Indiavs Afghanistan T20I- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
The series will see Indian cricketing greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the format, with the former resuming the captaincy duties. While Hardik Pandya was slated to lead the Indian team for the series against Afghanistan, an injury that he sustained during the ODI World Cup match against Bangladesh has him sidelined.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, are coming off a 2-1 series win against the UAE. After winning the first game, Afghanistan lost the second game as UAE leveled the series. They bounced back to win the third T20I, in what turned out to be a close contest. Though India will be the favorite to win the series, Afghanistan would be hoping to put up a fight and turn the tables around.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs AFG MatchDetails
Match:IND vs AFG, 1stT20I, Afghanistan Tour of India
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Ibrahim Zadranwill lead Afghanistan Cricket Team
When: January 11th2024, Thursday
Match is going to start at 07:00p.m.
Venue: PCA Stadium, Mohali
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played5 T20I matchesagainst each other. Out of which India has won 4 matches and Afghanistan has won 0 whereas 1 match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, ShivamDube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Bench : JM Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Avesh KhanAfghanistan
Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, NajibullahZadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, FazalhaqFarooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad.
Bench : Sharafuddin Ashraf, IA Khil, Karim Janat, HazratullahZazai, GulbadinNaib, Rashid Khan, Farid Malik, Mohammad Saleem
Pitch report
The surface at the PCA Stadium in Mohali is a balanced one, providing equal assistance to batters and bowlers. While scoring runs would be easier as the pitch wears out, the pacers would benefit from the new ball. The spinners too will have a role to play as the game progresses. The chasing sides have had the upper hand in the previously contested games at the venue.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Rohit Sharma
Best Bowler:KuldeepYadav
Weather forecast for today in Mohali
Maximum temperature: 14°C
Minimum temperature: 9°C
Wind speed: 9km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium:27,000
Prediction to win: TeamIndia is most likely to win the match
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