India beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on June 20, 2026, completing a 3-0 series sweep. Anyone searching the India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard for this fixture will find a one-sided contest built around two standout individual performances. Prasidh Krishna ripped through the Afghan top order for a maiden five-wicket haul, and Yashasvi Jaiswal then chased the target down with an unbeaten century.
The decisive passage of play came inside the first ten overs, when Afghanistan slipped to 36 for 4 after being asked to bowl first following a lost toss. Hashmatullah Shahidi’s lone-hand century pulled Afghanistan up to a fighting 218, but a 170-run opening stand between Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma made the chase a formality. This India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard confirms India crossed the line inside 29 overs, leaving more than 21 overs unused.
Match Summary Table
| Team | Runs | Wickets | Overs | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 218 | 10 | 44.2 | Lost |
| India | 224 | 1 | 28.4 | Won by 9 wickets |
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat, but four early wickets left them under pressure inside the powerplay. Shahidi’s century and a fifty from Azmatullah Omarzai repaired the innings before Prasidh Krishna returned to clean up the tail. India then chased 219 without ever looking troubled, with the Jaiswal-Rohit opening stand doing the bulk of the work. Every figure in this India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard is sourced from the official ESPNcricinfo/ESPN full scorecard for the fixture (Afghanistan tour of India, 2026).
Batting Highlights Table
Afghanistan Innings (50 overs maximum)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sharma b Prasidh Krishna | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Sharma b Prasidh Krishna | 11 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Sharma b Prasidh Krishna | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | c Iyer b Prasidh Krishna | 102 | 131 | 194 | 13 | 1 | 77.86 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Iyer b Prasidh Krishna | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Prasidh Krishna b Prince Yadav | 50 | 56 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 89.28 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Gurnoor Brar | 21 | 23 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 91.30 |
| Rashid Khan | c Prince Yadav b Dubey | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| AM Ghazanfar | run out (Shubman Gill/†Ishan Kishan) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Fareed Ahmad | run out (Shubman Gill/†Ishan Kishan) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Ziaur Rahman | not out | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Extras | (lb 5, nb 4, w 7) | 16 | |||||
| Total | 44.2 Ov (RR: 4.91) | 218 |
India Innings (T: 219 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | not out | 110 | 86 | 127 | 14 | 3 | 127.90 |
| Rohit Sharma | c sub (Sediqullah Atal) b Mohammad Nabi | 79 | 69 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 114.49 |
| Shreyas Iyer | not out | 20 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 105.26 |
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 2, w 6, pen 5) | 15 | |||||
| Total | 28.4 Ov (RR: 7.81) | 224/1 |
Did not bat: Shubman Gill (c), Ishan Kishan †, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Shahidi’s 102 off 131 balls was the innings’ backbone, aided by a 105-run fifth-wicket stand with Omarzai after Afghanistan slid to 36 for 4. On the India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Stats sheet for this game, that partnership is the single biggest reason Afghanistan reached a defendable-looking 218. In reply, Jaiswal and Rohit added 170 for the first wicket, with Jaiswal going on to his second ODI hundred and finishing unbeaten as Shreyas Iyer closed out the chase.
Bowling Figures Table
India Bowling (vs Afghanistan)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurnoor Brar | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 6.12 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 8.2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2.76 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Prince Yadav | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.42 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Harsh Dubey | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.42 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2.87 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan Bowling (vs India)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 5 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 11.00 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 7.57 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 7.4 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 6.13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Key Moments & Tactical Analysis
Toss impact: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first under lights, a decision that backfired early as extra bounce and swing troubled the top order on a fresh Chennai surface.
Powerplay momentum: India’s bowlers took full advantage of the powerplay, reducing Afghanistan to 37 for 4 inside the first ten overs, with Prasidh Krishna claiming three of those wickets via slip catches to Rohit Sharma.
Turning point: The match effectively turned in Prasidh Krishna’s fourth over (9.2), when he dismissed Darwish Rasooli to leave Afghanistan 36 for 4, and again at 44.2 overs when he removed Shahidi to seal both his five-for and the Afghan innings at 218.
Captaincy decisions: Shubman Gill’s alert fielding produced two run-outs in successive balls late in the Afghan innings, while Hashmatullah Shahidi’s decision to bat first, though logical on paper, could not be backed up once early wickets fell.
