Match Details
Date: January 17, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Match Preview
After clinching the series and going up 2-0 in the first two games of the T20I series, India will host Afghanistan for the final fixture of the series on January 17 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While the Indians will aim for a whitewash, the visitors would wish for a comeback and secure a consolation win to end the tour on a triumph note.
While the Afghans have been impressive in patches, they haven’t been good enough to go past the home favourites. It will be exciting to see what the third and final clash of the series has in store for the cricket fans.
Pitch Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is known as the batter’s paradise, owing to its flat wickets and smaller boundaries. Recently, Team India defended a total of 160 at the venue against Australia, which signifies that bowlers play a crucial role on both sides. However, dew might turn out to be a factor later in the game, helping the batting side. It means that the captain winning the toss could opt to bowl first.
Team Analysis
India
Indian youngsters including the likes of Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Arshdeep Singh shone in the entire series. The CSK all-rounder played a crucial role in helping the hosts chase down the 158 and 172-run totals and gain a lead of 2-0 in the series. It seems that Dube was waiting for an opportunity all the time. Apart from him, the bowling department put on a decent performance to restrict their rivals from posting big numbers.
The rest of the batting department performed fairly well, and as a result of the collective effort put in by all their players, India won both games.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has never won any match against India in any format, and the kind of game they displayed on Indian soil explained why. It seemed that they missed their skipper Rashid Khan, who is out due to a prolonged injury recovery. The bowling department did perform decently but their effort wasn’t good enough to outclass the Indian boys. In the batting department, Gulbadin Naib’s 57 off 35 remains their highest score in both games. If the visitors want to change the existing records, they will be required to put in their best effort.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Match Prediction
Conclusion
The hosts, Rohit Sharma and Co., are favourites to win the climax of the series and clean sweep their rivals.
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