IND vs AFG: The Indian cricket workforce is about to host Afghanistan within the first T20I match at Mohali’s PCA IS Bindra Stadium on Thursday. This will be India’s final T20I task earlier than the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 so that they will be hoping for constructive outcomes below the common captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit and Virat Kohli return to T20I motion after a spot of 14 months however the latter has been dominated out of the opening match of the three-match sequence attributable to private causes. Sruyakumar Yadav, the world no.1 T20I batter within the ICC rankings, and in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad are additionally dominated out of the sequence attributable to accidents however the Men in Blue have sufficient firepower of their star-studded batting unit.
For Afghanistan, the common captain Rashid Khan has been formally dominated out attributable to damage. This comes as a giant blow for the travelling aspect as they nonetheless seek for their maiden T20I win in opposition to India after 5 matches. Ibrahim Zadran, who scored 64* in opposition to India within the Asia Cup 2023 sport, leads the strongest potential workforce with Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman returning.
Match Details
Match: 1st T20I
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Date & Time: Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 PM IST
Broadcast and Live Streaming: Sports18 HD, JioCinema Website and App
IND vs AFG Probable Playing XIs
India possible enjoying XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan possible enjoying XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Qais Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
IND vs AFG Predictions
Best Batter of the Match: Yashasvi Jaiswal
The younger Indian opener is confirmed to open with Rohit Sharma on Thursday after a string of spectacular knocks throughout codecs. In T20Is, Yashasvi has scored 430 runs in 14 innings at a powerful strike charge of 159.25 with one century and three fifties already. The left-handed batter scored 60 off 41 throughout India’s final T20 sport in opposition to South Africa and will be a high performer within the absence of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav.
Best Bowler of the Match: Arshdeep Singh
The in-form left-arm pacer enters this sport with a wealthy type. Arshdeep picked 10 wickets within the latest ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa and has been in good type in T20Is as effectively. Arshdeep has taken 59 wickets in 42 T20Is at an financial system charge of 8.70 and has two wickets in two video games in opposition to Afghanistan.
Who will win the Match: India (IND)
