The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in January 2024 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The series marked the first time these nations engaged in a multi-match white-ball series as prior to this series, the Afghan cricket team had visited India to play a one-off test match with the Indian cricket team in 2018.[4] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[5][6]
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| India | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 11 – 17 January 2024 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Sharma | Ibrahim Zadran | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shivam Dube (124) | Gulbadin Naib (112) | |
| Most wickets | Axar Patel (4) | Fareed Ahmad (3) | |
| Player of the series | Shivam Dube (Ind) | ||
Squads
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On 10 January 2024, Rashid Khan was ruled out of Afghanistan's squad because of not recovering from a lower-back surgery.[9]
T20I Series
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first male cricketer to play 150 T20Is.[10]
3rd T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Saleem (Afg) made his T20I debut.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first batter to score 5 centuries in T20Is.[11]
- Rohit Sharma equalled MS Dhoni's record for most wins as captain in T20Is.[12]
- 1st Super Over: Afghanistan 16/1, India 16/0
- 2nd Super Over: India 11/2, Afghanistan 1/2
- This was first time a match had been decided by a second Super Over in international cricket history.[13]
References
edit- ^ "BCCI announces fixtures for International Home Season 2023-24". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "India's home season: Major Test venues set to miss out on England series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Afghanistan lock in all-format series against Sri Lanka and Ireland". International Cricket Council. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to Tour India for a three-match T20I Series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "India's T20I campaign roadmap before 2024 T20 World Cup". Crictoday. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "India's squad for three T20Is against Afghanistan announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the T20I Series against India". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Rashid Khan ruled out of T20I series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Rohit Sharma Set To Become First Cricketer In History". Times Now News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Rohit Sharma becomes the most prolific T20I centurion". ESPNcricinfo. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "IND vs AFG: Rohit Sharma goes level with MS Dhoni for most wins as captain in T20Is". India Today. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I Highlights: India Defeat Resilient Afghanistan in Double Super-Over Affair". News 18. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.