India vs Afghanistan: Head to head, individual records and other key stats ahead of T20I series

Cricket India vs Afghanistan: Head to head, individual records and other key stats ahead of T20I series Ahead of the three match T20I series between India and Afghanistan that gets underway on Thursday, we take a look at some key statistics pertaining to the rivalry. FirstCricket Staff January 10, 2024 15:10:51 IST India have won four out of the five T20Is that they have played against Afghanistan, with one match, the Asian Games final in Hangzhou, ending in a no result due to rain.

Reuters The 2024 T20 World Cup, to be hosted in West Indies and the United States of America, is drawing closer than ever. The tournament starts from 1 June, with the final in Barbados on 29 June, and it will be perfect opportunity for Team India to end their ICC trophy drought. India’s last ICC trophy came in 2013, when the MS Dhoni led outfit beat England to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy.

In November last year, the Men in Blue under Rohit Sharma had the chance to end that drought when they reached the ODI World Cup final, where they lost to Australia. India’s most recent T20I assignment was a three match series against South Africa in the Rainbow Nation in December, where the two teams shared spoils 1 1 after the first T20I in Durban was abandoned due to rain.

Also read: Ex India selector explains why Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been recalled to T20I squad Related Articles Rashid Khan ruled out of India vs Afghanistan T20I series, visitors hope backups will step up India vs Afghanistan: Rohit, Kohli's return and other key takeaways from Men in Blue's T20I squad announcement And although the T20 World Cup is still five months away, their upcoming three match series against Afghanistan will provide the final opportunity for the Men in Blue to perform as a unit and get the combinations right ahead of the tournament, with a five Test series against England and the Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled after this.

IND vs AFG: Rohit, Kohli’s return and other key takeaways from Men in Blue’s T20I squad announcement We now take a look at some key numbers from past India Afghanistan T20Is, including the head to head: India vs Afghanistan head to head in T20Is Both India and Afghanistan have met five times in T20Is since their first meeting at the 2010 World T20 in West Indies.

India emerged victorious by seven wickets in that match, with Ashish Nehra starring with figures of 3/19 and Murali Vijay top scoring with 48 runs. Since then, India have gone onto win three more matches against the Afghans, with the Asian Games final between the two sides in Hangzhou last year ending without a result, although India went onto win gold due to their superior ranking.

Matches: 5 India won: 4 Afghanistan won: 0 No result/Draw/Tie: 1 India vs Afghanistan T20I results 1 May, 2010: India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets 19 September, 2012: India beat Afghanistan by 23 runs 3 November, 2021: India beat Afghanistan by 66 runs 8 September, 2022: India beat Afghanistan by 101 runs 7 October, 2023: Match abandoned due to rain Key stats and records Highest total: 212/2 by India in 2022 Highest successful run chase: 116/3 by India in 2010 Lowest total: 115/8 by Afghanistan in 2010 Highest individual score: Virat Kohli (India) – 122* off 61 balls Highest partnership: 140 runs between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma Best bowling in an innings: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/4) Most runs: Virat Kohli (India) 172 runs Most wickets: R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) – 5 wickets each Most catches (Fielder): Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) – 3 catches Most catches (Wicketkeeper): MS Dhoni (India) – 5 catches Join our Whatsapp channel to get the latest global news updates Published on: January 10, 2024 15:09:19 IST Tags: Cricket India Vs Afghanistan.