Pitch & dew factor: The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium pitch offered seam movement and bounce with the new ball under lights, which explains why 8 of Afghanistan’s 10 wickets fell to catches rather than clean bowled dismissals.
Key Stats Comparison Table
| Metric | Afghanistan | India |
|---|---|---|
| Total Runs | 218 | 224 |
| Extras | 16 | 15 |
| Boundaries (4s+6s) | 24 | 26 |
| Run Rate | 4.91 | 7.81 |
India scored almost as many runs as Afghanistan while facing nearly 100 fewer balls, a gap best explained by the 170-run opening partnership that came at well over a run a ball.
Playing XI & Lineups
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Ziaur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad.
Match Statistics
Partnerships: Afghanistan’s key stand was the 105-run fifth-wicket partnership between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai. India’s chase was built almost entirely on the 170-run opening partnership between Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma, followed by an unbroken 54-run second-wicket stand between Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer.
Fall of wickets (Afghanistan): 1-5 (Gurbaz, 1.1 ov), 2-26 (Rahmat Shah, 5.6 ov), 3-28 (Ibrahim Zadran, 7.2 ov), 4-36 (Rasooli, 9.2 ov), 5-141 (Omarzai, 28.2 ov), 6-198 (Nabi, 37.1 ov), 7-205 (Rashid Khan, 40.3 ov), 8-206 (Ghazanfar, 40.6 ov), 9-206 (Fareed Ahmad, 41.1 ov), 10-218 (Shahidi, 44.2 ov).
Fall of wickets (India): 1-170 (Rohit Sharma, 22.5 ov).
Expert Match Analysis
This game reflected the wider gap between the two sides across the series. Prasidh Krishna’s discipline with the new ball — five wickets for just 23 runs — took the game away from Afghanistan before the middle overs had even started. Once Shahidi and Omarzai steadied things, Afghanistan still could not push much past 218, a total that was never competitive against an India top order in this kind of form. For readers tracking the India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team across this series, the pattern was consistent: fast starts with the ball, then a rapid, low-risk chase.
Head-to-Head Record
India have not lost a men’s international match to Afghanistan in any format to date. In their most recent bilateral T20I series (January 2024), India won the first two matches by six wickets each, with the third match tied before India won a one-over eliminator. At the 2023 ODI World Cup, India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in Delhi. In this 2026 bilateral series, India also won the rain-shortened first ODI in Dharamshala by 7 wickets and the second ODI in Lucknow by 170 runs, ahead of this nine-wicket win in Chennai.
Historical Rivalry Context
Afghanistan have grown into a competitive white-ball side over the past decade, built around spin bowling and aggressive batting, but a fixture against India has so far remained one they are yet to win. This series continued that trend, even as individual Afghan batters like Shahidi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz produced notable personal performances along the way.
Conclusion
This nine-wicket win completed a clean 3-0 series sweep for India over Afghanistan, extending their unbeaten head-to-head record across formats. The result carries limited points weight outside bilateral pride, but it gave India’s team management valuable data points, with fringe players like Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, and new-ball bowlers Gurnoor Brar and Prince Yadav all getting extended opportunities. Shubman Gill was named Player of the Series for his overall contribution, while Prasidh Krishna’s form with the ball is a promising sign as India build toward the 2027 ODI World Cup. Afghanistan, for their part, will take confidence from Shahidi’s maiden ODI century and Omarzai’s continued growth as an all-rounder, even in defeat.
Where To Watch India National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team
Fans looking to catch future fixtures between these two sides should check regional broadcast and streaming listings closer to the next scheduled series, as official rights holders vary by country and are confirmed only shortly before each tour begins.
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FAQs
What was the final score?
Afghanistan 218 all out (44.2 overs); India 224 for 1 (28.4 overs). India won by 9 wickets.
Who was Player of the Match?
Prasidh Krishna, for his 5 for 23.
Who scored the most runs?
Yashasvi Jaiswal, with an unbeaten 110 for India.
Who took the most wickets?
Prasidh Krishna, with 5 wickets for India.
What was the turning point?
Afghanistan slipping to 36 for 4 inside the powerplay after Prasidh Krishna’s opening burst.
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