Afghan cricket team in India in 2023–24
 
  India Afghanistan
Dates 11 – 17 January 2024
Captains Rohit Sharma Ibrahim Zadran
Twenty20 International series

The Afghanistan cricket team are touring India in January 2024 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3]

The series marked the first time these nations engaged in a multi-match white-ball series.[4] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[5][6]

Squads

 India[7]  Afghanistan[8]

On 10 January 2024, Rashid Khan was ruled out of Afghanistan's squad because of not recovering from a lower-back surgery.[9]

T20I Series

1st T20I

11 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
158/5 (20 overs)
v
 India
159/4 (17.3 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 42 (27)
Axar Patel 2/23 (4 overs)
Shivam Dube 60* (40)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/21 (4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Dube (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rahmat Shah (Afg) made his T20I debut.

2nd T20I

14 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
172 (20 overs)
v
 India
173/4 (15.4 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 57 (35)
Arshdeep Singh 3/32 (4 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 68 (34)
Karim Janat 2/13 (2 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first male cricketer to play in his 150th T20I.[10]

3rd T20I

17 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v

References

  1. ↑ "BCCI announces fixtures for International Home Season 2023-24". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "India's home season: Major Test venues set to miss out on England series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Afghanistan lock in all-format series against Sri Lanka and Ireland". International Cricket Council. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Afghanistan to Tour India for a three-match T20I Series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "India's T20I campaign roadmap before 2024 T20 World Cup". Crictoday. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "India's squad for three T20Is against Afghanistan announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "ACB Name Squad for the T20I Series against India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Rashid Khan ruled out of T20I series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Rohit Sharma Set To Become First Cricketer In History". Times Now News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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