IND vs AFG Highlights, 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan lead India to 7-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Delhi

Tilak Varma hits the winning runs, as India win by seven wickets with 6.2 overs remaining. India take 1-0 series lead.

OUTTT!!! India lose Ishan Kishan with just five runs needed. Once again Rashid Khan takes the catch while Mohammad Nabi is the bowler. Kishan walks back for 42 off 33 balls. IND 152/3 (12.4)

OUTTT!!! Afghanistan finally have the breakthrough, but its too late by now. After clobbering Mohammad Nabi in the previous ball, Abhishek Sharma tries to get over the ropes again, but is caught by Rashid Khan. Abhishek walks back for 82 off 32 balls, studded with seven fours and seven sixes. IND 146/2 (12)

Looks like Abhishek Sharma is in a mood to finish the game early. The left-hander smashed Noor Ahmad for a four and two back-to-back sixes as India are within touching distance of a win. The century stand for the second wicket between Abhishek and Ishan Kishan also comes up. IND 130/1 (10)

Fifty for Abhishek Sharma, his 12 in this format. The left-hander has been in tremendous form in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League 2026 for Amritsar Soormas and has carried the same form here too. With Ishan Kishan at the other end, India have already crossed the 100-run mark in 8.2 overs - the third fastest against Afghanistan in T20Is. IND 113/1 (9)

Despite the loss of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma is going in his usual form. The left-hander goes after Azmatullah Omarzai, smashing a six and a four in the same over. New batter Ishan Kishan too gets down to business, with a flurry of boundaries against Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb ur Rahman. IND 59/1 (5)

OUTTT!!! After his heroics with the bat, Azmatullah Omarzai delivers with the ball. The Afghanistan all-rounder gets the better of Sanju Samson on his first delivery of the game. IND 18/1 (2.2)

And the chase is back. India needs 157 runs. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma walk out in the middle. for Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the attack. Samson starts the chase with a four off the first ball, while Abhishek finishes the over with a six as India take 12 runs from the first six balls. IND 12/0 (1)

BANGGG!!! Azmatullah Omarzai goes after Shivam Dube in the final over of the innings. After a dot first ball, Omarzai take Dube to cleaners for two back-to-back sixes. Mujeeb ur Rahman gets an edge as the ball races away to third-man boundary. He finishes the innings with another four as 21 runs come from the final over. Afghanistan finish on 156/8. Omarzai remains unbeaten on 64.

Two wickets in an over from Arshdeep Singh. He first gets the better of Rashid Khan, before Noor Ahmad is run out. In the same over, Azmatullah Omarzai completes his fighting fifty - the lone bright spot for Afghanistan. AFG 135/8 (19)

OUTTTTT!!!!! Arshdeep Singh finally gives India the breakthrough as Mohammad Nabi is cleaned up by a perfect yorker. nabi walks back after 33. AFG 126/6 (16.2)

Afghanistan are turning the heat on towards the end of the innings. After clobbering 17 runs off Nitish Kumar Reddy, Azmatullah Omarzai sends Axar Patel into the crowd. DROPPEDDD!!! Ishan Kishan drops a sitter on the boundary off Omarzai. Axar is visibly disappointed. Six more from Omarzai. AFG 120/5 (16)

The partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi is crucial for Afghanistan. The dup have already put 44 runs for the sixth wicket. India need a wicket at earliest. AFG 87/5 (14)

This is not where Afghanistan wanted to see themselves at the end of 10 overs. With five wickets down, Afghanistab are 56/5 at the halfway mark. Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi are fighting it out in the middle.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack after powerplay. It has been a great powerplay for the Indian bowlers as Afghanistan can only rue their mistakes of giving away wickets. Baring the wicket of Rahmaullah Gurbaz, the rest have thrown their wickets away. OUTTT!!!! Chakaravarthy goes through the gates of Darwish Rasooli. AFG 43/5 (7)

OUTTT!!!! Another Afghanistan batter bites the dust. Axar Patel bowls wider of off and Gulbadin Naib gets a top edge while trying to go over the top. Nitish Kumar Reddy takes a running catch. AFG 41/4 (5.4)

OUTTT!!!! Catching practice for Jasprit Bumrah! Afghanistan have now lost two wickets in two overs. Arshdeep Singh pitches the ball on the full and slightly widish. Seiqullah Atal just places his bat, opening the face, as the ball goes to Bumrah directly standing at short third man. Atal can't believe what he did. AFG 39/3 (5)

Spin is introduced in side the powerplay. OUTTTT!!!! Ibrahim Zadran is run out. The Afghanistan skipper completes the first run. He goes for a second but was sent back by Sediqullah Atal. Ishan Kishan collects the ball at the boundary and throws it at the non-striker's end only for Axar to do the rest. AFG 38/2 (4)

BANGGG!!! Sediqullah Atal has just dispatched Jasprit Bumrah for a flat six. He follows it up with another four in the over as Afghanistan make a flying start despite losing a wicket in the first over. AFG 29/1 (3)

First boundary for Afghanistan and Ibrahim Zadran. The Afghan captain just opens his front foot to drive on the ground off Arshdeep Singh, leaving the mid-off fielder with no chance. Sediqullah Atal finishes the over with another boundary down the leg side. AFG 18/1 (2)