Format: T20I
India vs Afghanistan
Starts: 17 Sep 2026 · 19:00 IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
BCCI / ACB series confirmation, Aug 2026
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T20I · 17 Sep 2026 · 19:00 IST
Last Kotla night. The square is older than Sunday.
Third night on the same Delhi square. Wear, dew, then the coin. Names wait.
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Order of work
- Venue: Kotla, third night, worn square
- Toss: chase weight vs bowl-first
- Roles, not surnames, until both XIs
- C / VC after the coin
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C lean — after toss After toss: likely the opener who faces the new ball if they chase; a new-ball seamer if they bowl.
VC lean — after toss The other innings. Do not stack C and VC on the same six overs.
Thursday 17 September closes the three-match T20I set at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 7:00 pm IST. Same ground as the 13th and the 15th — Afghanistan hosting India in Delhi.
A third T20 on one square is a different animal: a worn two-paced middle, shorter new-ball movement, and September dew that still arrives under lights. Do not freeze Sunday’s template.
Toss still decides the shape. If they bowl first on a used strip, keep the spinner who will drag the middle. If they chase, wickets in the bank beat a five-batter card written at tea.
Captain (2×) last. On a chase, the opener who sees the new ball; vice-captain (1.5×) the bowler for middle-to-death — or the reverse. A dead square can make the spinner the 2×.
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