Key facts
- India's Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar took three wickets each in the first ODI against Afghanistan.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 102 off 51 balls for Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan was restricted to 194 in 24.5 overs in the rain-shortened match.
- Shubman Gill became the fastest Indian to reach 3,000 ODI runs in 61 innings.
- India won the first ODI by seven wickets, with Shubman Gill scoring an unbeaten 84.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz's rapid century powered Afghanistan to 194 in the rain-truncated opening ODI against India. Debutants Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar took three wickets each for India, but Gurbaz's 102 off 51 balls, including eight fours and as many sixes, was the highlight of the first innings. The match was reduced to 25 overs per side due to earlier rain.
Despite Dubey being slightly expensive with 3/47 from his five overs, Brar was consistent, returning 3/27 from 4.5 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy also contributed with two wickets each. India ultimately defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets, with Shubman Gill scoring an unbeaten 84 and reaching the milestone of 3,000 ODI runs in his 61st innings, becoming the fastest Indian to do so.
Gurbaz credited Gautam Gambhir's technical advice for his performance.