IND vs AFG, the tour of Afghanistan to India, when the squad for the India vs Afghanistan tour was announced, there were many questions, as many Gujarat Titans players like Shubman Gill, who is also the current captain of the Indian cricket team, Sai Sudharsan, and Gurnoor Brar were included, as they were trolled by experts, fans and especially the backclash from social media they faced.
The Afghanistan tour of India is set between 6 June and 20 June 2026. The tour consists of one Test and three ODIs. The series is set across four venues in four cities: Chennai, Lucknow, Dharamshala, and New Chandigarh.
IND vs AFG, One-Off Test Series: Shubhman Gill and Sai Sudharshan Performance
Batting first in the first innings, India put up a total of 564 runs. Indian captain Shubman Gill scored a blistering knock of 126 runs in 177 balls, including 15 fours and one six, at a strike rate of 71.19. Whereas Sai Sudharsan also played an important knock of 81 runs in 104 balls, including 13 boundaries, with a strike rate of 77.88.
KL Rahul’s 100-run innings in just 165 balls, including 11 boundaries, with a strike rate of 60.61, also played a very crucial role in leading India to the big total. Also, Rishabh Pant played an 81-run knock, which helped Shubman Gill score big runs. Rishabh Pant’s knock was considered an anchoring innings knock, as their 169-run partnership turned the match in India’s favour.
Coming to Afghanistan’s first innings, Rahmat Shah showed a great fightback in front of the Indian pace attack, as Afghanistan got all out in 58.4 overs and scored only 152 runs. The star bowler for the India side was Manav Suthar, as he took six wickets, conceding 33 runs with an economy of 1.50.
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Afghanistan was given the follow-on, and in the second innings, Afghanistan scored 112 runs in 35.5 overs and got all out. In this innings, Washington Sundar was the highest wicket-taker, as he took four wickets and conceded only 36 runs in just 11 overs, and India won by an innings and 300 runs. IND vs AFG, one-off Test series, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan scored valuable runs, and their innings were the major contribution for India.
IND vs AFG, 1st One-Day International Match: Shubhman Gill and Gurnoor Brar’s Star-Studded Performance
IND vs AFG, the first One Day International match of the series was held at the Dharamshala Cricket Stadium. As the match was delayed for 4 hours, the match started with a 25-over-per-innings format, so the total overs that were played were 50 overs. As Shubman Gill won the toss, he elected to field first, and two debutants, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, were included in the playing XI.
India fielded first; the star bowler of the innings was Gurnoor Brar, the young debutant from the IPL 2026 Gujarat Titans team. The young debutant took four wickets with an economy of nearly 5.5 in just 4.5 overs. Harsh Dubey also took three wickets, conceding 47 runs in just 5 overs.
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In the second innings, the total for the Indian batters was just 195 runs to be chased in 25 overs. The two Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, both played attacking shots and strokes from the very first ball of the game, as Rohit Sharma, due to a minor wrist injury, got out early after scoring 16 runs in 16 balls, including two boundaries and one six.
The Indian captain, Shubman Gill, played an important knock of 84 runs in just 66 balls with a strike rate of 127.27, including 11 boundaries and two sixes, and the contributions by KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer led India to a huge seven-wicket win in the match. Shubman Gill’s and Gurnoor Brar’s performances contributed a crucial part to India’s victory.
IND vs AFG, 2nd ODI: Shubman Gill, Gurnoor Brar Lead India to Series-Clinching Victory
IND vs AFG, the second One Day International match was played on 17th June 2026 in Lucknow, where many records were broken as Shubman Gill again showed his dominance over the Afghanistan bowlers. His ferocious knock of 154 runs in just 110 balls, including two sixes and 22 fours, came with an amazing strike rate of 140.
Also, Ishan Kishan, who broke the record for the fastest 1000 runs for India in One Day Internationals, listed himself in the top six of the race. India scored 402 runs in 49.5 overs, as the huge total was a lot for the Indian bowlers to defend in the second innings.
In the second innings, the top wicket-taker for India was young sensation Gurnoor Brar, as he displayed his searing wicket-taking ability, dismissing Afghanistan’s key batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Mohammed Saleem.
In his 10 overs, he conceded only 60 runs and took three wickets with an economy of 6. In IND vs AFG, at Ekana Stadium, Shubman Gill and Gurnoor Brar’s performances helped India register a 170-run win and also seal the series in their favour.
