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run

defended back to the bowler

13.1

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run

played and missed

Over 13

7 runs

12.6

Bishnoi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run

blocked solidly

12.5W

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, OUT! Clean Bowled

plays all around it, bowled through the gate

Rashid Khan 6(5) • FOW: 89/9

12.4

Bishnoi to Abdullah Ahmadzai, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

12.3

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

12.3

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

12.24

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, FOUR

swept fine for four

12.1

Bishnoi to Rashid Khan, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 12

1 runs

11.6

Reddy to Abdullah Ahmadzai, no run

left alone outside off

11.5W

Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT! Clean Bowled

plays all around it, bowled through the gate

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0(2) • FOW: 82/8

11.4

Reddy to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run

blocked solidly

11.3W

Reddy to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Azmatullah Omarzai 17(13) • FOW: 82/8

11.2

Reddy to Rashid Khan, 1 run

worked away for one

11.1W

Reddy to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! Clean Bowled

through the gate, the stumps are disturbed

Mohammad Nabi 8(9) • FOW: 81/6

Over 11

3 runs

10.6

Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run

defended back to the bowler

10.5

Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

10.4

Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

10.3

Patel to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run

defended back to the bowler

10.2

Patel to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

10.1

Patel to Mohammad Nabi, no run

beaten outside off

India - 1st Innings221/7 (20)

Over 20

6 runs

19.6

Farooqi to Axar Patel, 1 run

worked away for one

19.5

Farooqi to Axar Patel, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

19.4W

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! Run Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

19.3

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

19.2

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

blocked solidly

19.1

Farooqi to Axar Patel, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 19

9 runs

18.66

Ahmadzai to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

18.5

Ahmadzai to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

18.4

Ahmadzai to Axar Patel, 1 run

rotates the strike

18.3W

Ahmadzai to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

18.2

Ahmadzai to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run

good length, no run

18.1

Ahmadzai to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 18

5 runs

17.6

Farooqi to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.5W

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! Run Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

17.4

Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.3

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

worked away for one

17.2

Farooqi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.1

Farooqi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 17

10 runs

16.6

Ahmadzai to Shreyas Iyer, 3 runs

misfield allows a third run

16.5

Ahmadzai to Ishan Kishan, wide

down the leg side, wide called

16.5

Ahmadzai to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.4

Ahmadzai to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.3

Ahmadzai to Ishan Kishan, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

16.3

Ahmadzai to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

16.2

Ahmadzai to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.1

Ahmadzai to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 16

7 runs

15.6

Omarzai to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

15.5

Omarzai to Ishan Kishan, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.44

Omarzai to Ishan Kishan, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

15.3W

Omarzai to Shivam Dube, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

15.2

Omarzai to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.1

Omarzai to Shivam Dube, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single