OUT! Prince Yadav dismisses Rahmat Shah! India register a series-clincing 170-run win over Afghanistan. Shubman Gill shines with the bat (154 off 110), while also winning his first series as ODI captain.

IND 402 (49.5)
AFG 232 (44.3)

Darwish Rasooli, who earlier retired hurt due to injury, is not expected to come out to bat again. This means India need only one more wicket to wrap up this game.

AFG 227-8 (43)

OUT! Gurnoor Brar takes his third wicket. This is a beautiful swinging yorker that rattles the stumps of Mohammad Saleem Safi. There was reverse swing on the ball and it comfortably beat the batter's defence.

Saleem Safi b Gurnoor Brar 9(19) [4s-2]

AFG 220-8 (40)

Ishan Kishan injures himself while trying to take a catch at mid-wicket. He backpedals and jumps in an attempt to grab the ball. While it falls well away from him, Kishan hurts his left shoulder while landing on his elbow. The physio takes a look at it, and Kishan now goes off the field.

AFG 209-7 (38.3)

Afghanistan need 196 runs in 72 balls. The asking rate has gone over 16. However, there has been no intent from the side so far. Expect them to lose this game by a big margin.

AFG 207-7 (38)

Rahmat Shah plays a glorious drive on the off side for four. With this boundary, Afghanistan cross the 200-run mark. They need 202 more in 82 balls. The asking rate is close to 15.

AFG 202-7 (36.3)

OUT! Allah Ghazanfar departs! This is the third wicket for Arshdeep Singh. Ghazanfar finds the man at mid-off while trying to go over the infield. Arshdeep is also on a hat-trick now.

Allah Ghazanfar c Shreyas Iyer b Arshdeep Singh 1(2)

AFG 190-7 (34.1)

OUT! Second wicket for Arshdeep Singh! It comes as a result of good field placement and equally good execution. He bangs it short, cramping Rashid Khan for room. The batter plays an upper cut into the hands of third man.

Rashid Khan c Rohit Sharma b Arshdeep Singh 12(12) [4s-2]

AFG 188-6 (33)

A single to long-off and Rahmat Shah races to his half-century with it. He gets there in 52 balls. This knock, however, might fail to help Afghanistan's cause as the asking rate has gone over 12. 

AFG 185-5 (32)

OUT! Prince Yadav finally gets his maiden international wicket! He bowls a stunning delivery to reach the landmark. Coming round the wicket, Prince bowls it on a good length. The ball straightens and rattles the off stump of Nangeyalia Kharoti.

Nangeyalia Kharoti b Prince Yadav 6(11)

AFG 170-5 (30.1)

Afghanistan need 233 runs in the remaining 120 balls. The asking rate is 11.65 for the side. They need to accelerate now.

AFG 170-4 (30)

Prince Yadav bowls two fuller deliveries and gets smashed for consecutive fours. Rahmat Shah drives both balls down the ground for boundaries. Superb timing on both occasions!

AFG 163-4 (28.4)

A tough chance at fine leg and Kuldeep Yadav drops it. Gurnoor Brar nearly has his third one as he manages to produce a top edge from Rahmat Shah on the pull shot. Kuldeep runs to his right and puts in a dive but fails to take the catch as the ball bursts through his hands and runs away to the fecen for a four.

AFG 150-4 (27)

OUT! Gurnoor Brar strikes! The pacer makes a brilliant comeback after being hit for a four. He bowls it on hard length and Shahidi ends up getting an under edge onto the stumps. Afghanistan are four down.

Hashmatullah Shahidi b Gurnoor Brar 4(2) [4s-1]

AFG 140-4 (24.5)

Darwish Rasooli seems to have pulled up a hamstring while trying to play a shot. He is struggling with the injury. The ODI debutant is now going out of the ground as retired hurt. Hashmatullah Shahidi comes in to bat.

