India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I: Dube leads the chase as India coast to 6 wicket win

Shivam Dube's half century made India's chase comfortable, as they beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the 1st T20I of the series.

In the 1st T20I between Afghanistan and India, India won the toss and elected to bowl first. Afghanistan managed to put up a decent total of 158 runs, with Mohammad Nabi leading the batting charge with 42 runs.

The partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi contributed 65 runs, while Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi put up 53 runs at the death. Axar Patel was the standout bowler for India, taking 2 wickets for 23 runs.

In the 2nd innings, India had a good start, scoring 36 runs in the powerplay, with Shubman Gill impressing with 23 runs at a strike rate of 191. The chase was primarily led by Shivam Dube, who scored 60 runs, and Jitesh Sharma, who contributed 31 runs.

The game-changing moment came in the 7th and 8th over, where India launched 4 boundaries, shifting the momentum in their favor. In the end, India won the match comfortably by 6 wickets, with 15 balls remaining.

 Match Summary

India vs Afghanistan, 1st Match, Afghanistan tour of India

India 159/4 (17.3 ov)

Afghanistan 156/5 (20 ov)

Result - India won by 6 wickets

SCORECARD

Match Stats

India Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rohit Sharma - 0.2 ov), 2-28 (Shubman Gill - 3.5 ov), 3-72 (Tilak Varma - 8.4 ov), 4-117 (Jitesh Sharma - 13.5 ov)

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 7.6 ov), 2-50 (Ibrahim Zadran - 8.2 ov), 3-57 (Rahmat Shah - 9.6 ov), 4-125 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 17.1 ov), 5-130 (Mohammad Nabi - 17.6 ov)

Playing XI

INDIA

AFGHANISTAN

 

Match Details

Date - 2024-01-11 13:30:00

Venue - Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Toss - India elected to bowl

Umpires - Jayaraman Madanagopal (India), Rohan Pandit (India), Virender Sharma (India TV)