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AFG vs IND: Approaching Milestones and Records Ahead of 1st T20I, Afghanistan vs India series 2026

AFG vs IND 1st T20I,Approaching Milestones and Records :The much-awaited T20I series between Afghanistan and India is all set to kick off on Sunday, September 13, in Delhi. The Indian Cricket Team led by Shreyas Iyer will square off with the Afghanistan Cricket Team under Ibrahim Zadran. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, starting at 7 PM IST. Shreyas has a chance to add a home series win under his belt as he is coming off a series win in Zimbabwe, after two poor outings in Ireland and England. Jasprit Bumrah is back, which will boost the Indian pace unit. All-rounders Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy are also back after injuries. India are looking very good with their combination. It will be interesting to see who will open for India among Abhishek, Suryavanshi, and Samson. Ibrahim Zadran will lead Afghanistan. He has been appointed as the new captain, replacing Rashid Khan. Afghanistan have not beaten India at the international level. Can they end this draught on Sunday? Here, we will talk about big records and milestones which are lined up and can be achieved in the AFG vs IND 1st T20I at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. AFG vs IND: Approaching Test Records and Cricket Milestones Ahead of the AFG vs IND 1st T20I at Arun Jaitley Stadium 68 - Sanju Samson has 1432 runs in T20Is, and he is just 68 runs away from completing 1500 T20I runs. 85 - Captain Shreyas Iyer needs 85 more runs to reach 1500 T20I runs in his career. 52 - Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi needs 52 more runs to become the first Afghan batter with 2500 T20I runs. 5 - Captain Ibrahim Zadran needs five more sixes to complete 50 T20I sixes. His teammate Gulbadin Naib needs one more six to reach this feat. 7 - Rashid Khan is approaching a big milestone in this series. He is just seven wickets away from becoming the first bowler with 200 T20I wickets. 1 - Nabi needs one more six to surpass the tally of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli (124 each) on the list of most T20I sixes. 5 - Abhishek Sharma needs five more runs to complete 6000 runs in T20 cricket. 11 - Zadran needs 11 more runs to complete 4000 T20I runs. 14 - Ishan Kishan needs 14 runs to become the only second player after Harry Brook with 1000 international runs in 2026. One more six will help him become the second batter with 50 sixes in this calendar year. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories