India and Afghanistan's September 2026 men's T20 series was based entirely at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, but Afghanistan was the designated host. BCCI's August 12 announcement placed the three fixtures in Afghanistan's Future Tours Programme.
The distinction between venue and hosting status matters in this archive report. Playing in India did not make the series an Indian home assignment in the official announcement. BCCI said Afghanistan had used India for home fixtures in recent years.
The agreed dates were September 13, 15 and 17, with no change of venue between matches. Akashvani's opening-day preview was dated September 13, whereas NewsLive24 published its version on September 14. The opening match therefore cannot accurately be described as happening 'today' in the later article.
The original preview also described temporary traffic arrangements because the first match coincided with the BRICS summit. Those were event-specific notices, not standing directions for visitors to Delhi.
October 12 revision: this is a corrected historical schedule report. It identifies who hosted the series and when it began; it does not reproduce expired travel instructions or treat the September programme as upcoming.
