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Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I)Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaCaptains: Shreyas Iyer (India), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)Toss result: India won the toss and chose to bowl first.Live Telecast: FanCode Premium, Sony Sports Network (India), Ariana TV, My e& App (Afghanistan), Cricbuzz (UAE) and JioHotstar (UK)Umpires and match officials: Ahmad Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan (on-field umpires), Izatullah Safi (third umpire), Ahmad Shah Durrani (reserve umpire) and Dean Cosker (match referee)Match result: TBDPlayer of the Match: TBDMORE:How to watch IND vs AFG T20I 2026 live: Start time, TV channels and streaming details as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi returnsIndia vs Afghanistan 1st T20I live match scorecardFollow along with the latest live scorecard here as the match unfolds, or click here for key text commentary updates from the action.India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2026 Live Score UpdatesHello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2026 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.India Innings:India start hammering from their very first ball, scoring 12 runs off the first over. After impressing with the bat, Omarzai brings the first wicket for Afghanistan as he dismisses the returning Sanju Samson.Abhishek Sharma continues to blast boundaries as India breaches the 50-run mark.Afghanistan Innings: 156/8Bumrah strikes early, with danger man Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissed for a duck and Abhishek Sharma taking the catch.The duo of Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal try to get some boundaries out of India, but the hosts continue their tight fielding.An attempt to steal one more run costs Afghanistan their second wicket as Ibrahim Zadran gets run out by Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan.Sediqullah Atal also makes his way to the dressing room as Axar Patel takes his first wicket of the night.Arshdeep Singh sends Gulbadin Naib back to the dressing room as well after Reddy takes a fine catch.Afghanistan ends their powerplay with just 41 runs on the board and their top order completely wrecked by India.Within a blink of an eye, half the Afghanistan batting is gone after Varun Chakravarthy bowls Darwish Rasooli clean out.Omarzai and Nabi reach their 50-run partnership as the duo has finally managed to drag Afghanistan from a total batting collapse.Back-to-back boundaries from Mohammad Nabi have finally allowed his side to breach the 100-run mark as the fifteenth over comes to an end.The partnership is finally broken as Mohammad Nabi gets bowled by Arshdeep Singh.Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket of the night as he dismisses Rashid Khan for a single run.Noor Ahmed goes out for a duck as he gets run out by Shreyas Iyer on the very next ball.Omarzai finally manages to scor