In the first ODI match played in Dharamshala, Afghanistan’s opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a century in just 48 balls. Gurbaz was washing away all the Indian bowlers with ease. Even though India won the match, Gurbaz broke many big records with his explosive batting. Gurbaz played an inning of 102 runs with the help of 8 fours and 8 sixes. Gurbaz has given the credit for this brilliant innings to Team India coach Gautam Gambhir.

Gurbaz said that the conversation he had with India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir after the Test match in New Chandigarh helped him in improving his shot selection. After the century, Gurbaz told the broadcasters, “After the Test match against India, I had a very good conversation with Gautam Gambhir sir. That discussion really helped me. I worked on those suggestions in the nets and I am very grateful for that guidance. When the Test match was over, I told him that I want to improve my shot selection. He gave some good suggestions and I was able to implement them today. I just tried to play positive and it worked for me.”

Talking about his strategy, Gurbaz said, “I am grateful for this performance. I think the strategy was very simple and easy, just play positive cricket. We knew it was a 25-over game, but I also know my game. I just believed in myself and played for the team. It felt good to contribute.”

The first ODI between India and Afghanistan was played for 25 overs each due to rain. Afghanistan scored 194 runs after playing first. In response, Team India won the match by seven wickets in the 23rd over.

Shubman Gill created history, became the fastest to score 3,000 runs in ODI cricket; This giant left behind

India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill made a big record in his name in the first match played against Afghanistan in Dharamshala. In this rain-affected 25-over match, Shubman Gill played a match-winning inning of unbeaten 84 runs in 66 balls. As a result of this strong innings, Shubman Gill has become the fastest Indian to score 3,000 runs in ODI cricket. He left Shikhar Dhawan behind and made this record in his name.

Shubman Gill has become the fastest batsman for India to complete 3 thousand runs in ODI cricket. He achieved this feat in the 61st innings. Gill left former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan behind in this matter. Dhawan had achieved this milestone in the 72nd innings.

Talking about world cricket, Shubman Gill is at second place in terms of scoring the fastest 3,000 runs in ODI. He touched the figure of three thousand runs in the 61st innings. Whereas former South African batsman Hashim Amla is at number one in this record list. Amla had completed 3 thousand runs in the 57th innings of ODI.

Captain Shubman Gill played match winning innings for India

The first ODI between India and Afghanistan was played for 25 overs each due to rain. Afghanistan scored 194 runs after playing first. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave a steady start to the Indian team chasing the target of 195 runs. Rohit was run out after scoring 16 runs. After this, captain Shubman Gill along with Ishan Kishan made an important partnership of 70 runs in just 43 balls for the second wicket.

Ishaan was out after scoring 34 runs in 22 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. However, Gill stood firm at one end and returned after leading the team to victory. He scored unbeaten 84 runs with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes in his innings of 66 balls. Whereas, KL Rahul remained unbeaten after scoring 39 runs in 19 balls.

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Good news has come out from Dharamshala. After a long wait, finally the update regarding the start of the match has come out. The first ODI match between India and Afghanistan will now be played for 25 overs each. The rules of the match have completely changed. The toss of this match will take place at 5:15 pm, while the match will start at 5:45 pm. At present the players of both the teams have come out of the dressing room.

Players of India and Afghanistan are getting ready for warm-up. This will be a 25-25 over match. Now 5 bowlers can bowl 5-5 overs in this match. That means a bowler will be able to bowl a maximum of five overs. Powerplay for batting will be of 5 overs.

This match between India and Afghanistan was to start at 1.30 pm, but due to continuous rain in Dharamshala, the toss of this match could not be done till now. Now this ODI match will be played of 25-25 overs. The toss of this match will take place at 5:15 pm, and then the match will start after half an hour i.e. at 5:45 pm. There will be a powerplay of five overs. A bowler will be able to bowl a maximum of five overs.

At present both the captains are fully ready for the toss. On the other hand, the groundsmen are busy drying the field. The good thing is that this ground of Dharamshala dries up quickly. In such a situation, playing conditions will be there in the next 30 minutes.

Indian team for ODI series: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav

Afghanistan team for ODI series: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmed Malik, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.

Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a historic inning of 102 runs in the first ODI against India, he scored a century in 48 balls. He has become the fastest batsman to score the fastest century in One Day International for Afghanistan and has joined the giants in the overall list.

Afghanistan had to bat first after losing the toss in the first ODI being played in Dharamshala. Afghanistan had a bad start, with the first wicket falling in the form of Ibrahim Zadran (1) in the very second over. This was the first international wicket of Gurnoor Brar, who is playing his debut match. After this Sediqullah Atal returned to the pavilion on zero. Rahmat Shah Zurmate (3), who came at number four, was also out cheaply, after 3 wickets fell at 26, Rahmanullah Gurbaz took charge of the innings and played a brilliant innings.

Fastest ODI century for Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz completed his century in 48 balls, becoming the fastest batsman to score a century in ODI for Afghanistan. He has come at 14th place in the overall list. At number one in this list is AB de Villiers, who scored a century in 31 balls in 2015.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz along with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi made a partnership of 116 runs for the fourth wicket and when he was out, Afghanistan was in a good position. When Gurbaz was out, the visiting team’s score was 142/4 in 15.3 overs.

Afghanistan scored 194 runs

Batting first, Afghanistan’s innings was reduced to 194 runs. After Gurbaz was out, Afghanistan scored only 52 runs in 56 balls, whereas when Gurbaz was playing, it seemed that Afghanistan would reach 230-240. Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, playing their debut match for India, took 3 wickets each.

In the first ODI being played in Dharamshala, Afghanistan’s innings was limited to 194 runs, but when Rahmanullah Gurbaz was standing at the crease, it seemed that the score could go up to 230-240. He scored a century in 48 balls, that too when Afghanistan had a bad start and 3 wickets had fallen at 26. However, after the dismissal of Gurbaz, the Indian bowlers made a good comeback and bundled out the visiting team for 194. Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar, playing the debut match, took 3 wickets each.

Due to rain the match started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes. Shubman Gill chose bowling after winning the toss. Afghanistan had a bad start, Gurnoor Brar, playing the debut match, dismissed Ibrahim Zadran (1) in his first and second overs of the innings. Sediqullah Atal (0), who came at number three, was given out LBW by Arshdeep Singh. Rahmat Shah Zurmate (3), who came at number four, was also sent to the pavilion cheaply by Arshdeep. Afghanistan’s 3 wickets had fallen at the score of 26.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s record century

Wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant inning of 102 runs and created history, becoming the fastest batsman to score the fastest ODI century for Afghanistan. He completed his century in 48 balls. In ODI International, he has come at number 14 in terms of century in the fewest number of balls. His innings was ended by Nitish Kumar Reddy, who bowled Gurbaz on the third ball of the 16th over.

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Gurbaz scored 102 runs in 51 balls with the help of 8 sixes and 8 fours. After his dismissal, no other batsman except Azmatullah Omarzai played an important inning of 26 runs in 16 balls, taking Afghanistan to the score of 194. Rashid Khan (9), Mohammad Nabi (9) could not do anything special.

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Brar and Dubey took 3-3 wickets

Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar took 3-3 wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh took 2-2 wickets. Brar took the first wicket in his very first over, after which he took 2 wickets in the 25th over.

In the first ODI played in Dharamshala, India defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Due to rain, this match started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes, which was decided for 25-25 overs. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. After 3 wickets fell at 26, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an important role in taking Afghanistan’s score to 194 by playing a brilliant century. While chasing the target, Gill scored unbeaten 84 runs, KL Rahul played a quick inning of 39 runs in 19 balls and gave India the victory with 13 balls remaining. The winning run also came from Rahul’s bat.

Chasing 195, a good start was needed from the Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made a steady start. Both were in good rhythm, but due to lack of coordination, Rohit was run out. He scored 16 runs. After the first wicket fell at 46, Captain Gill made a partnership of 70 runs with Ishaan Kishan, Ishaan was bowled by Rashid Khan on the score of 34.

Shubman Gill played match winning innings

Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who came at number four, was a flop, he was dismissed by Ziaur Rahman in the 18th over. Iyer scored 12 runs, after which KL Rahul played an important inning of 39 runs at a strike rate of more than 205. In this innings played in 19 balls, Rahul hit 3 sixes and 4 fours.

