The Indian men’s cricket team will face Afghanistan in the first ODI of their three-match series on Saturday (June 13). The opening match of the first-ever bilateral ODI series between the two sides is scheduled to take place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala. The world No. 1 ODI team will be led by Shubman Gill, while Afghanistan will be captained by middle-order batter Hashmatullah Shahidi.
The Indian team will be without the services of Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja in the home series against Afghanistan. However, even in their absence, the hosts will start as favourites.
India are yet to lose an international match against Afghanistan across formats, and Shubman Gill’s
men will look to maintain that record by the end of the series.
Here’s a look at India’s record in ODI matches played so far at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala:
Result summary: 3 wins and 2 defeats in 5 matches.
Highest total: 330/6 in 50 overs against the West Indies on October 17, 2014.
Lowest total: 112/10 in 38.2 overs against Sri Lanka on December 10, 2017.
Biggest win (by runs): Defeated West Indies by 59 runs (Target: 331) on October 17, 2014.
Biggest win (by wickets): Crushed New Zealand by 6 wickets (Target: 191) on October 16, 2016.
Most runs: 307 runs in four matches by Virat Kohli.
Highest score: 127 runs from 114 balls by Virat Kohli against the West Indies on October 17, 2014.
Highest average: 102.33 by Virat Kohli (307 runs in four ODIs).
Highest strike rate (minimum 50 balls): 102.33 by Virat Kohli.
Most 100s: 1 century by Virat Kohli.
Most 50s: 2 half-centuries each by Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.
Most ducks: 1 duck each by Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah.
Most sixes: 7 maximums by Suresh Raina.
Most wickets: 8 wickets in three matches by Mohammed Shami.
Best bowling figures: 5 wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs by Mohammed Shami against New Zealand on October 22, 2023.
Most 5-wicket hauls: 1 fifer by Mohammed Shami.
Most dismissals: 3 (3 catches) by MS Dhoni.
Most catches: 2 catches each by Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Highest partnership: 138 runs for 3rd wicket between Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina against against the West Indies on October 17, 2014.
Most matches: 4 ODIs each by MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Most matches as captain: 3 ODIs by MS Dhoni.
India last played an ODI at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on October 22, 2023, against New Zealand and secured a four-wicket win under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.
