Afghan cricket team in India in 2026
International cricket tour
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The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in June 2026 to play the India cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of one Test and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[3][4] In March 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2026 home international season.[5]
Dates
6 – 20 June 2026
Captains
Shubman Gill
Result
India won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs
Shubman Gill (126)
| Afghan cricket team in India in 2026 | |||
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| India | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 6 – 20 June 2026 | ||
| Captains | Shubman Gill | Hashmatullah Shahidi | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shubman Gill (126) | Rahmat Shah (73) | |
| Most wickets | Manav Suthar (7) | Mohammad Saleem (6) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shubman Gill (238) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (148) | |
| Most wickets | Gurnoor Brar (7) |
Nangialai Kharoti (4) Rashid Khan (4) | |
| Player of the series | Shubman Gill (Ind) | ||
Squads
Virat Kohli was ruled out of the ODI series after suffering a hamstring injury and Yashasvi Jaiswal was named as the replacement.[10] Hardik Pandya was ruled out as well due to injury.[11] On 19 June 2026, Harshit Rana was added to the squad for the 3rd ODI, however he did not play the match.[12]
Only Test
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first Test to be played at this venue.[13]
- Manav Suthar (Ind) and Nangialai Kharoti (Afg) both made their Test debuts.
- Mohammad Saleem (Afg) and Manav Suthar (Ind) both took their maiden five-wicket hauls in Tests.[14]
- Rahmat Shah (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in Tests.
- This was India's largest victory by an innings in Tests.[15]
- Afghanistan suffered their largest defeat by an innings in Tests.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs per side due to rain.
- Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey (Ind) and Ziaur Rahman (Afg) all made their ODI debuts.
- This was the first-ever ODI series between the two countries.[16]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored 16,000 runs as an opener in international cricket.[17]
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Prince Yadav (Ind) and Darwish Rasooli (Afg) both made their ODI debuts.
- Ishan Kishan (Ind) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[18]
- Shreyas Iyer (Ind) scored his 3,000th run in ODIs.[19]
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prasidh Krishna (Ind) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[20]
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afg) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[21]