AFG 136-3 (24.3)

OUT! Washington Sundar gets Sediqullah Atal! It is a flat delivery that beats the defence of the batter and hits him on the pad. Umpire raises his finger on the LBW appeal and even a review fails to save Sediqullah as the ball would have clipped the leg stump.

Sediqullah Atal lbw b Washington Sundar 42(50) [4s-5 6s-1]

AFG 128-3 (23.1)

This is a good pull shot from Rahmat Shah for a four! Gurnoor Brar bangs it short and the Afghanistan batter pulls it to the left of fine leg for the boundary. It is a 142.7 kmph delivery and Rahmat uses the pace to guide it to the fence.

AFG 120-2 (22.1)

Six comes off this over from Washington Sundar. Afghanistan need 298 runs from this point in the remaining 180 balls. The asking rate is almost 10 for them now.

AFG 105-2 (20)

Spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar have bowled tightly so far. While Kuldeep has conceded 21 runs in five overs, Sundar has given away just six in two overs.

AFG 99-2 (19)

Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah aim to steady the ship for Afghanistan, but the asking rate is increasing rapidly. It's around 9.5 now. Someone between the two needs to accelerate a bit.

AFG 90-2 (17)

OUT! Prince Yadav takes a wonderful catch! Arshdeep Singh bowls a short delivery and Ibrahim Zadran tries to play a pull shot on it. He miscues it and Prince takes a brilliant catch running to his left from deep backward square leg. 

Ibrahim Zadran c Prince Yadav b Arshdeep Singh 21(31) [4s-3]

AFG 71-2 (13.1)

Afghanistan are off to a decent start in the chase of 403. However, this might not be enough as the asking rate is nearing nine. They need 341 runs more to win in the remaining 240 balls.

AFG 62-1 (10)

Ibrahim Zadran slams Prince Yadav for a four on the first ball of the over but the Indian pacer makes a brilliant comeback, bowling five consecutive dot balls. Prince has leaked 31 in his four overs so far.

AFG 56-1 (9)

OUT! Here's the first wicket for India! Gurnoor Brar provides the side with this breakthrough, and it is a big one. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is out after scoring 41. He tries to play a cheeky cut shot and ends up edging the ball to the wicketkeeper.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Rahul b Gurnoor Brar 41(33) [4s-7 6s-1] 

AFG 52-1 (7.3)

Prince Yadav had his first international wicket. He started celebrating it when the third umpire signalled that it was instead a no-ball. Replays show that it was a tight one. Nonetheless, Prince continues to chase his first wicket.

AFG 43-0 (6.4)

Gurnoor Brar gets his first over and he impresses with tight line and length until Rahmanullah Gurbaz slams the final ball for a four. Apart from the boundary, the India pacer troubles Gurbaz with combination of yorker and sharp inswinging deliveries.

AFG 39-0 (6)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has become the fastest Afghanistan batter to score 2000 ODI runs! He gets there in his 54th innings, surpassing the previous record holder Rahmat Shah, who achieved the feat in 57 innings.

This is a beautiful shot from Ibrahim Zadran for a four. Prince Yadav pitches it short and the Afghanistan opener plays a crunching pull shot to get his first boundary. Nine runs come off this over from Prince.

AFG 22-0 (4)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz continues to deal in boundaries! This time, he opens the face of his bat to earn a boundary through backward point. Prince Yadav gives the batter width and pays the price.

AFG 17-0 (3.1)

Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is leading India against Afghanistan at the start of the chase as regular captain Shubman Gill is currently out of the ground. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh starts with an economical over of one run.

AFG 1-0 (1)

OUT! India have been bundled for 402! Poor running from Prince Yadav and he ends up getting run out. There was never a second run for which Prince went. Kuldeep Yadav sends him back but it was too late for the batter.