Shubman Gill scored unbeaten 84 runs in 66 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 11 fours. India won by 7 wickets with 13 balls remaining and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series.

Sublime ball-striking

Easy on the eye shots from Captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul en route to a fine victory

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Afghanistan reached 194 with Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s century.

Batting first, the entire Afghanistan team was all out for 194 runs in 24.5 overs. The visiting team had a bad start, Ibrahim Zadran was out after scoring 1 run in the very second over. He was made his victim by Gurnoor Brar, who was playing his debut match. After this, Arshdeep Singh sent Sediqullah Atal (3) and Rahmat Shah (3) to the pavilion cheaply.

Rehmanullah Gurbaz, who came to open after 3 wickets fell for 26 runs, along with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi made a partnership of 116 runs for the fourth wicket. Gurbaz scored 102 runs in 51 balls, in which he hit 8 sixes and as many fours. He became the fastest batsman to score a century in ODI for Afghanistan, he completed his century in 48 balls.

After Gurbaz’s dismissal, the Indian bowlers made a brilliant comeback and bundled out Afghanistan for 194 runs. Gurbaz was bowled by Nitish Kumar Reddy with a brilliant ball. After this, Harsh Dubey, playing his debut match, took 3 wickets. Gurnoor Brar took 2 wickets in the last over and thus he also took 3 wickets in his first international match.

Afghanistan’s opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz created history in the first ODI played against India in Dharamshala. Gurbaz scored a century in just 48 balls in this rain-affected 25-over match. With this he destroyed many records. This was Gurbaz’s 9th century in ODI cricket.

Fastest century in ODI for Afghanistan

Gurbaz played an innings of 102 runs in 51 balls. During this period, 8 fours and 8 sixes came from his bat. With this, Gurbaz has become the batsman to score the fastest century in ODI for Afghanistan. Gurbaz broke the records of Mohammad Shehzad (vs Scotland, 2010) and Karim Sadiq (vs Netherlands, 2012), who scored centuries in 72 balls each. Whereas Navroz Mangal (vs Scotland, 2013) and Mohammad Shahzad (vs Ireland, 2019) are jointly at third position in this list.

Second fastest century against India

This is the second fastest century by any team against India in the history of ODI cricket. In this list, former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi is at number-1, who scored a century in just 45 balls against India in the year 2005. At the same time, James Faulkner of Australia (year 2013), AB de Villiers of South Africa (year 2015) and Michael Bracewell of New Zealand (year 2023) are jointly at third place in the list with 57-57 balls.

Most ODI centuries for Afghanistan

Gurbaz is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in ODIs for Afghanistan. After him, Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Shahzad are at second place in this list, who have played 6-6 century innings.

Second fastest half century for Afghanistan

During this match, Gurbaz completed his half-century in 25 balls, which was the second fastest fifty by an Afghanistan batsman in the ODI format. Mohammad Nabi tops this list, who completed his ODI half-century in 24 balls against Sri Lanka in the year 2023.

Gurbaz’s century did not work, Afghanistan lost in the first ODI

However, this century of Rahmanullah Gurbaz could not bring victory to Afghanistan. India won the rain-affected first ODI by 7 wickets. In this match played in Dharamshala, Afghanistan had scored 194 runs after playing first. In reply, Team India achieved the first target in 13 balls. For India, captain Shubhman Gill returned unbeaten on 84 runs in 66 balls and KL Rahul returned unbeaten on 39 runs in 19 balls. Rohit Sharma was run out after scoring 16 runs. Whereas Ishan Kishan played an inning of 34 runs in 22 balls. Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey took three wickets each in the debut match. Let us tell you that due to rain this match was played of 25-25 overs.

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Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey are playing their debut international match in Dharamshala. Both were selected in the national team for the first time during Afghanistan’s tour of India and they got a chance in the playing 11 in the very first match of the ODI series. Gurnoor has made a dream debut by taking a wicket in his very first over, he is also the third tallest bowler to play international cricket for India.

Let us tell you that for the first time Team India is playing an ODI series with Afghanistan. The first match in Dharamshala was to start at 1:30 pm, the toss time was at 1 pm but due to continuous rain it got delayed. The toss took place at 5:15, after winning which Shubman Gill chose to bowl first. In this match each team has 25-25 wickets. Know everything about debutants Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey.

