India seal T20I series vs Afghanistan; third match set for Sept 17 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
India confirmed the Afghanistan vs India T20I series by completing a comfortable victory in the second T20I, and the third match will be played on September 17 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
India dominated the second game after Afghanistan posted a below-par total. India’s openers put on 88 runs in 6.2 overs, Sanju Samson scored 57 off 22 balls, Abhishek Sharma made 39 off 19 and Ishan Kishan finished unbeaten on 38 off 23 as India closed out the contest; Shreyas Iyer will aim to add another clean sweep as captain.
Between the two sides in T20 internationals, India have won 10 of the 11 completed matches, with one match previously washed out.
Forecasts for Thursday’s match call for a humid evening in Delhi, with the temperature likely around 28°C and average humidity near 72 percent during the scheduled time. The Arun Jaitley wicket has played flat in the first two games, offering early swing with the new ball while shorter boundaries and a fast outfield have aided batters and forced bowlers to vary pace.
Afghanistan’s announced XI for the third T20I is Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Fazalhaq Farooqi. India’s XI is Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi.
Khel Now’s Dream11 recommendations list wicket-keepers Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson; batters Abhishek Sharma, Ibrahim Zadran and Sediq Atal; all-rounders Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai and Nitish Kumar Reddy; and bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan and Arshdeep Singh. The article presents two captain/vice-captain option sets: Captain First-Choice Azmatullah Omarzai with Captain Second-Choice Axar Patel and Vice-Captain First-Choice Ishan Kishan with Vice-captain Second-Choice Ibrahim Zadran; and Captain First-Choice Abhishek Sharma with Captain Second-Choice Arshdeep Singh and Vice-Captain First-Choice Sanju Samson with Vice-captain Second-Choice Rashid Khan.
The preview concludes by backing India to win the final game. The third T20I of the Afghanistan vs India series 2026 will take place on September 17 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.