Prince Yadav run out (Nangeyalia Kharoti/Rahmanullah Gurbaz/Bilal Sami) 5(5)

IND 402 (49.5)

OUT! India are nine down. Washington Sundar departs after finding a nick to the wicketkeeper. Rashid Khan gets his third wicket. India are still four runs away from the mark of 400. 

Washington Sundar c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rashid Khan 19(19) [4s-1]

IND 396-9 (48.5)

Arshdeep Singh is GONE! Allah Ghazanfar bowls it fuller and Arshdeep chips it into the hands of long-on. India are eight down in the game. They fear getting all out now. Washington Sundar should aim to keep most of the strike with himself.

Arshdeep Singh c Rashid Khan b AM Ghazanfar 3(4)

IND 392-8 (48)

Another one goes down! Gurnoor Brar tries to take on Rashid Khan and ends up losing his wicket. The Afghanistan spinner bowls a googly, and Gurnoor miscues it to long-off.

Gurnoor Brar c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan 3(7)

IND 387-7 (47)  

Saleem Safi concedes seven runs in his eighth over. India have 24 balls remaining, and they are 20 away from the 400-run mark. The onus is on Washington Sundar, the last recognised batter, to make the most of the remaining deliveries.

IND 380-6 (46)

4th wicket for Nangeyalia Kharoti! The left-arm spinner in on a roll! He removes Shreyas Iyer to help Afghanistan pull things back. Iyer gets caught at wide of long-on. India are six down.

Shreyas Iyer c Ibrahim Zadran b Nangeyalia Kharoti 26(24) [4s-1 6s-1]

IND 371-6 (44.3)

OUT! Poor from KL Rahul. He miscues on the first ball and finds the long-on fielder, who runs to his right and takes the catch comfortably. That is the third wicket for Nangeyalia Kharoti.

Shubman Gill c AM Ghazanfar b Nangeyalia Kharoti 154(110) [4s-22 6s-2]

IND 360-5 (42.4)

BIG WICKET for Afghanistan! Shubman Gill out after scoring 150! He plays a reverse sweep on the bowling of Nangeyalia Kharoti but finds the fielder on the off-side.

Shubman Gill c AM Ghazanfar b Nangeyalia Kharoti 154(110) [4s-22 6s-2]

IND 360-4 (42.3)

Shubman Gill slams 150 runs in 108 balls! He gets there on the second ball of the over with a single. The batter ends Allah Ghazanfar's over with a four.

IND 353-3 (42)

The wicket of Ishan Kishan makes a quick impact in the game as India score just 18 off the last three overs. This is a good comeback from Afghanistan. Shubman Gill is batting on 146. 

IND 340-3 (40)

Shubman Gill seemingly pulls his hamstring. He gets injured while trying to get back to his crease after dragging his back foot. Allah Ghazanfar bowls it down the leg stump, and Gill tries to get back in to avoid a stumping. While he saves himself, he ends up in pain for stretching his leg in the scorching heat of Lucknow.

IND 328-3 (38)

OUT! Ishan Kishan is GONE! He has been caught at deep mid-wicket after smashing two consecutive sixes to Nangeyalia Kharoti. The southpaw departs after stitching a 224-run partnership off 140 balls for the third wicket.

Ishan Kishan c (sub)Ikram Alikhil b Nangeyalia Kharoti 125(79) [4s-14 6s-7]

IND 320-3 (36.3)

Another expensive over. Thirteeen runs come off it. India cross the mark of 300 in this over and they still have 84 balls remaining. The side could comfortably cross 400.

IND 307-2 (36)

Eighteen runs come off Bilal Sami's over. India are firing on all cylinders, thanks to Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. Both batters have stitched 198 runs so far for the third wicket off 131 balls.

IND 294-2 (35)

Century for Ishan Kishan! He hits two consecutive fours to race to the three-figure mark. What an incredible comeback to international cricket this is turning out to be for the Jharkhand player. He gets to his hundred in just 71 balls.

