India vs Afghanistan – The Giants against the New Kids
Over the years, because of the security problems in the country, Afghanistan have had 3 “home” grounds in India, while some of their players have become icons of the Indian T20 League and other marquee competitions around the world. What they haven’t yet done, though, is beat India, and they will be aiming to change that in the T20 World Cup in the UAE in October-November 2021.
India, the winners of the first edition of the tournament, were Afghanistan’s first opponents when the latter played their first international tournament, the World T20 in 2010. The two teams have met just once more in the competition since then. With New Zealand and Pakistan also in the same group, this India-Afghanistan cricket match is one that both teams will view as a big stepping stone to the semi-finals.
Super 12: Group 1 & Group 2
- Group 1
- Group 2
The Super 12 stage, which is the second round of the tournament, consists of 12 teams. The top 8 teams in T20I rankings are joined by the 4 qualifiers from Round 1. The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
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- Australia
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- South Africa
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- West Indies
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- Sri Lanka
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- Bangladesh
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The Super 12 stage, which is the second round of the tournament, consists of 12 teams. The top 8 teams in the T20I Rankings are joined by the 4 qualifiers from Round 1. The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
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- India
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- Pakistan
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- New Zealand
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- Afghanistan
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- Scotland
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- Namibia
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India vs Afghanistan Head to Head Stats
Afghanistan are yet to beat India in an international match, though they have hardly played together since their first meeting in 2010. They did come close at the Asia Cup in 2018, when Afghanistan tied their match with India.
Overall Stats
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- Format
- Matches
- India Won
- Afghanistan Won
- Draw/Tie/NR
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- Test
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
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- ODI
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 1
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- T20I
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
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- Total
- 6
- 5
- 0
- 1
India vs Afghanistan in World Tournaments
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- Format
- Matches
- India Won
- Afghanistan Won
- Draw/Tie/NR
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- 50-over World Cup
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
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- T20 World Cup
- 2
- 0
- 2
- 0
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- Total
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
India and Afghanistan Squads for T20 World Cup 2021
India Full Squad
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakurl, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar
Afghanistan Full Squad
Mohammad Nabi (C), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Karim Janat, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Usman Ghani, Naveen ul Haq, Asghar Afghan, Hamid Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Farid Ahmad
Samiullah Shinwari, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Fazal Haq Farooqi
Virat Kohli: India Captain
Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Tournament at the last two T20 World Cups, but even his brilliance couldn’t prevent India’s losses in the final (2014) and semi-final (2016). Since leading India to the Under-19 World Cup in 2008, he has also been part of famous victories at the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. And though he has fallen a little short of his own high standards in the past year, his record of averaging over 50 in each of the three formats is unmatched.
Kohli’s Batting Career Summary
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- Format
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Avg
- SR
- 50s
- 100s
- 200s
- 4s
- 6s
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- Test
- 96
- 7765
- 254 vs South Africa
- 51.09
- 56.51
- 27
- 27
- 7
- 871
- 22
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- ODI
- 254
- 12169
- 183 vs Pakistan
- 59.07
- 93.17
- 62
- 43
- 0
- 1140
- 126
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- T20I
- 89
- 3159
- 94 vs West Indies
- 52.65
- 139.04
- 28
- 0
- 0
- 285
- 90
Mohammad Nabi: Afghanistan Captain
Nabi has been ever-present as Afghanistan cricket climbed up the rankings. From repeatedly smashing MCC bowlers on to the Western Railway tracks in Mumbai as a 21-year-old during a game in 2006 to leading his team in global events, Nabi’s journey has been interesting. Though 36 now, he remains a big hitter and his tidy off-spin has often been used even in the Power Play overs. After the recent political turmoil in Afghanistan, the board has again opted for a captain noted for his calm temperament.
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- Format
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Avg
- SR
- 50s
- 100s
- 4s
- 6s
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- Test
- 3
- 33
- 24 vs India
- 5.5
- 48.52
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- 4
- 1
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- ODI
- 127
- 2817
- 116 vs Zimbabwe
- 27.61
- 85.02
- 15
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- 177
- 89
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- T20I
- 81
- 1396
- 89 vs Ireland
- 21.81
- 145.72
- 4
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- 87
- 63
India vs New Zealand: Top Performers & Statistics in T20Is
- Top Performers with the Bat in T20Is
- Top Performers with the Ball in T20Is
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India vs Afghanistan: Most Runs in T20Is
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- Suresh Raina (India)
- 56 runs
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- Noor Ali Zadran (Afghanistan)
- 50 runs
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- Virat Kohli (India)
- 50 runs
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- Murali Vijay (India)
- 48 runs
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India vs Afghanistan: Highest Scores in T20Is
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- Virat Kohli (India)
- 50 runs (2012)
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- Noor Ali Zadran (Afghanistan)
- 50 runs (2010)
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- Murali Vijay (India)
- 48 runs (2010)
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- Suresh Raina (India)
- 38 runs (2012)
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India vs Afghanistan: Most Wickets in T20Is
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- Lakshmipathy Balaji (India)
- 3 wickets
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- Ashish Nehra (India)
- 3 wickets
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- Yuvraj Singh (India)
- 3 wickets
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- Praveen Kumar (India)
- 2 wickets
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India vs Afghanistan: Best Bowling Figures in T20Is
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- Ashish Nehra (India)
- 3/19 (2010)
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- DLakshmipathy Balaji (India)
- 3/19 (2012)
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- Yuvraj Singh (India)
- 3/24 (2012)
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- Praveen Kumar (India)
- 2/14 (2010)
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FAQs: India vs Afghanistan
Ali scored Afghanistan’s first runs at a global tournament, and their first 50 as well, which came against India in the 2010 edition of the T20 World Cup.
Both Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan were selected by the Hyderabad franchise. Rashid has gone on to become one of the team’s key players.
The T20 World Cup was moved from India to the UAE because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was made after the second wave of the pandemic hit India.
You can watch the live telecast of all the T20 World Cup 2021 matches on the Star Sports channels on TV and on the Hotstar app on your laptop/mobile phone.
Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won 42 of his 52 games as the team leader.
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