India lead 1-0 and face Afghanistan in second T20I at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sept 15
India will meet Afghanistan in the second T20I of the Afghanistan vs India T20I Series 2026 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, September 15, with the match starting at 7:30 PM IST; India lead the series 1-0 after chasing 157 in 13.4 overs in the opening game. Abhishek Sharma scored a 22-ball fifty en route to 82 off 32 balls, hitting 7 sixes and 7 fours in that victory.
The first T20I saw India dominate with the bat and also be clinical with the ball to secure an easy win, registering their ninth T20I victory against Afghanistan. The source notes that one out of 10 games between the sides has been called off and states that Afghanistan have never been competitive against India in any format.
Conditions for the second match are forecast to be partly cloudy with a temperature around 29°C and average humidity of 75-80%. Arun Jaitley Stadium is described as offering an excellent deck to bat on, with some early swing expected but the wicket getting better as the game progresses; the shorter boundaries—listed at 60-65 meters on one side—are noted as making bowling more difficult and the venue conducive to chasing big totals.
Afghanistan’s squad is listed as: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi. India’s squad is listed as: Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi.
Dream11 recommendations provided in the source name Batters as Abhishek Sharma, Ibrahim Zadran, Shreyas Iyer, Sediq Atal; All-rounders as Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai; Bowlers as Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan, Arshdeep Singh. Captain First-Choice is listed as Ishan Kishan with Captain Second-Choice Axar Patel; Vice-Captain First-Choice Mohammad Nabi and Vice-captain Second-Choice Ibrahim Zadran. An alternate set in the source lists Captain First-Choice Azmatullah Omarzai, Captain Second-Choice Sanju Samson, Vice-Captain First-Choice Abhishek Sharma and Vice-captain Second-Choice Rashid Khan.
The source predicts India will beat Afghanistan in the second game as well, citing "the history between the two teams, current form, momentum, and India’s batting firepower" as the basis for that forecast.
The second T20I of the Afghanistan vs India series 2026 will take place on September 15 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, starting at 7:30 PM IST.