IND 266-2 (33)

32.1 - Ton for Shubman Gill! The Prince of Indian Cricket races to his 9th ODI century! The opener comes out to bat at No.3 position today, but nothing of it matters as he slams a fanastic hundred even at this spot.

4, 0, 6, 4 - Ishan Kishan has been firing on all cylinders. He smashes Rashid Khan for two fours and a six in this over. The southpaw moves to 91 off just 68 deliveries. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill is on 99 at the other end. He will start in the next over.

IND 245-2 (32)

Allah Ghazanfar concedes nine runs in his sixth over. Ishan Kishan smashes the spinner for a four through the through the mid-wicket on the fourth ball. The southpaw moves to 76 off 63.

IND 229-2 (31)

4, 6, 0, 4 - Ishan Kishan goes berserk against Afghanistan spinner Hashmatullah Shahidi. He slams the bowler for one six and two fours. A total of fifteen runs come off the over.

IND 220-2 (30)

Half-century for Ishan Kishan and India are absolutely cruising! Kishan did start slowly but he has taken the Afghanistan bowlers to the cleaners! A good knock from him and along his Shubman Gill, he has stitched together a partnership that can take India well beyond the 300-run mark.

IND 193/2 (28 overs)

Shubman Gill is just 13 runs away from his century and this has been a knock without any chances from the India captain. He has looked extremely calm under pressure and did not give Afghanistan any opportunity to trouble him!

IND 186/2 (27.2 overs)

Shubman Gill became the fastest batter to score 1000 runs in India with respect to innings.

Fewest innings to 1000 ODI runs (India)

19 Shubman Gill

24 Virat Kohli/Shikhar Dhawan

25 Navjot Sidhu/Shreyas Iyer

26 Ishan Kishan

Fewest balls to 1000 ODI runs (India)

857 Hardik Pandya

936 Kedar Jadhav

954 Kapil Dev

954 Shubman Gill

955 MS Dhoni

966 Ishan Kishan

A six and a four for Ishan Kishan followed by a last-ball boundary for Shubman Gill. Afghanistan bowlers have no answers to this onslaught! 

IND 168/2 (23 overs)

A wayward delivery from Saleem and Ishan Kishan did not need any invitation. He was onto it in a flash and a huge six off fine leg!

IND 146/2 (21 overs)

This is all looking a bit too comfortable for Shubman Gill and India. The pitch is not helping the bowlers one bit and except for the delivery that castled Rohit Sharma, no delivery has done such special till now. Gill cuts a delivery from Rashid for a boundary through the off-side!

IND 135/2 (19.3 overs)

Shubman Gill in home ODIs since January 2024

87(96)

60(52)

112(102)

56(71)

56(53)

23(18)

84*(66)

53*(38)

Half-century for Shubman Gill and this has been too easy for the Indian cricket team skipper. A show of pure skill by him and he will surely be looking to turn this into a big century.

IND 120/2 (17.1 overs)

100 up for India and this has been more or less comfortable for the hosts. The heat is not making it easy but the coolness shown by Shubman Gill will give them a lot of hope. Rohit Sharma was also unlucky to miss out on a half-century as he was castled by an absolute beauty by Rashid Khan!

IND 100/2 (14.2 overs)

Rashid Khan has done it! The delivery spun sharply and crashed into the stumps as Rohit Sharma is dismissed for 48. He fell agonisingly close to the half-century but the ball was just too good!

IND 96/2 (13.1 overs)

Rashid Khan into the attack for Afghanistan and he looks quite dangerous. The veteran spinner is in good rhythm as he bowled in the perfect areas as both Gill and Rohit decided to play him out without taking any risks.

IND 88/1 (12 overs)

Two boundaries for Rohit Sharma and he is on verge of a well-deserved half-century. This has been a somewhat effortless knock from him as he guided the ball from Bilal Sami brilliantly to the long-on boundary!

