India Vs Afghanistan LIVE Score 3rd T20I 2026: Abhishek Sharma’s Fastest Hundred Destroys Afghan Attack |IND 132/0 (8.3)

Abhishek Sharma brings up his third T20I hundred in style, marking the fastest century by any batter from a Test-playing nation. Moving to 99 with a massive pull shot for six off Abdullah Ahmadzai, Abhishek completes his landmark with a quiet push down the ground for a single. He celebrates the milestone by taking off his helmet, sitting on the ground, and striking a meditation yoga pose.

Rashid Khan is introduced for the final over of the powerplay, conceding 15 runs. After Sanju Samson takes a single off the second ball, Abhishek Sharma takes charge against the star spinner. He dances down the track to slam consecutive boundaries through deep extra cover and clear the inner circle on the off side. Abhishek caps off the over and the powerplay by launching a massive six to sweeper cover, bringing up a staggering 100-0 for India, the highest powerplay score for the team in T20Is.

Highest individual scores in Overs 1-6 in Men’s T20Is.
76*(22) - Abhishek Sharma (IND) vs AFG, Delhi, 2026
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73*(22) - Travis Head (AUS) vs SCOT, Edinburgh, 2024
68*(21) - Wintley Burton (SER) vs BUL, Sofia, 2022
68*(28) - George Munsey (SCOT) vs Austria, Edinburgh, 2023

Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack for the fifth over and gets hammered for a staggering 29 runs. Sanju Samson welcomes him with back-to-back sixes, thumping the first over his head and launching the second over long-on. With a single off the third ball, Sanju reaches a major milestone of 9,000 runs in T20 cricket, though he gets a reprieve as captain Zadran drops a tough chance at mid-off. Abhishek Sharma then takes charge, blasting his third six of the over over long-on to bring up a sensational fifty in style. He follows it up with a square cut for four and caps off the explosive over by smashing another six straight down the ground.

Sanju Samson joins the party as Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes into the attack for the fourth over. After playing a couple of dot balls, Sanju clears his front leg to a nicely tossed-up delivery and smokes it straight down the ground for his first six. He follows it up with a single down to long-on, pushing India past the 50-run mark. Abhishek Sharma then caps off the over by slicing width from Mujeeb over cover-point for a boundary, racing to 46 off just 15 balls as India reach 56 without loss after 4 overs.

A big over for India as Abhishek Sharma keeps the momentum going. After taking the strike on the second ball of the third over, Abhishek launched Fazalhaq Farooqi for two consecutive sixes followed by two boundaries, collecting a massive 23 runs from the over.

Azmatullah Omarzai takes the second over for Afghanistan, and Sanju Samson gets a single, cut to deep point. Abhishek Sharma then decides to shift gears, swiveling across to a delivery on his legs and dispatching it over deep square leg for a massive six.

After a short ball angling away induces a swing and a miss, Abhishek follows up by driving Omarzai cleanly down to long-on for a boundary. Abhishek charged down the road on the last ball and hit it for a six.

Fazalhaq Farooqi opens the bowling for Afghanistan, with Sanju Sharma and Abhishek Sharma taking the crease for India. Fazalhaq immediately finds his rhythm, landing his very first delivery right on a good length as it jags back sharply into Sanju, who is on strike. Sanju gets India off the mark with a single off the second ball. Abhishek successfully blocks his first delivery before crashing Fazalhaq away for a boundary on the fifth ball of the over.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Ibrahim Zadran(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Noor ul Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai.

India Playing XI: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah

Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field.

Afghanistan's primary struggle stems from a fragile top order that frequently collapses or consumes too many dot balls during the Powerplay, forcing the team into a constant catch-up game. A more proactive approach—such as spreading experienced players like Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, and Rashid Khan higher up rather than stacking them outside the top five—could help prevent early stalls, while their bowling attack remains overly reliant on a one-dimensional spin strategy that in-form Indian batters have easily neutralized. With the series already sealed, Thursday offers India a chance to rotate their bench and test alternative combinations or extra seamers ahead of upcoming fixtures, allowing fringe players valuable game time in low-pressure conditions.

India have dominated the T20I series in Delhi, sealing an unassailable 2-0 lead after two comprehensive victories within three days. While Afghanistan showed flashes of brilliance—such as Azmatullah Omarzai’s resilient 64 in the opener and late fireworks from Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan in the second match—their totals proved insufficient against a clinical Indian side. India's clinical chases were powered by explosive batting performances from Abhishek Sharma and a blistering 22-ball 57 by Sanju Samson, while a well-rounded bowling attack featuring Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Nitish Kumar Reddy effectively stifled the Afghan lineup.

The India vs Afghanistan T20I series will be live-streamed digitally on the FanCode app and website in India, while the live television telecast will be available on the Sony Sports Network, specifically on Sony Sports Ten 5 (in English) as well as Sony Sports Ten 3 and Sony Sports Ten 4 (for regional language feeds), alongside free-to-air coverage on DD Sports.

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