India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I highlights: Shivam Dube shines on Rohit Sharma's return as hosts take 1-0 lead in Mohali

Brilliant stroke play! Four off Naveen on the third ball as Jitesh gets into act quickly. Nine runs off the over. IND 83-3 after 10 overs. India now need 76 runs in 60 balls.

What a catch! That's a blinder as Tilak Varma is out for 26 off 22 balls. Azmatullah has a wicket to his name! He strikes in his first over and India lose its third wicket. IND 72/3 in 8.4 overs. India need 87 runs in 68 balls.

Naveen-ul-Haq, dispatched for a six in the 7th over. What a shot from Tilak as he takes charge after the powerplay. Naveen was brought back into the attack for the 7th over. He leaks 14 runs. India need 93 runs in 72 balls. IND 66/2 after 8 overs.

A massive six off Nabi in the 6th over and Dube has got himself into double figures. Youngsters Tilak Varma and Dube are tasked to take India across the finish line. FOUR! Tilak gets a four as he ends the over in style. IND 52-2 after 7 overs.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Well Gill goes dancing down the track next ball and perishes. He was clearly looking for a big innings here, one big shot too many. Mujeeb roars and runs around, this wicket means a lot for Afghanistan.

Gill st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 23 (12)

IND vs AFG Live Score: India 28/2 in 4 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Mujeeb bowling his first over and he has been smashed for two fours by Gill. The fourth ball is sent back over the bowler's head, takes a few bounces before reaching the boundary.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Full ball around off from Farooqi, Gill moves to the leg side and cuts it in front of square. Second four of the over for him and they run two off the last ball of that over and Gill is on 15 off eight, Varma on four off eight.

IND vs AFG Live Score: India 19/1 in 3 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Tilal on three off six, Gill on five off four. Gill has to somehow push that run out out of his head. A quiet start for India thus far.

IND vs AFG Live Score: India 8/1 in 2 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Oh Rohit is livid at Gill and there you really can't blame him there. It was Rohit's call all the way, Gill was just ball watching and refused to run a clear single. Both batters ended up at the non-striker's end and the wicketkeeper flicks off the bails. Gill gets an earful from Rohit, he is absolutely steaming away in the cold out there.

Rohit run out (Ibrahim Zadran/Gurbaz) 0 (2)

IND vs AFG Live Score: India 0/1 in 0.2 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Big cheers everywhere as Rohit Sharma walks out to open the innings for India in a T20I for the first time since November 2022. Shubman Gill is alongside him. Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls the first over.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Back to back fours and Najibullah Zadran has made a good finish to the innings, as does Karim Janat at the other end. Zadran is on 19 off 11, Janat on 9 off five. 15 runs off the last over, 13 in the second last so while India pulled things back in the 17th and 18th overs, Afghanistan managed to make a good finish in the end.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Good finish to the second last over bowled by Washington Sundar by Karim Jamal. He hoicked the fifth ball to fine leg and the last ball is smashed through extra cover. Arshdeep Singh will bowl the last over now.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 143/5 in 19 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: And Mukesh ends that over with the wicket of Mohammad Nabi. Tries to go big but Nabi ends up picking out Rinku at sweeper cover.

Nabi c Singh b Mukesh Kumar 42 (27)

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 130/5 in 18 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Chopped on and Omarzai has to go back. Mukesh strikes with the first ball of the 18th.

Omarzai b Mukesh Kumar 29 (22)

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 125/4 in 17.1 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Nabi lets fly! Third ball of the 16th from Mukesh is slapped high and over extra-cover. An extraordinary shot. Then he smashes the next ball over midwicket.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: It has come in just 32 balls and how Afghanistan needed it. Nabi and Omarzai, two players at two opposite ends of a cricket career. Nabi on 26 off 18, Omarzai on 27 off 18.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: He was one of the most impressive young players in the 2023 World Cup and he is showing that he can do it in the shortest format as well. First ball of the 15th from Bishnoi is a wrong'un into off stump. Omarzai slong sweeps it over long-on.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Last ball of the 12th from Dube is flayed to the right of sweeper cover by Omarzai. He has made a good start, on 14 off nine balls, Mohammad Nabi at the other end on four off seven.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 72/3 in 12 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Rahmat chops on! The oldest T20I debutant for Afghanistan has scored three in six balls before becoming Axar's second wicket of the night.

