IND vs AFG, 1st T20I Highlights: India beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets, lead series 1-0

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• 11 Jan 2024, 10:16 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: India wins

  Naveen overpitched, and Dube lofted it straight for a magnificent six! . Dube concludes the match with a four! A bouncer was delivered, and he skillfully hit it over the fine leg.

  AFG 158/5 (20)

  IND 159/4 (17.3)

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 09:53 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 148/4 in 17 overs

  Omarzai with his last over. Rinku takes advantage of the width offered and skillfully guides the ball past the short third for a boundary. He then flicks the ball for a single, allowing Dube to reach his well-deserved half-century in just 38 balls.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 09:51 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 121/4 in 14 overs

  Mujeeb returns for his final over. Jitesh skillfully sweeps the ball beyond the reach of the fine leg fielder, earning four runs. However, his luck runs out as he attempts to hit the ball over long on, only to be caught by a fielder positioned deep in the field.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 09:50 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 102/3 in 12 overs

  Gulbadin Naib steps up to bowl. He starts with a deceptive slow ball, but Dube anticipates it and expertly drives it beyond mid-off for a boundary, setting the tone for the over. Naib then delivers a length ball with excessive width, allowing Jitesh to powerfully slap it towards the covers, resulting in another four runs.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 09:05 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 74/3 in 9 overs

  OUT! Tilak is caught at the square leg boundary. He attempted a powerful shot but unfortunately struck it directly into the hands of the fielder.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 09:00 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 28/2 in 4 overs

  Gill is out! Once again, he charges towards the ball, attempting a powerful slog, but unfortunately, he misses it. The keeper swiftly collects the ball.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 08:58 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 19/1 in 3 overs

  Farooqi approaches the wicket from an angle to bowl to Gill, delivering a back-of-the-length ball. Gill responds with a powerful short-arm jab, resulting in a boundary. Gill repeats his success with another four runs. This time, he confidently advances down the track, creating space, and skillfully strikes the ball past the fielders at covers for yet another boundary.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 08:41 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: IND 5/1 in 1 over

  OUT! Rohit Sharma is run out. There was a miscommunication between him and Shubman Gill. Rohit struck the ball straight towards mid-off and immediately called for a run. Unfortunately, Gill was engrossed in watching the ball and failed to respond to the call. 

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 08:26 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 158/5 in 20 overs

  Arshdeep is set to deliver the final over. And it begins with a resounding FOUR! A full toss outside the leg-stump, and Najibullah elegantly flicks it behind square-leg, securing a boundary. Another FOUR! This time, Najibullah takes advantage of a short delivery and slashes it high into the air. Tilak, in a valiant effort, attempts to reach the ball as he sprints towards the boundary. Another FOUR! The ball races off Najibullah bat, leaving the fielders helpless.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 08:09 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 130/5 in 18 overs

  Omarzai is dismissed on the first ball of the over as he attempts to reach a delivery pitched wide outside the off-stump. He chops the ball onto his stumps. Nabi, on the other hand, departs after scoring 42 runs, marking the second wicket in the over for Mukesh.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 08:04 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 105/3 in 15 overs

  SIX! Omarzai gets low to execute a powerful slog sweep, sending the ball soaring over wide long-on for a maximum. FOUR! Nabi cleverly moves away from the leg-stump, connecting with a pitched-up delivery and driving it into the gap at deep midwicket. This boundary brings up a hundred runs for the Afghans in just 14.3 overs. And another FOUR follows! With a fierce slash, the ball evades the fielder at point, racing away for a consecutive boundary.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:58 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 89/3 in 14 overs

  Axar bowled exceptionally well, finishing with figures of 2 for 23 from his four overs. He displayed great control in his final over, conceding a mere six runs by consistently targeting the stumps. 

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:46 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 72/3 in 12 overs

  DROPPED! Rohit leaps but fails to hold onto a challenging catch at cover, granting Omarzai a fortunate escape at the score of 10. 

