India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Tue, 15 Sep 2026
7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT

Pitch Report according to previous Records:

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is typically slow, dry, and low-bouncing, which tends to favor spinners and batsmen once they get settled. The black-soil surface can be quite flat and friendly for batting in modern T20 games

Official Live Pitch Report:

Murali Kartik, Sanjay Manjrekar: Most important thing is winning the toss, and that is exactly what India have done, two in two. So for them, and once again they have decided to chase here, and I think that's the right call. When you think of Delhi, when you think of Arun Jaitley Stadium, any time you win the toss, you insert the opposition. The par score on this surface, which is surface number four, we've come a couple of strips from the other night, is 180. And if you're batting first, then you need to get 205, and Afghanistan will be thinking, can we get to a score which can challenge India? I just want to point out these areas compared to the other strip: a bit of dampness, a bit of dryness. What would you put this down to? Because just before the game, the players come and test the surface. This looks a bit dry to me. There are a few lines, possibly the roller lines. Will it have an effect? And what do you make of whatever's happened so far? What you pointed out is pretty pertinent, because when you see that, you can see the spikes have just gone in, suggesting a bit of dampness. Now when this was done, we have no idea, and how much dampness is there, how deep it is, and whether it's just on the surface. My impressions is watching it and just sort of walking around it, it seems very similar to the surface that we had in the last game. I just feel it's a little bit more dry compared to the other surface the other night, and I get this feeling only by running my hand through the pitch. You just get that dryness which you feel. Again, look, it's a pretty good surface. Small boundaries to my right, because we've moved a couple of strips here, and I think India have done well. India will be very happy having won the toss, and for Afghanistan, lessons learned from the previous game. Do they get to a competitive total tonight?

Arun Jaitley Stadium T20I Matches Records:

Last 5 T20I matches 1st inn avg score: 159

Last 5 T20I matches 2nd inn avg score: 141

Last 5 T20I matches win records: bowl first 4 - 1 bat first

IND vs AFG Head to Head in last 6 T20Is:

India 6 - 0 Afghanistan