Afghanistan vs India – 3rd T20 Match | 17 September 2026

 September 16, 2026 By [Selvarani M] 

Afghanistan vs India – 3rd T20 Match

The third and final T20 match between Afghanistan and India is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 17 September 2026. In this three-match series, India already holds a 2-0 lead, having won the second T20 match by seven wickets.

Match Venue and Timing Details Information

Match : Afghanistan vs India – 3rd T20

Date : Thursday, 17 September 2026

Venue : Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Match Start Time : 7:00 PM (IST) | Toss  Around 6:30 PM (IST)

All three matches of this series are being held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Indian Team Details:

According to the announcement made by the BCCI, the Indian squad includes:

Ø  Shreyas Iyer (Captain)

Ø  Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain)

Ø  Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper)

Ø  Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper)

Ø  Abhishek Sharma

Ø  Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Ø  Shivam Dube

Ø  Nitish Kumar Reddy

Ø  Axar Patel

Ø  Washington Sundar

Ø  Varun Chakravarthy

Ø  Ravi Bishnoi

Ø  Jasprit Bumrah

Ø  Arshdeep Singh

Ø  Yash Thakur

Yash Thakur has been included in the squad, replacing Harshit Rana. 

Afghanistan Squad Details

v  Ibrahim Zadran (Captain)

v  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket-keeper)

v  Noor-ul-Rahman (Wicket-keeper)

v  Sediqullah Atal

v  Darwish Rasooli

v  Gulbadin Naib

v  Azmatullah Omarzai

v  Mohammad Nabi

v  Rashid Khan

v  Nangeyalia Kharote

v  Noor Ahmad

v  Mujeeb Ur Rahman

v  Fazalhaq Farooqi

v  Naveen-ul-Haq

v  Abdullah Ahmadzai

India: Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, and Axar Patel.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. India will aim for a clean sweep (3-0 series win), while Afghanistan will target a victory to conclude the series. In the second T20 match, Sanju Samson scored 57 runs off 22 balls and Nitish Kumar Reddy took 3 wickets for 24 runs, leading India to a seven-wicket victory.

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