Afghanistan are about to make history as they are for the first time, a team will technically host India on Indian soil, with all three matches scheduled at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Afghanistan have been playing their home international fixtures in India for several years, using venues in Lucknow, Dehradun and Greater Noida to host matches against various opponents. But they’ve never done it against India itself until now.
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The series wraps up just ahead of the Asian Games, which kick off on September 24, giving the squad a final chance to settle combinations before heading to Japan.
India arrive with mixed white-ball form that doesn’t quite match their status as reigning T20 World Cup champions. The problems began in late June with back-to-back T20I defeats to Ireland in Belfast.
England then handed India a 4-0 T20I series loss, and the ODIs followed with another setback, as India went down 2-1. The team was in Zimbabwe for another white-ball assignment, and they recovered some lost pride at Harare.
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Earlier in the year, Afghanistan did travel to India for a proper away tour. India won the one-off Test by a colossal innings and 300 runs in just three days at New Chandigarh, and then swept the ODIs 3-0. The T20I format is a different beast, though, and the Afghan side will feel they have a point to prove.
India vs. Afghanistan T20Is: Key dates & schedule
|
Date |
Match |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
|
September 13 |
1st T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
September 15 |
2nd T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
|
September 17 |
3rd T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
India vs. Afghanistan squads
India squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur.
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Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Noor Rahman (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai and Naveen-ul-Haq.
MORE: Why is Afghanistan playing home series in India?
Where to watch India vs Afghanistan T20I series: TV channel, live stream
The series will be available live on the FanCode app across mobile, web and connected TVs.
Fans can also watch the matches through FanCode’s distribution partners, including Jio TV/Jio TV+, Amazon Prime, Crex, Jagran, Playbox, Watcho, Tata Play Binge and Times Prime.
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