India are set to welcome their Asian neighbours Afghanistan in what is the first-ever white-ball bilateral series between the two sides. India and Afghanistan will take each other on in a three-match T20I series that begins on January 11.
The Men in Blue are going to play their final set of T20 internationals before the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup which is set to take place from June 1 to June 29 in the USA and the Caribbean.
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They come into this series on the back of a successful South Africa tour, on which they won the ODI series 2-1 and drew both the Test and T20I series 1-1.
Afghanistan, meanwhile, recently visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take on UAE in a three-match T20I series, winning 2-1.
As mentioned above, it's the first time that these two sides will lock horns in a bilateral T20I series. However, they have met before. The Sporting News takes a look at the head-to-head record between India and Afghanistan in T20Is.
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How many times have India and Afghanistan faced each other in T20Is?
So far, India and Afghanistan have squared off in five T20Is, with their first-ever meeting in T20Is taking place in 2010, in an ICC World Twenty20 group stage fixture.
India vs Afghanistan: Head-to-head record in T20Is
In five meetings, India have won four games, with one game being abandoned and having no result.
| Matches | IND won | AFG won | Tie | NR |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
List of all T20Is between India and Afghanistan
The first-ever T20I between these two teams took place at the ICC World Twenty20 2010, in a group stage game. India won the game by seven wickets.
| Tournament | Date | Venue | Result |
| ICC World Twenty20 2010 | May 1, 2010 | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet | IND won by 7 wickets |
| ICC World Twenty20 2012 | Sept 19, 2012 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | IND won by 23 runs |
| ICC T20 World Cup 2021 | Nov 3, 2021 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | IND won by 66 runs |
| Asia Cup 2022 | Sept 8, 2022 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | IND won by 101 |
| Asian Games 2023 | Oct 7, 2023 | Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou | No result |
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