IND 83/1 (10 overs)

Big error from Nangeyalia Kharoti! A loose full-toss outside leg-stump from the spinner and Shubman Gill chased it down before hitting it for a six. The bowler was not happy and Gill was left amused by the entire incident!

IND 72/1 (9.1 overs)

This is delightful from Rohit Sharma. A boundary through the point region followed by a flick that went to the boundary through square leg! Afghanistan bowlers have no reply and this is just trademark Rohit!

IND 60/1 (7.3 overs)

Shubman Gill has been enjoying a stunning run of form recently and even today, it feels like he cannot do anything wrong. Three boundaries off Ghazanfar followed by another brilliant shot off Bilal Sami! This is just special from the India captain!

IND 49/1 (6 overs)

Rohit Sharma now has 14000 runs in List A cricket. Another huge milestone for the star batter! Shubman Gill has also been quite impressive on the other end as he slammed two consecutive boundaries against Ghazanfar.

IND 36/1 (4.3 overs)

Ghazanfar continues to bowl his tight line and it was a welcome change when Shubman Gill played a glorious drive to score a boundary. However, this has been a cautious start by both India batters.

IND 15/1 (3 overs)

A boundary each for Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal but Afghanistan had the last laugh! First ODI wicket for Saleem Safi as Jaiswal tried to play the cut shot but could only manage to find the fielder at backward point.

IND 9/1 (2 overs)

What a start by Allah Ghazanfar. This was brilliant bowling from the Afghanistan bowler as Yashasvi Jaiswal struggled to play his shots. No run for India and Afghanistan start with a maiden over.

IND 0/0 (1 over)

Sunil Gavaskar praised Shubman Gill as 'selfless' after the Indian cricket team skipper demoted himself and handed his opening slot to Yashasvi Jaiswal. He will start the innings with Rohit Sharma while Afghanistan opts for a spinner up front.

Afghanistan's decision to bowl first after winning the toss left the experts split. While Deep Dasgupta believed that it was a right call, Greame Swann, Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen were of the opinion that they should have batted first.

The introduction of Yashasvi Jaiswal left fans confused about the opening pair but he will be starting proceedings along with Rohit Sharma in the 2nd ODI.

"Mr Nitish Kumar Reddy was unavailable for selection for the second ODI due to a sore left thigh. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress." - BCCI's statement on Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Bilal Sami

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to field. India make three changes to their playing XI - Prince Yadav handed his debut, Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal included.

The two captains are out in the middle and it is time for the toss.

It is extremely hot in Lucknow and the worry is that the pitch will be completely dry in a very small time but it can end up helping spinners later. In a weird twist, experts believe that the team winning the toss may look to bat first in order to give their spinners a good chance.

What an occasion for Prince Yadav! The pacer knows everything about the Ekana pitch and he was handed his debut cap by Shreyas Iyer.

Prince Yadav will be making his debut for India as he is handed his cap. A big moment for the Lucknow Super Giants pacer!

The first ODI had a lot of promise for India as Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey took three wickets each. Ishan Kishan adapted well to a new role while Nitish Kumar Reddy's breakthroughs showed his progress as an all-rounder. With 2027 ODI World Cup in focus, these matches will be crucial for the team management to come up with the perfect composition.

Rohit Sharma is on verge of reaching a huge milestone as the star Indian cricket team batter is just 10 runs away from 14000 runs in List A cricket.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a century to take Afghanistan to 194 in a rain-truncated 25-over match. Debutants Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey took 3 wickets each. In reply, skipper Shubman Gill clinched the win for India with an unbeaten 84.

Afghanistan have played 4 ODIs in Lucknow till now and have won just one. On the other hand, India have played 2 ODIs at the Ekana Stadium - a loss against South Africa and a 100-run win over England.

Welcome to the live coverage of the 2nd ODI encounter between India and Afghanistan. The hosts have a chance to clinch the three-match series after an impressive win in Dharamsala.