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:44 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 57/3 in 10 overs

  Axar is now in his third over. Omarzai and Rahmat are calmly rotating the strike, managing to score four singles. However, just as the over concludes, Rahmat unfortunately loses his wicket off the final delivery.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:41 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 53/2 in 9 overs

  Shivam Dube steps up to bowl. He delivers a magnificent delivery outside off, completely deceiving Ibrahim who fails to make contact. OUT! Ibrahim's dismissal comes right after Dube's redemption for dropping a catch in the third over. With just his second ball, Dube manages to snatch Ibrahim's wicket as the batter carelessly slashes the ball straight into the hands of the cover fielder.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:34 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 50/1 in 8 overs

  Six! He breaks the shackles with a brilliant maximum over square-leg. Out! Axar has the last laugh as Gurbaz is stumped!

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:33 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 44/0 in 7 overs

  Six! This delivery is full and sliding down the leg-side. Ibrahim effortlessly flicks it towards deep square-leg, resulting in a maximum. This marks the first six of the match.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:31 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 25/0 in 5 overs

  Gurbaz attempts a slog sweep, but unfortunately, he only manages to get an inside edge onto his pad. In the very next ball, he steps away from the leg-stump and aggressively slashes it, but it goes straight to the fielder at cover. There is a loud appeal for lbw but Rohit shows no interest in reviewing it as the ball was clearly sliding down the leg-stump.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 07:30 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 14/0 in 3 overs

  DROPPED! Dube fumbles a catch at mid-off. Ibrahim is granted a second chance as Dube's reaction is too slow. He moves lethargically and makes a belated dive, causing the ball to slip from his grasp.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 06:40 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: AFG 0/0 in 1 over

  Gurbaz receives a full delivery, which swings into his pads. He skillfully flicks it towards midwicket, resulting in a dot ball. The next delivery angles away from him, but it remains closer to the off-stump. Gurbaz decides against attempting a punch through cover. A full delivery on off-stump follows, and Gurbaz confidently defends it towards the cover region. Maiden over.

   

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 06:37 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: Teams

  India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

  Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 05:31 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: India opt to bowl

  Rohit Sharma - We will bowl first. No particular reason, the pitch is good and it doesn't change a lot here. A lot to gain from the 3 games, we haven't had too much T20 cricket leadingto the World Cup, there's IPL, but this is an international game andwe'll try to achieve a few things. I had a chat with rahul bhai regarding the combination going forward and what we need to do as a group. That's what we'll try to do, but winning is the most important thing. Sanju Samson, Avesh, Yashashvi (who didn't pull off well) and Kuldeep miss out

  Ibrahim Zadran - We wanted to bowl first as well, but it's not a big problem, we'll try and execute our plans. This is massive opportunity to get experience ahead of the T20 World Cup. We'll try and play some positive cricket. Noor Ahamad, Sharafuddin, Saleem Saifi aren't playing, forgot the rest of the guys. 

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 05:29 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score:

  Rashid Khan will not be participating in the series as he is still in the process of recovering from back surgery. His absence in the T20I series against India presents a golden opportunity for other Afghan players to showcase their skills against formidable opponents and establish themselves as household names, just like the renowned star leg-spinner.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 05:28 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: Virat Kohli misses out

  India's head coach, Rahul Dravid, announced on Wednesday that Virat Kohli would be absent from the first T20I due to personal commitments. However, fans can rejoice as Kohli will be back in action for the second and third matches. After a hiatus of approximately 14 months, Kohli has made a comeback to India's T20I squad. With his absence in the opening game, all eyes will be on the seasoned veteran, Rohit Sharma, who will undoubtedly take center stage.

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 05:27 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: Squads

  India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi

  Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib

  
• 11 Jan 2024, 05:26 PM

  IND vs AFG Live Score: Hello and Welcome!

  Hello and welcome to the live blog of India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I match. The thrilling encounter takes place at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Stay tuned for all the latest updates.