Match Details
Date: January 11, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
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Match Preview:
Afghanistan travels to India for an enthralling three-match T20I series that kicks off in Mohali. Both teams have been a force to reckon with in the shortest format and fans can expect some fearless cricket throughout this series. Despite being an underdog, the Afghans will fancy themselves as they can maximise the conditions in their favour. The Men in Blue will look to solidify their player pool ahead of the T20 World Cup later in the year.
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Team Analysis
The hosts India will focus on marking the key players that will travel to the West Indies and USA for the upcoming T20 World Cup. For this series, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the squad and hence will have the responsibility to continue the team’s new fearless cricketing approach. Whereas the other young players in the squad will look to solidify their spot in India’s plans with some quality performances.
On the other hand, Afghanistan will hope to continue their winning form from the UAE tour and pull off a few upsets in this series. The Afghan batting will be crucial for the team’s chances with India persisting with a young bowling attack without the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. Whereas their bowling would hope to use the conditions to their advantage and help Afghanistan push for the win.
Key Players:
Author’s Pick:
Probable XIs
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kum ar
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran (C), Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Fantasy Teams:
Grand League:
Head to Head:
Best 14
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ibrahim Zadran, Rinku Singh
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Naveen-Ul-Haq
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sanju Samson
All-rounders: Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel
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