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.

Rohit Sharma has now officially become the oldest player to play in ODI for the Indian cricket team. He has broken the 37 year old record of Mohinder Amarnath. Rohit is part of the playing 11 in the first ODI between India vs Afghanistan being played in Dharamshala, today he is 39 years 44 days old.

The first ODI being played in Dharamshala started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes from the scheduled time. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. As soon as Rohit Sharma stepped on the ground, he broke the record of Mohinder Amarnath which he had held for 37 years. Till today, he was the oldest player to play ODI for India. When he played his last match on October 30, 1989, he was 39 years 36 days old.

Rohit Sharma is playing in the first ODI against Afghanistan today, currently his age is 39 years 44 days. Now Rohit has become the oldest player to play One Day International for India. Overall, this record is in the name of Nolan Clarke of Netherlands, who played ODI at the age of 47 years 257 days.

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India’s playing 11 in the first ODI

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 13, 2026

2 players made their debut

Two players also made their debut in the first ODI against Afghanistan. Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar are playing their first match in Dharamshala. Due to rain, this match started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes, which has been decided for 25-25 overs.

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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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 13, 2026

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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The three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan will start from June 13 (Saturday). The first match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Before the ODI series, the only Test was played between the two teams. Now the threat of rain is looming over the opener of the ODI series.

Actually, some scary pictures of dark clouds emerged from Dharamshala. So let us know how the weather in Dharamshala could be during the match.

Weather patterns in the first ODI between India and Afghanistan

According to Accuweather, there is a 90 percent chance of rain in Dharamshala on June 13. According to Indian time, the match will start at 1:30 pm and there is a 79% chance of rain in the afternoon. During this time, winds can blow at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour. The sky may remain cloudy up to 64 percent.

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It’s currently raining in Dhamarsala where Afghanistan will play vs India in the first odi tomorrow. The forecast isn’t looking great for tomorrow either. pic.twitter.com/Yn2OvJC24t

— Sports Production (@SportsProd88208) June 12, 2026

According to the forecast, the chances of a contest seem to be very less. If the match is not canceled due to rain, then there may be a reduction in overs. Now it will be interesting to see how the experience of the match is for the fans.

Dharamshala pitch report

Fast bowlers get a lot of help on this ground. If there is rainy weather and the sky remains cloudy, then it will be icing on the cake for the fast bowlers. Let us tell you that the last ODI match in the 2023 ODI World Cup was played on this ground. Now after about 3 years, ODI cricket will return to the field.

India’s squad for ODI series

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

Afghanistan’s squad for ODI series

Rehmanullah 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.

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