Welcome to the highlights of Afghanistan vs India 2nd T20I - 2026 Afghanistan tour of India 3-match T20I series - The second Twenty20 International cricket match between Afghanistan and India was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on September 15, 2026.
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| Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Sharma bump fists © BCCI |
Match Overview:
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh's combined 5-wickets before Top-order batsmen Sanju Samson's blazing half-century, Abhishek Sharma's scintillating 19-ball 39 and Ishan Kishan's whirlwind 23-ball 38* helped India to a crushing seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan, despite Rashid Khan's all-round display and India took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in the second T20I.
Match Stats:
- India chased 160 was their second highest successful run-chase against Afghanistan in T20Is after they had chased 173 at Indore in 2024.
- India's 31-ball spare win was their joint second largest victory by terms of balls remaining against Afghanistan in T20Is.
- 51 : Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal set a record second-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against India in T20 international, previously held by the 33-run stand between Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib at Indore in 2024.
- 48 : Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan set a record seventh-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against India in T20Is, previously held by the 33-run stand between Ibrahim Zadran and Rashid Khan at Dubai (DICS) in the 2022 T20 Asia Cup.
- Afghanistan's 159 was their third highest score against India in T20Is.
- 88 : Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma shared the third highest first-wicket partnership for India against Afghanistan in T20 international and the India's sixth highest any-wicket stand against Afghanistan in T20Is.
- Sanju Samson hammered a 20-ball his fastest fifty for India in T20 international and the fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against Afghanistan in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 22-ball half-century jointly held by Shivam Dube (22-ball 50) at Indore in 2024 and Abhishek Sharma (22-ball 50) at Delhi earlier in this series' first T20I.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Afghanistan scored 159-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ibrahim Zadran cracked a 37 off 33-balls including 6-fours.
Rashid Khan blasted a 28 off 16-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 175, Darwish Rasooli hammered a 26 off 15-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 173.33 and Mohammad Nabi hit 20 off 14-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 142.85.
India best bowler by Nitish Kumar picked up 3-wickets, Arshdeep Singh captured two-wickets, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi each took one-wickets.
India chase down the target of 160, finishing at 163 for 3 in 14.5 overs with top scorer by Sanju Samson hammered a 57 off 22-balls including 7-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 259.09.
Abhishek Sharma blasted a 39 off 19-balls including 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 205.26, Ishan Kishan hammered a unbeaten 38 off 23-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 165.21 and Tilak Varma scored a unbeaten 15 off 14-balls contained a boundary.
Afghanistan best bowler by Rashid Khan picked up 3-wickets for 36-runs in 3.5-overs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 24-runs in 3-overs.
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