India, Sept. 13 -- India and Afghanistan meet in the first T20I in New Delhi, with Afghanistan officially designated as the home side despite the series being played in India. India will look to bounce back after recent setbacks against Ireland and England, while Afghanistan will be chasing their first-ever international victory over the Men in Blue. The match at Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to offer a batting-friendly surface, with short boundaries likely to make it an entertaining contest.

India have several selection decisions to make, particularly in the opening combination, with Shreyas Iyer choosing from Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy strengthen the bowling attack, ...