Rahmat b Axar 3 (6)

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 57/3 in 10 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: What a start for Dube and that is redemption as well for him as he gets Zadran, the man who had been given a lifeline by Dube dropping it. Zadran tries to go big but cannot clear Rohit at short cover. Rohit needs to keep his hand on a hot water bottle under the towel thats with the umpire, which should tell you something about the temperature there.

Zadran c Rohit b Dube 25 (22)

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 50/2 in 8.2 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Fantastic work from Jitesh behind the stumps as the pressure pays dividend at last for India. Gurbaz charges at him, Axar shortens his length and angles it in, Jitesh rides the bounce, takes the ball and flicks off the bails.

Gurbaz st Jitesh b Axar 23 (28)

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 50/1 in 8 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Short from Mukesh for the last ball of the sixth, Zadran ramps it over the wicketkeeper to the boundary. Hardly anything to smile though for Afghanistan, it has been a dismal powerplay from the openers, largely because of the Indian bowlers not putting a foot wrong. Zadran is on 16 off as many, Gurbaz on 15 off 20.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 33/0 in 6 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Afghanistan have gone at a run rate of 5 an over thus far. Hardly got anything and this is despite the Indian fielding looking slightly leaky today.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 25/0 in 5 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Fifth ball of the third, Zadran splices it in the air, Dube seems a little late to react at mid-off and spills the low catch. Arshdeep can't believe it. A single off the next ball and Zadran is on two off five, Gurbaz on 11 off 13.

IND vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan 14/0 in 3 overs

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Gurbaz gets on top of the second ball of the third over from Arshdeep and ramps it over slip for a boundary.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Fantastic inswinging yorker to end the over and Arshdeep keeps Gurbaz pinned throughout that first over. Mukesh Kumar to bowl the second.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Well we are 24 years into the 21st century and the only way for the folks in Mohali to resolve a rogue blue flicker on the sight screen is to cover it up with black tape. Gurbaz is happy with it though and Arshdeep charges in for the first ball.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Well there is a little blue light on the sight screen which seems to be around the sight line for Gurbaz right behind the bowler. A lot of frantic activity everywhere as the officials try to do something about it.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Arshdeep Singh has the ball in his hands in a hazy, cold Mohali. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is facing up with captain Ibrahim Zadran at the other end.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: The two teams have lined up in the middle with the officials. First comes Afghanistan's national anthem and then India's.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: This is the first time these two sides are facing each other in a bilateral T20I series. They have played each other four times in the T20 World Cup, Asia Cup and the Asian Games and India have won all the games.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: The Afghanistan captain states that they would have liked to bowl first as well but it's not much of a problem, they'll try and execute their plans. "This is massive opportunity to get experience ahead of the T20 World Cup. We'll try and play some positive cricket," he said. Noor Ahmad, Sharafuddin, Saleem Saifi aren't playing, he says, adding that he can't really remember who else misses out.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: "We will bowl first. No particular reason, the pitch is good and it doesn't change a lot here," said Rohit. He says that India have a lot to gain from the 3 games since they don't have too many T20Is to play leading into the World Cup. "There is IPL, but this is an international game and we'll try to achieve a few things," he said. Rohit also had a chat with Rahul Dravid regarding the combination now that he is back. "Winning is the most important thing. Sanju Samson, Avesh, Yashashvi (who didn't pull off well) and Kuldeep miss out," he said.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: This is what the BCCI has said in a release: “Mr Yashasvi Jaiswal was unavailable for selection of the first T20I due to a sore right groin.”

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahum Zadran (c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Rohit says that Jaiswal pulled up short just before this match and so that is a last minute change. Kuldeep Yadav misses out as well, as do Sanju Samson and Avesh Khan.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma has won the toss and India will chase first.

Deep Dasgupta and Nick Knight with the pitch report. Square boundaries - 65 metres and 68 metres, straight boundary - 76 metres. Nice tinge of green grass, it'll do a little bit for the quicker bowlers with the new ball. After that, it'll slide on quite nicely. The quicker bowlers have had problems here. The spinners have been flourishing on this surface. Not a lot (for the spinners). When you look at the Afghanistan spinners, you don't focus on what's gonna happen here (on the pitch), you focus on what's happening as the ball comes down. They bowl quick, so as a batter the decision making time is less. They rush you a little bit. I don't think there's going to be any dew. There wasn't last night, I don't think there will be today.