A thrilling match was witnessed due to rain in the beautiful HPCA Stadium of Dharamshala. India achieved a spectacular victory by 7 wickets afghanistan In the first ODI of the series on June 13, 2026. Due to inclement weather, officials were forced to convert the match into an intense 25-25 overs contest, turning a traditional ODI into a high-octane shootout. Despite a historic batting performance from the visiting team, India’s clinical chase proved why they are almost unbeatable on home soil, sending social media into a frenzy as fans celebrated a great start to the international summer.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s brilliant century pushes Afghanistan towards a competitive score
After a delay due to rain, Afghanistan, who came to bat first, immediately faced trouble due to the cloudy sky in Dharamshala. Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh And Gurnoor Brar The top order was devastated, leaving the visiting team in a precarious position of 26 runs for 3 wickets in the first five overs. Sediqullah Atal Whereas, fell for a duck ibrahim zadran And Rehmat Shah Got out cheaply.
However, the opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz Played an innings for the ages. Defying the pressure, the wicketkeeper-batsman single-handedly counter-attacked the Indian bowling lineup. Gurbaz completed his half-century in just 25 balls and then scored a brilliant century in just 48 balls. His explosive innings of 102 runs included 8 fours and 8 big sixes, which resulted in an astonishing total of 200.00 runs.
Gurbaaz got solid support from the captain Hashmatullah ShahidiWho contributed 27 consecutive runs in 30 balls in making an important partnership of 116 runs for the fourth wicket. Azmatullah Umarzai played a quickfire inning of 26 runs in 16 balls, which put the score in danger of crossing 200. However, the Indian all-rounder Harsh Dubey Destroyed the lower order by taking 3 wickets for 47 runs in his 5 overs. Brar took 3 wickets for 27 runs and bowled out Afghanistan for 194 runs in 24.5 overs.
Shubman Gill played captaincy innings to take India ahead of Afghanistan in the first ODI.
Chasing a challenging target of 195 runs in 25 overs, which required a run rate of 7.8 runs per over, India planned their response with utmost tactical perfection. When opening partner Rohit Sharma Unfortunately he was run out by a fast fielder. Rashid Khan And Gurbaz on 16 runs, Shubman Gill Started the innings with full authority.
Gill led his innings beautifully, leading by example. He completed his half-century off 37 balls and continued to demolish the Afghan bowling attack. they paired up Ishan KishanWho kept India well ahead of the required run rate by scoring a quick 34 runs in 22 balls. However, Rashid broke the 70-run partnership by bowling Kishan, and Ziaur Rahman rejected Shreyas Iyer Gill was completely out on 12 runs.
connected to KL RahulGill took the team home comfortably. Rahul played a devastating cameo and scored 39 runs in just 19 balls at a strike rate of 205.26. Gill remained unbeaten on 84 runs in 66 balls, he played an excellent innings with the help of 11 fours and one six. India easily achieved the target by scoring 195 runs for 3 wickets in 22.5 overs with 13 balls remaining. Gill was named player of the match for his brilliant match-winning performance.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Team India dominated the 1st ODI against Afghanistan, chasing the target with full authority and winning by 7 wickets! 🏆
The star of the show? None other than Prince Shubman Gill himself! 👑 Positional masterclass, effortless timing and match winning… pic.twitter.com/ydiL8R0hmD
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 14 June 2026
Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, Team India has started preparations for the World Cup in the right manner. 🇮🇳
– Captain Shubman Gill led from the front for India..!!!! 🔥
pic.twitter.com/dMfwjPVprG– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 13 June 2026
Leading from the front with some style🫡#TeamIndia Captain Shubman Gill was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings while chasing the target.
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/lCuohEZYAl #INDvAFG | @IDFCFIRSTBANK | @shubmangil pic.twitter.com/UdZNbAApEk
– BCCI (@BCCI) 13 June 2026
Captain Shubman Gill scored unbeaten 84* (66) in the first ODI. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WLQZmmiRJA
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 13 June 2026
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are lucky that Shubman Gill is not getting to play many ODI matches in this era.
Had ODI cricket been played as frequently as before, Gill would have had a real chance of challenging some of his records. pic.twitter.com/qxS2irmc2r
– Marcus (@MARCUS907935) 14 June 2026
Fastest completion for India in ODI history:
Fastest to 1000 runs – Shubman Gill.
Fastest to 2000 runs – Shubman Gill.
Fastest 3000 runs-Shubman GillShubman Gill is completely ruling in ODIs. 👑 pic.twitter.com/I6F2pl4pHr
– Tejas Aggarwal (@tejasagarwal197) 14 June 2026
Shubman Gill is ruling ODI cricket. pic.twitter.com/mhlKu68Smw
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 13 June 2026
Shubman Gill became the fastest Indian and second fastest player overall to complete 3000 ODI runs. pic.twitter.com/OHl0BDe8aQ
– Ratneesh (@LoyalSachinFan) 13 June 2026
At the age of 26, Shubman Gill has 6875 international runs in his name.
We are living in the Captain Shubman Gill era. #shubhmangil pic.twitter.com/PpM3gr9B58
– Nitika Sharma (@Nitika3012) 14 June 2026
🚨Shubman Gill’s ODI average has increased to 57.30 and strike rate has increased to 99.64. ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/zW2brZLBDY
– Ahmed says (@AhmedGT_) 13 June 2026
Captain Shubman Gill – World Cricket’s Best Young Talent 🇮🇳 #shubhmangil #INDvsAFG pic.twitter.com/YQJv8rid7i
– Somesh Jangra (@CelebrityGalax) 14 June 2026
62 innings
3037 runs
57.30 average
18 fifties
8 centuries
208 bestShubman Gill is the best young talent in the world right now across formats pic.twitter.com/njFuxFEzDI
– Raja (@_raja_kumar) 14 June 2026
