13/06Result
1st ODI (D/N), Afghanistan tour of India at Dharamsala, Jun 13 2026
India won by 7 wkts (13b rem)
Player of the Match
Shubman Gill
Shubman GillIndia
13/06Result
1st ODI (D/N), Afghanistan tour of India at Dharamsala, Jun 13 2026
India won by 7 wkts (13b rem)
Player of the Match
Shubman Gill
Shubman GillIndia

It's been a long day, ten hours since the coverage began. Two T20 World Cup games and one T25 game is done. Hope you were able to follow it. Lots coming up on Sunday as always. See you then, thanks for joining today.

Ashish's match report is up, check it out

Shubman Gill, India captain and POTM: Kind of a T20 game. We started well, they pulled it away from us. Gurbaz was brilliant. The way we bowled in the last half was brilliant. Wicket was brilliant. There was grip for our spinners, ball came off nicely when they bowled. I've practised slip catches a lot. I was telling my fielding coach that I haven't taken any brilliant catch and happy to have taken it. Rohit saw the replay and said it's fine about the run out. Gurnoor's pace, lengths and swing was impressive. Harsh went for 16 first over but kept tossing the ball up, very impressive. Middle overs in one-day games is crucial. If we build pressure and create opportunities with ball, and score at 6 with bat without losing wickets, it's great.

Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan captain: It was a tough game. Back to back wickets was the reason, I felt if we scored 220-230 that'd be a good target when Gurbaz and I were batting. But then wickets fell and we were 30-40 short. In my mind, I was targeting the left-arm spinner to the short boundary. After Gurbaz fell, we made mistakes. The wicket was a bit flat. We weren't that disciplined with the ball.

10:35pm: Tears of joy Presentation's finally here. The last 26 minutes felt almost as long as the five-hour delay ahead of the start.

No presentation yet cos there's a drone show going on.

Bala: "4-142 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.3 ov) 3-142 (Shreyas Iyer, 17.3 ov) "

AVIK BHATTER: "Please give Gurbaz POTM for making this a MATCH ! " Doubt it won't be Rahul but yeah, fair call

10:09pm: Near-clinical chase from India to go 1-0 in a rain-hit game reduced to 25 overs per side. Rohit and Gill got off to a decent start. Kishan scored at well over a run a ball while stitching a 70-run stand will Gill. Shreyas was the only batter who looked scratchy. Rahul was so good Gill couldn't get hundred. Not an issue though. Zia and Saleem looked good. Rashid was the pick of the bowlers. Ghazanfar was economical. Four bowlers going above nine an over though.

22.5
4
Mohammad Saleem to Rahul, FOUR, Should've been out. It's four instead. Rahul finishes it off with a high... four. Pitched up around off, Rahul was early into the lofted straight drive. Ball landed a few metres inside the ropes. Two fielders converged towards the ball, didn't really get close
22.4
0
Mohammad Saleem to Rahul, no run, Shortish ball in the channel, defended to the bowler's left. Slower one
22.3
4
Mohammad Saleem to Rahul, FOUR, Just four away now. That was a scarily powerful flash through extra cover. Length ball outside off at knee-roll height. Stayed in the crease and opened the face a bit to muscle it
22.2
1
Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Length outside off, stabbed to deep point's left
22.1
4
Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, FOUR, Yorker has been scythed over backward point. Near yorker and a touch wide too. Gill nearly got the back knee into ground as he lunged town and middled it

END OF OVER:
22 | 20 Runs | IND: 182/3 (13 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.27, RRR: 4.33)

  • KL Rahul31 (16b)
  • Shubman Gill79 (64b)
  • Ziaur Rahman4-0-39-1
  • AM Ghazanfar5-0-28-0
21.6
6
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, SIX, Inside out again, this time to a full ball. Five rows over extra cover. Pitched up around off, Rahul stays upright and arches back as he lifts the drive. Holds the pose with bat above shoulder. Zia goes for 20 after his first three went for 19
21.5
0
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, no run, Short just outside off. Bounces top of stump height. Punched to mid-off
21.4
0
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, no run, Appeal for caught behind. Sent upstairs, bump ball is what's being checked. Definitely bounced. Very low full toss around fifth stump, Rahul looks to punch it to cover. Ball took a thin edge, went into ground and to the keeper

AE: "Bye bye gill century."

21.3
4
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, FOUR, Another slower one's flat-batted. This sits in the pitch for a while and is very wide despite turning in. Rahul muscles it from belly-height, goes to the right of the umpire.
21.2
4
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, FOUR, Effectively closes the game in two balls. Stays in the crease and lifts the length ball with an inside-out drive. Very tough to hit that on the rise. Keeper runs in for a word with the bowler
21.1
6
Ziaur Rahman to Rahul, SIX, Toe-ends a flat-bat slap over long-on. Short and wide, close to the tramline. Offcutter sat up at waist-height and Rahul hit it from in front of the body

Zia

END OF OVER:
21 | 6 Runs | IND: 162/3 (33 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.71, RRR: 8.25)

  • KL Rahul11 (10b)
  • Shubman Gill79 (64b)
  • AM Ghazanfar5-0-28-0
  • Rashid Khan5-0-37-1

For those wondering what happens during breaks. The constant is the DJ blasting songs

20.6
1
Ghazanfar to Rahul, 1 run, Dances down, gets it on a length. Lifts the back leg and drives to long-on
20.5
1
Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Loopy yorker on off, slashes it along the ground to long-off's left. Gill wanted two, Rahul not
20.4
1
Ghazanfar to Rahul, 1 run, Full on leg, makes room and punches it to long-off. 92ks
20.3
1
Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 1 run, Short ball sits up and angles down leg. Pulled to deep midwicket. Looked like Gill hobbled while finishing the run
20.2
2
Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, Fast and full on off, clears the front leg and shovels a drive through midwicket. That was a pacer's release with a scrambled seam
20.1
0
Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, no run, Nudges it off a length to the leg side

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Afghanistan 1st innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd3Rahmanullah GurbazSediqullah Atal
3rd8Rahmat ShahRahmanullah Gurbaz