India's Three-Match T20I Series Against Afghanistan Begins Tomorrow in Delhi

India's three-match T20I series against Afghanistan gets under way tomorrow, September 13, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, with the remaining two matches following on September 15 and 17 at the same venue.

Shreyas Iyer leads the side with Tilak Varma as his deputy, in a squad that includes Jasprit Bumrah's return from injury, subject to fitness, alongside Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma at the top of the order. The series arrives at a busy time for India, coming just days before the squad shifts focus to defending their men's cricket gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, under head coach VVS Laxman.

Afghanistan, led by Ibrahim Zadran, bring a dangerous spin-heavy attack featuring Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad, and will look to cause an upset against a full-strength Indian side fresh off a dominant run at the Women's Asia Cup. The series offers both sides a final tune-up opportunity before the Asian Games, with several fringe India players looking to cement their T20I credentials ahead of the tournament.