India will host a three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan from January 11–17 at home. As the Men in Blue’s final Twenty20 match before the 2024 T20 World Cup, which will take place in the United States and the West Indies from June 1 to June 29, the series will hold great significance. Naturally, the majority of Indian players will compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which takes place before the ICC tournament.
Check out the teams’ lineups for the T20I series.
India team includes Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi; Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson.
The squad for Afghanistan consists of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil, and Fareed Ahmad Malik.
India vs Afghanistan 2024 T20Is
Here is a thorough overview of the three-match Twenty20 International series between India and Afghanistan.
2024 T20 Internationals: India vs. Afghanistan Schedule
January 11: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali hosts India vs. Afghanistan, First T20I (7:00 PM IST).
Jan 14: 7:00 PM IST, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India vs. Afghanistan, 2nd T20I
January 17, 7:00 PM IST, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru: India vs. Afghanistan, Third T20I
T20Is between Afghanistan and India: Head-to-head statistics
India and Afghanistan have played five Twenty20 International matches, with India winning four and Afghanistan winning none. One game yielded no outcomes.
During the 2010 T20 World Cup, the Men in Blue and Afghanistan played their first T20I match in Gros Islet in St. Lucia. The victory margin for Team India was seven wickets. Afghanistan was restricted to 115/8 batting first, with Ashish Nehra taking 3/19. In 14.5 overs, India sprinted past the goal with 48 off 46 from Murali Vijay.
The most recent Twenty20 International match between Afghanistan and India happened at the Asian Games final in Hangzhou in October 2023. Afghanistan scored 112/5 in 18.2 overs, but no more play was allowed and the match ended in a draw. The Men in Blue took home the gold medal due to their better seeding.