India secured a 7-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the 1st T20I as Abhishek Sharma slams a splendid 82-run knock. The win lead India to 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Restricting Afghanistan to 156/8 despite Azmatullah Omarzai’s unbeaten 64, India completed the 157-run chase in 13.4 overs. Opener Abhishek Sharma powered the victory with an 82 off 32 balls, supported by Arshdeep Singh’s 3/19 bowling performance. (IND vs AFG 1st T20 Result)
The Indian cricket team secured a 7-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the first T20 International of the three-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The win gave India a 1-0 lead in the series under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Chasing a target of 157 runs, India reached 157/3 in 13.4 overs. The run chase was led by left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma, who scored 82 runs off 32 balls, including seven boundaries and seven sixes.
Batting first after losing the toss, Afghanistan scored 156/8 in their allotted 20 overs. The innings was built around an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls from Azmatullah Omarzai and a 33-run contribution from Mohammad Nabi. India’s bowling attack was led by left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who recorded figures of 3/19 in four overs. Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakravarthy claimed one wicket each.
Abhishek Sharma powerful knock:
During the chase, India lost opener Sanju Samson early for 10 runs in the third over. Following the dismissal, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan assembled a 121-run partnership for the second wicket. Sharma reached his half-century in 22 balls as India scored 82/1 in the powerplay. Kishan contributed 42 runs off 33 balls before being dismissed. Captain Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma completed the remaining runs to seal the victory with 38 balls to spare.
India won the first T20I by seven wickets, chasing down Afghanistan’s total of 156/8 by scoring 157/3 in 13.4 overs. Abhishek Sharma was the top scorer with 82 off 32 balls for India, while Azmatullah Omarzai scored 64 not out for Afghanistan. Arshdeep Singh was the leading bowler with figures of 3/19.
