Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran (C)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Sediqullah Atal

Darwish Rasooli

Azmatullah Omarzai

Gulbadin Naib

Mohammad Nabi

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Noor Ahmad

Fazalhaq Farooqi

India

Sanju Samson (W)

Abhishek Sharma

Ishan Kishan

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Tilak Varma

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Shivam Dube

Axar Patel

Varun Chakaravarthy

Jasprit Bumrah

Arshdeep Singh

Abdollah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ibrahim Zadran

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Mohammad Saleem Safi

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi

Zubairullah Akbari

Ashok Sharma

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mohammed Siraj

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Prince Yadav

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Saransh Subodh Jain

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Virat Kohli

Washington Sundar

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

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India vs Afghanistan

India rode on Abhishek Sharma's blazing 82 and Arshdeep Singh's three-fer to bulldoze Afghanistan by seven wickets in the first T20I

India crushed Afghanistan by seven wickets in the first T20I

Abhishek Sharma was the architect of India's win with 84-run blitzkrieg

India's Abhishek Sharma (C) plays a shot as Afghanistan's wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz fields during 1st T20I. (Getty)

Abhishek's 82, Arshdeep's 3-fer drive India to 7-wicket rout over Afghanistan

Jasprit Bumrah achieved a massive milestone during first T20I between India and Afghanistan. Bumrah became only the third Indian bowler to take 350 wickets in T20 cricket

India's Jasprit Bumrah (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs PAK: Jasprit Bumrah bags historic milestone during IND vs AFG 1st T20I

Ahead of the start of the 1st T20I against Afghanistan, Team India players assembled on the outfield as Vande Mataram resonated throughout the Arun Jaitley Stadium, preceding the national anthem Jana Gana Mana

Vande Mataram was played before Jana Gana Mana ahead of IND vs AFG 1st T20I

Know why India's National Song was sounded out before National Anthem

India's team players stand for the national song and national anthem ahead of 1st T20I against Afghanistan. (Getty)

New protocol behind Team India singing Vande Mataram followed by National Anthem

India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first T20I against Afghanistan at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley stadium on September 13

India won the toss and chose to bowl first against Afghanistan in the first T20I

Know the playing XIs of both the teams here:

Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran (L) and India skipper Shreyas Iyer in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG, 1st T20I: India elect to bowl against Afghanistan, suspense over Soo

India's T20I captain Shreyas Iyer lauded his head coach Gautam Gambhir’s aggressive mindset and exceptional man-management

Shreyas Iyer talked about India's head coach Gautam Gambhir's coaching style

Iyer said that Gambhir builds a lot of trust and confidence within the team

India's T20I captain Shreyas Iyer (L) and head coach Gautam Gambhir in this frame. (Getty)

Shreyas Iyer opens up on Gambhir's coaching style, says 'He’s got aggressive...'

Ishan Kishan picked up a niggle after being hit on the back during India's nets session ahead of the first T20I against Afghanistan

Ishan Kishan suffered a niggle during India's practice session ahead of 1st T20I vs Afghanistan

However, Shreyas Iyer has confirmed that Kishan is comfortable and will feature in the series opener

India's star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan in this frame. (Getty)

Shreyas Iyer ends suspense on Ishan Kishan's availability for 1st T20I vs AFG

Ahead of the T20I opener against Afghanistan, Ishan Kishan gave the Indian camp a brief fright after picking up a minor fitness issue during Friday’s training stint

Ishan Kishan gave India an injury scare ahead of first T20I against Afghanistan

The first T20I between India and Afghanistan will be played on September 13

India's Ishan Kishan (R) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame. (Getty)

Big injury scare for India, star batter struck on back during nets session ahead

DDCA has finally confirmed that the first T20I between India and Afghanistan will go as scheduled on September 13 at the Arun Jaitley stadium

The India vs Afghanistan first T20I in New Delhi will go as scheduled

The series opener is slated to be played on September 13 at the Arun Jaitley stadium

No threat to IND vs AFG 1st T20I, series opener in New Delhi to kick off as sche

India's bowling coach Morne Morkel didn't attend the team's practice session ahead of the first T20I against Afghanistan, which is scheduled to be played on September 13

Team India engaged in the practice session without the supervision of Morne Morkel ahead of Afghanistan T20Is

India's bowling coach Morne Morkel in this frame. (Getty)

REVEALED: Why did Morne Morkel skip Team India's practice session ahead of T20I 

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India women won the toss and decided to bat first in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 final clash against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket stadium

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Here are the playing XIs of both the teams:

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Abhishek's 82, Arshdeep's 3-fer drive India to 7-wicket rout over Afghanistan

IND vs PAK: Jasprit Bumrah bags historic milestone during IND vs AFG 1st T20I

New protocol behind Team India singing Vande Mataram followed by National Anthem