AFG vs IND Dream11 Prediction — 1st T20I 2026 Best Team, Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

AFG vs IND Match Details — India Tour of Afghanistan 2026 1st T20I

The most important match of India's five-match T20I series against Afghanistan is this match. India has never lost a T20I to Afghanistan in nine meetings, including a 3-0 ODI sweep when the two sides last met in June 2026. Ibrahim Zadran becomes Afghanistan's permanent T20I captain for the first time, succeeding Rashid Khan following the team's elimination from the 2026 T20 World Cup in the group stages. Shreyas Iyer continues to lead an India team looking to put an end to a rough patch on the white-ball tours of Ireland and England, where they lost six straight games before regaining form with a 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe.

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AFG vs IND Match Details:

• Series/Tournament: Afghanistan Tour of India 2026
• Match: AFG vs IND (1st T20I)
• Date: 13th September 2026
• Match Start Time: 07:00 PM IST
• Stadium/Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Live Score: cricketwinner.com
• Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network & FanCode

AFG vs IND Weather Report — Delhi Conditions

• Temperature: 30-33°C
• Rain Chances: 5%
• Humidity: 55% 

Recent Performance – Last 5 Matches

Team AFG Form

Afghanistan Recent Form: L, W, W, L, W

Team IND Form

India  Recent Form: L, L, L, W, W

AFG vs IND Head-to-Head Record — Last 9 Matches 

AFG vs IND — Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Report

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi has little grass cover, giving pacers some early movement with the new ball before leveling out into a good batting surface. Square boundaries are on the shorter side, so totals accumulate quickly during the powerplay, and spinners gain more traction as the pitch slows down during the middle overs. Dew is a major factor in night games here, making life difficult for the bowling team in the second innings.

• Win Batting First: 45%

• Win Bowling First: 55%

• Best Suited For: Pace (55%)

Average Scores

• Average 1st Innings: 165

• Average 2nd Innings: 157

AFG vs IND Toss Prediction

The captain who wins the toss is likely to opt to bowl first. Dew during the evening session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium has historically made batting second the safer option, with chasing teams winning a majority of recent T20Is at this venue.

Prediction: India to win the toss and opt to bowl first.

AFG vs IND Probable Playing 11 Today

Afghanistan (AFG) Probable 11:

Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

India (IND) Probable 11:

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

AFG vs IND Key Players & Must-Have Dream11 Picks

Best AFG Players for Dream11 —  1st T20I     

Best IND Players for Dream11 —  1st T20I      

AFG vs IND Captain & Vice-Captain Picks — 1st T20I   

• Abhishek Sharma (C): The explosive left-hander has over 1,500 T20I runs at a strike rate north of 190, and the short square boundaries at the Arun Jaitley Stadium suit his aggressive game.
• Ibrahim Zadran (C): Afghanistan's captain and most consistent T20I batter, with 16 fifties and over 1,800 runs in the format.
• Shreyas Iyer (C): India's in-form captain, coming off his best-ever run of white-ball form with the bat.
• Rashid Khan (VC): Despite a quiet recent outing, Rashid remains Afghanistan's most dangerous middle-overs bowler.

AFG vs IND (Free-to-Play) GL Team Suggestion

Dream11 Team: Ishan Kishan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abhishek Sharma(C), Ibrahim Zadran(VC), Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy

AFG vs IND (Free-to-Play) SL Team Suggestion 

 

Dream11 Team: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abhishek Sharma, Ibrahim Zadran, Shreyas Iyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi(C), Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai(VC), Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy

AFG vs IND Dream11 prediction GL SL team 

Afghanistan vs India Match Prediction – Who Will Win

India are favorites, having never lost a full T20I against Afghanistan and coming off a series-clinching victory over Zimbabwe. Abhishek Sharma's powerful top-order form, combined with India's pace-spin balance of Bumrah and Chakaravarthy, gives them an advantage on a Delhi surface that should allow runs early and turn late. Afghanistan, led by new full-time captain Ibrahim Zadran and with Rashid Khan back in charge of the spin attack, will look to pull off an upset on "home" soil, but India's greater depth across both areas should help them start the series with a win.

Prediction: India (IND) to win.

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