India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
India's winning streak against Afghanistan continued, as the latter are yet to beat India in a game of T20I. After the victory in the previous game, the Men in Blue will be hopeful of clinching the series early on and taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. With Virat Kohli returning to the setup for the clash, India will be favorites to win.
The first T20I saw Afghanistan putting up a 159-run target for India to chase. After some decent contributions from the top-order batters, Mohammad Nabi-s 27-ball 42 followed by Najibullah Zadran's cameo of 19*(11) helped the visitors reach 158/5 in 20 overs.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs AFG Match Details
Match: IND vs AFG, 2nd T20I, Afghanistan Tour of India
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Ibrahim Zadran will lead Afghanistan Cricket Team
When: January 14th 2024, Sunday
Match is going to start at 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 6 T20I matches against each other. Out of which India has won 5 matches and Afghanistan has won 0 whereas 1 match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Bench : Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, KL Yadav, Avesh Khan, SV Samson
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Bench : Hazratullah Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, IA Khil, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Farid Malik
Pitch report
The Holkar Stadium in Indore has shorter boundaries, which makes the venue a batter's paradise. In the last game on this surface, South Africa put up a score of 227 and ended up defending it. Hence, with bowlers playing a role in the second innings, the captain winning the toss would likely bat first.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Shivam Dube
Best Bowler: Axar Patel
Weather forecast for today in Indore
Maximum temperature: 26°C
Minimum temperature: 12°C
Wind speed: 15km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 30,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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