A half-century by Shivam Dube and a cameo by Jitesh Sharma helped India secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series at Mohali on Thursday.
This is the first-ever bilateral series between these two sides in any format. Virat Kohli will not play the match due to personal reasons, while skipper Rohit has returned to T20Is after more than a year. Star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is also not playing the series.
Afghanistan managed to see off the series as they clinched a four-wicket victory over UAE in the T20I series decider on Tuesday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz's century powered Afghanistan to clinch a 72-run win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first T20I match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
"Afghanistan Cricket Board's Selection Committee named an 18-member Afghanistan National Squad for the three-match T20I Series against UAE starting tomorrow at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE," ACB said in an official statement.
India openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill reach the milestone of most hundred-run partnerships this year in ODIs. The landmark came at the 45th match of the World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Afghanistan lost to South Africa in their final World Cup match on Friday. Despite not being able to qualify for the semifinals, the campaign has been memorable for Afghans. They secured wins in four of their nine matches and almost qualified for the semifinals. The rising Asian side reco
Azmatullah Omarzai's half-century helped Afghanistan reach 244 runs against South Africa in the 42nd match of the ODI World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Maxwell played perhaps one of the best ODI knocks, helping Australia bounce back from 91/7 while chasing 292 to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
Following Australia's stellar three-wicket win against Afghanistan in the 39th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins said that Glenn Maxwell chased down the target all by himself even when he was cramping.
Maxwell's historic double ton, the first-ever by an Australian in ODIs, lifted Aussies from a troublesome situation at 91/7 during a run-chase of 292 against Afghanistan and helped them script a miraculous three-wicket win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.