India vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI, Afghanistan tour of India 2026 - Player HighlightsIND vs AFG, 1st ODI, Afghanistan tour of India 2026 - Player Highlights

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, SIX, lovely, pitched up just outside off - KL leans forward and then plays an exquisite lofted cover-drive - stands tall and admires as the ball soared over the ropes for a maximum. 20 off the over and India are almost home and dry

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - KL gets close to the ball and pushes it to the off-side

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is claiming a catch. There's an edge for sure, but was it a bump ball? The 3rd umpire will have a look - it's clearly bounced onto the ground and NOT OUT is the call. Was a wide full-toss and KL was late on the drive, the ball caught the edge, bounced onto the ground and went through to the keeper

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, hammered, another slower ball from Sharifi, but once again it's too short - KL picks the length, swivels across and then thumps the pull past the non-striker

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for KL, on a good length and just outside off - KL lens across, plays with a slightly open face and then went inside out over cover for a boundary

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, SIX, clubbed, a half-tracker from Sharifi, was the attempted slower ball, but he dragged it way too short - KL reaches out and then slaps it back over the bowler's head for a maximum

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, short and wide of off, Gill threw his hands on the cut and missed

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Gill plays with a closed face and dabs it to backward point

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, KL went hard on the slash, a thick outside edge, on the bounce to third man

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Saleem Safi!! FOUR and OUT for Shreyas - Afghanistan keeping themselves interested in this chase. Was a length ball outside off and Shreyas was looking to manufacture the pull once again, but this ball doesn't bounce a lot - catches the inner half and he's dragged it right down mid-on's throat. Can Afghanistan keep chipping away at the wickets? Shreyas Iyer c Saleem Safi b Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi 12(15) [4s-1]

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, nicely played, banged in short and well wide of off - Shreyas gets on top of the bounce and then plays a controlled pull over mid-wicket, bounces away to the ropes

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, cut square on the off-side for a single

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, well disguised slower delivery on the pads, Iyer picked it late, but adjusts well in the end to clip it to deep mid-wicket

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, no run, length delivery around the off stump, it hurried onto him, Iyer gets across and defends it solidly

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, just falling short of Rahmat at deep point, length delivery outside off, Gill had backed away to the leg side, slices it in the air, the deep fielder takes it on the bounce

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, slower short delivery outside off, Gill pulls it straight to the fielder at midwicket

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, slower and fuller on off, Gill picks it early and blocks it watchfully

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, full and tailing into the pads, Iyer clips it away to backward square leg

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, punched off the back foot to the off-side

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, full on middle, Shubman Gill drives it straight down the ground. The fielder at mid-on fumbles and allows the ball sneak under his hands for a brace

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Gill opens the bat face and pushes it to point

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, crunched! That looked so good to the eye. Shubman gets to the pitch of the ball and drills the half-volley through covers. That was a text book cover drive from Gill. Not a single fielder moved as the ball left the bat

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rohit Sharma, leg byes, 1 run, quick run from the duo. Was on the pads, Rohit misses the tuck and the ball rolls to the on-side

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, what a shot from Rohit. He creams it off the middle. Stands tall and punches the back of a length delivery through cover-point. Opens the bat face slightly to pick the gap and the ball raced away