Afghanistan’s cricketers came to India in 2026 hoping to finally turn the tide against a side that has rarely let them breathe. They left, once again, without a single series win to show for it. Across Tests, ODIs and now T20Is, the India national cricket team simply had too many gears for Afghanistan to keep up with — and the scorecards from every leg of the tour tell that story in vivid detail.
If you’ve landed here looking for the India vs Afghanistan match scorecard, here’s the complete breakdown, format by format, match by match.
The Big Picture: How the Tour Panned Out
Afghanistan’s 2026 assignment in India was split across three phases — a one-off Test in June, a three-match ODI series immediately after, and a three-match T20I series in September at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won every single contest.
In the one-off Test, India came away with a 1-0 series win, with Shubman Gill top-scoring at 126 runs and Manav Suthar leading the wickets column with seven scalps, while Rahmat Shah (73 runs) and Mohammad Saleem (6 wickets) were Afghanistan’s standout performers.
The ODI leg followed the same pattern — a clean 3-0 sweep for India, with Shubman Gill again the leading run-scorer (238 runs) and Gurnoor Brar picking up seven wickets, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 148 runs were the best Afghanistan could muster with the bat. Gill was named Player of the Series for his consistency across the format.
ODI Scorecard Highlights: Chennai Chase Masterclass
The third and final ODI, played under lights at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, summed up the gulf between the two sides perfectly. Afghanistan were bowled out for 218, and India chased the target down in just 28.4 overs, finishing at 224 for 1 to complete a 9-wicket win.
Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat first, but it was India who dominated from start to finish, wrapping up the match and the series with a nine-wicket victory. Prasidh Krishna was the standout performer with the ball, finishing with figures of 5 for 23 and being named Player of the Match, while Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century powered the chase.
If you want to go over every ball of that innings — the fall of wickets, the partnership breakdowns, and the full bowling figures — the complete match data is available on ESPNcricinfo’s official India vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI full scorecard page, which remains the most detailed ball-by-ball record of the match.
T20I Series: India’s Batters Take Over in Delhi
Fast forward to September, and India hosted Afghanistan for a three-match T20I series — all played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This is where things got genuinely one-sided.
1st T20I — September 13, 2026
Afghanistan were held to 156 for 8, and India chased the total down for the loss of just 3 wickets in 13.4 overs to win by 7 wickets with 38 balls to spare. Azmatullah Omarzai’s half-century had given Afghanistan something to bowl with, but it proved well short of enough once India’s chase got going, and Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Match for his blistering innings.
2nd T20I — September 15, 2026
Afghanistan posted 159 for 8, and India got home with 7 wickets in hand, chasing the target down in 14.5 overs with 31 balls remaining — a result that sealed the series for India with a match to spare. Sanju Samson’s 57 and a 39 from Abhishek Sharma laid the platform, while Nitish Kumar Reddy’s three-wicket haul earlier in the innings had already put Afghanistan on the back foot.
3rd T20I — September 17, 2026
By the time the dead-rubber finale rolled around, India had already wrapped up the series 2-0, and it showed no signs of Afghanistan finding an answer. Batting first, India piled on 221 for 7, with Abhishek Sharma smashing his way to a hundred off just 30 balls, and Afghanistan simply had no reply — bowled out for 94 in 14.1 overs as India completed a thumping 127-run victory to finish the series 3-0.
Series Snapshot
| Format | Result | Player of the Series |
|---|---|---|
| Test (1 match) | India won 1-0 | Shubman Gill (126 runs) |
| ODI (3 matches) | India won 3-0 | Shubman Gill (238 runs) |
| T20I (3 matches) | India won 3-0 | Abhishek Sharma (dominant with the bat) |
The Takeaway
Whichever format you look at, the pattern from Afghanistan’s 2026 tour of India is unmistakable — India’s top order, led by the likes of Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and later Abhishek Sharma, gave the bowlers very little to defend, while India’s own bowling attack, from Prasidh Krishna’s five-for in the ODIs to a disciplined T20I unit, closed out matches with room to spare. For a full, official ball-by-ball archive of any individual match, ESPNcricinfo’s scorecard pages remain the go-to reference for fans wanting the granular detail behind these results.
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Afghanistan vs India, 1st T20I: Preview, Pitch Report & Match Prediction
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