Afghanistan and India are two Asian cricket teams; one is dominating in the world while the other is emerging as the second-best Asian cricket team after the India National Cricket Team.
India and Afghanistan share a friendly cricket relationship; Indian and Afghan cricket fans call each other their second home team, with fans supports, BCCI is also not away from supporting Afghanistan.
BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and ACB (Afghanistan Cricket Board) signed an agreement in 2015, and BCCI offered ACB “Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex” in Greater Noida, India, to play them matches as its second home ground.
Overview
India and Afghanistan’s cricket diplomacy is very famous in the cricket world. Even after entering the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the ACB president thanks BCCI for their continued support for the Afghanistan National Cricket Team.
But no matter how much love there is between the two teams, both teams will have to come face-to-face and fight and defeat each other. Similarly, there was a match between this two teams in the Super Eight of T20 World Cup 2024, and India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs.
In the Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team match scorecard follows; where Suryakumar Yadav became POTM by scoring 53 off 28 balls, Bumrah was again incredible with his bowling figure of 3-7-0-4. And from Afghanistan’s side, Captain Rashid Khan was supporting the team with his bowling figure of 3-26-0-4.
History of Afghanistan and India
Afghanistan
Cricket was first played in Afghanistan in 1839 during British periods; the Afghanistan Cricket Federation was found in 1995. Afghanistan National Cricket Team got affiliated in 2008 by the ICC and got the ICC’s associate membership in 2014, and they qualified for the Cricket World Cup 2015. ACB got official status of ODI in April 2009 by ICC and the first spot in the U-19 World Cup in 2012.
Now, ACB, known as the “Rising Cricket Team” and Afghanistan is no longer an underdog team. Afghanistan has defeated WC champions in CWC 2023; they defeated 2019 champions England, 1992 champions Pakistan, and 1996 champions Sri Lanka. And Afghanistan also defeated New Zealand and Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024.
India
Cricket was introduced in India during the 18th century by Britishers, and the first match was played in 1721 between Indian locals and British soldiers. In 1848, the first cricket club to form in India was named Calcutta Cricket Club; later, many clubs formed.
In India, the first Indian Cricket Team was formed in 1877 as the “Parsi Community,” and then a twist came into the picture when India won their first ever World Cup title in 1983 under Kapil Dev’s captaincy in Lord’s.
1911 was the year when the official board of cricket in India was found, that is, BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). As soon as things were going on, Sachin Tendulkar emerged in the 1990s, and he sparked his influence in the world of cricket and became the greatest cricketer in history.
In 2007, India acquired the T20 WC total when the first T20 WC was introduced under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. As time passes, India won several trophies in different tournaments, like the ‘Champions Trophy’ and many more.
Since then, India has influenced many underdog cricket teams and young players to play and make their career in cricket.
Match Scorecard of Afghanistan vs India: T20I Series
The last bilateral series they played was in January 2024 when Afghanistan toured India; it was a 3 T20I match series in which India won by 2-0 because one match was tied and India won in the second super over.
The 1st T20I match was played on 11 Jan in Mohali, Punjab, in which Shivam Dube won the match for India by scoring 60 off 40 balls and Axar Patel with his ecstatic bowling with 5.75 economy.
The 2nd T20I match was played on 14 Jan in Indore, MP, where Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 68 runs off 34 balls with a 200 strike rate and Shivam Dube went for 63* off 32 balls with a 196 strike rate, and India won the match after losing 4 wickets while chasing.
The 3rd and last T20I match of the series was played on 17 Jan in Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Whereas; captain Rohit Sharma did not score a single run in the first two matches, in the last match he completed his fifth century of T20Is, he scored 121* of 69 balls. The match ended up in a tie, and India won the second super over.
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Head-to-Head Records between Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team:
Well, India is a much stronger team in comparison to Afghanistan, even though Afghanistan has never defeated India. Nevertheless, see the head-to-head records between India and Afghanistan.
India and Afghanistan have only faced each other once in Tests, played 4 matches in ODIs, and 9 matches in T20Is. India won all 4 ODIs and 9 T20Is against Afghanistan. India has won all matches against Afghanistan in each tournament/series. Afghanistan is yet to defeat India.
India and Afghanistan have only played once in Tests, when Afghanistan toured India in 2018.
The Indian side was captained by Ajinkya Rahane, and Asghar Afghan was leading Afghanistan. The Indian side scored 474 runs in the first inning; Afghanistan scored only 109 runs in the 1st inning and 103 in the 2nd inning by follow-on. India won the test match by an innings and 262 runs.
Conclusion
The match between Afghanistan National Cricket Team and India National Cricket Team showcased a compelling display against each other in their respective matches. India demonstrated their performance with dominance solidifying their reputation worldwide. Meanwhile, Afghanistan put up a strong fight and showed their significant improvement over the time. The matches they have played highlighted the competitive spirit of both teams and underscored the growing status of Rising Afghanistan.
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