Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi will look to make his presence felt for India when they face Afghanistan in a three-match AFG vs IND T20I 2026 series, starting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.
The Afghanistan vs India T20 2026 series will be available to watch on live streaming and telecast.
Officially termed the Friendship Cup, all three matches in the series will be played in Delhi. India will be designated as the away side since Afghanistan do not have a suitable venue to host international matches currently.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi, both members of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, are a part of the Indian cricket team’s 15-member squad.
The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi heads into the series after an impressive run across formats.
After becoming the youngest Indian to play international cricket earlier this year, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was the Men in Blue’s leading scorer during their 3-0 T20I series victory in Zimbabwe in July, amassing 151 runs in three matches at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 196.10.
He struck 50 off 19 balls in the opening match before making a career-best 81 off 49 deliveries in the third T20I. Sooryavanshi finished the series with two fifties and was named Player of the Series.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who was the Royals’ leading scorer and the Orange Cap winner in the IPL last season, also carried that form into red-ball cricket as he helped East Zone win the Duleep Trophy.
He made 92 off 81 balls in the first innings of the semi-final against defending champions Central Zone, becoming the youngest half-centurion in Duleep Trophy history.
Ravi Bishnoi, meanwhile, also last donned national colours during the Zimbabwe series.
The leg-spinner, a former world No. 1 T20I bowler, played all three matches and picked up a wicket in each, conceding 68 runs from his 12 overs across the series.
Bishnoi has taken 67 wickets in 49 matches at an average of 20.55 and an economy of 7.45 in T20s.
India lead the IND vs AFG T20 head-to-head record having won eight of the nine matches between the teams, while one game ended in no result.
Afghanistan vs India T20 2026 series schedule
As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
- September 13, Sunday: Afghanistan vs India 1st T20 - 7:00 PM
- September 15, Tuesday: Afghanistan vs India 2nd T20 - 7:00 PM
- September 17, Thursday: Afghanistan vs India 3rd T20 - 7:00 PM
Where to watch Afghanistan vs India T20 2026 live
Live streaming of the Afghanistan vs India T20 2026 series will be available to watch on FanCode. Live telecast of the AFG vs IND T20 cricket matches will be broadcast on the Sony Sports Ten 5 SD and HD TV channels in India. The Afghanistan vs India T20 series will also be available in Hindi and other regional languages on the Sony Sports Ten 3 and the Sony Sports Ten 4 SD and HD TV channels.
Afghanistan vs India T20 2026 squads
Afghanistan cricket team: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Noor Rahman, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Naveen-ul-Haq
India cricket team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur