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Congratulations to Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar on receiving their ODI debut caps from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill respectively

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Harsh Dubey is a bowling all-rounder

Harsh Dubey was born on July 23, 2002 in Pune city of Maharashtra. 23-year-old bowling all-rounder Harsh plays for Vidarbha team in domestic. He is a left-handed batsman who also bowls with his left hand.

Harsh played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026, taking 8 wickets in 8 matches. He made his debut in IPL last year while playing for SRH, he took 5 wickets in 3 matches played last year.

Talking about Harsh’s List ‘A’ record, he has taken 31 wickets in 30 matches and scored 296 runs. Talking about T20, he has taken 34 wickets in 38 matches. He also bats well.

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Gurnoor Brar is 6 feet 5 inches tall

Gurnoor Brar was given the debut cap by captain Shubman Gill, 26 year old Brar also comes from Punjab. He was born on 25 May 2000 in Muktsar. He is a fast bowler who also gets the advantage of his height. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall, he is taller than Ishant Sharma.

Gurnoor played his only match in IPL in 2023. In that match he played for Punjab Kings, he bowled 3 overs, although he could not take any wicket. In the last edition (IPL 2026), he was included in Gujarat Titans, which team reached the final. However, he remained on the bench the entire season. But his debut in International has been excellent. He dismissed Ibrahim Zadran in his very first over.

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Gurnoor Brar has taken 12 wickets in 9 List A matches, in which his best spell has been 4/57. He has 10 wickets in his name in 9 matches played in T20.

The first ODI match between India and Afghanistan will be played in Dharamshala today. For the first time after the 2023 ODI World Cup, an ODI match will be played between India and Afghanistan. On one hand, Rohit Sharma is going to become the oldest player to represent Team India in ODI cricket, on the other hand, fans are also waiting for the return of Virat Kohli. So know here whether Virat will play against Afghanistan today or not.

Will Virat Kohli play today or not?

Virat Kohli will not play in the ODI match against Afghanistan today. Actually, due to hamstring injury, Virat is out of the entire series. Virat is currently in such tremendous form that he has scored three centuries and three fifties in the last 7 ODI innings. In these 7 innings, Virat has scored 616 runs at an incredible average of 123.2. According to some media reports, Virat can return to Team India on the England tour in July, where the Indian team has to play a series of 3 ODI matches.

Yashasvi Jaiswal took place

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been included in the Indian squad as a replacement for Virat Kohli for the Afghanistan ODI series. However, whether he will get a chance to play at number 3 or not depends on the team management. Jaiswal was last seen playing an ODI match against South Africa in December 2025. Till now Jaiswal has scored 171 runs including one century in 4 ODI matches.

Indian squad for Afghanistan series: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav

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The Indian team will face Afghanistan in the first ODI match today. This match will be played in Dharamshala, which will start at 1 pm Indian time. In this match, all eyes will be on Rohit Sharma, but fans will not be able to see Virat Kohli from far and wide. Because Virat is out of the entire series due to hamstring injury.

Virat bats at number 3 and has scored runs at an excellent average of 123.2 in the last 7 matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal was included in the ODI squad in his place in the ODI series, but will Jaiswal get a chance to bat at the third position? Know here with which playing eleven Team India can take the field today and who can play in place of Virat.

Who will replace Virat Kohli?

The opening spot of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill is confirmed. KL Rahul has already batted in the top order, but in the absence of Hardik Pandya, Team India will need an experienced batsman in the middle order, so Rahul can continue batting at number 5. Whereas Shreyas Iyer has been handling the fourth batting order. Before the first ODI match, Indian team’s bowling coach Morne Morkel had said that there is a race for number-3 between Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul.

In such a situation, only Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal are left in the squad to replace Virat Kohli, who bat in the top order. In today’s match, Ishan Kishan may get a chance at number 3 instead of Jaiswal. Since Jaiswal mostly opens, Kishan has taken the responsibility of number-3 in the T20 team. Therefore, it is possible that Kishan may get a chance to bat at number three in place of Kohli.

India’s probable playing eleven for the first ODI: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

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