Team India will face Afghanistan in the finals of the Asian Games 2023 to be played at Zhejiang University Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field, Hangzhou on 7th October.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Co registered a dominating victory over Bangladesh in the first semi-finals. Indian spinners Sai Kishore, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, and Shahbaz Ahmed did job restricting Bangladesh to just 96 for 9. In reply, Tilak Varma and Ruturaj Gaikwad did the job putting on unbeaten 97 runs for the 2nd wicket-winning match comfortably.
On the other hand, Afghanistan stunned Pakistan with a superb all-round performance. The Afghan bowlers looked sharp and bowled them out for 115. Afghan captain Gulbdain Naib rose to the occasion with a match-winning knock to win the match by 5 wickets. This will be the first time that Afghanistan reached finals of Asian Games finals in men’s cricket.
Match Details
Details– India vs Afghanistan, Asian Games Finals
Venue– Zhejiang University Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field, Hangzhou
Date and Time– 7th October, 11.30 AM IST
Pitch Report
The pitch used at this venue has a lot of support for the spinners. It promises to be exciting as both teams have good quality bowling which could use conditions well.
Indian team would look to continue their domination and win the first-ever Asian Games gold medal in Men’s Cricket. On the other hand, Afghanistan would look to give a tough fight to a strong Indian squad and hope.
The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first post a big total and then restrict the opponents with their spinners.
India (Ind) vs Afghanistan (Afg)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Yashvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
Afghanistan
Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Gulbdain Naib (C), Sharfuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmed, Fareed Ahmed, Zahir Khan.
Fantasy Team Selection- Ind vs Afg
Team 1– Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Mohammad Shahzad, Tilak Varma, Noor Ali Zadran, Shivam Dube, Karim Janat, Washington Sundar, Gulbdain Naib (VC), Sai Kishore, Qais Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh.
Team 2– Yashvi Jaiswal (C), Sediqullah Atal, Jitesh Sharma, Shahidullah, Rinku Singh, Afsar Zazai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sharfuddin Ashraf (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Zahir Khan, Arshdeep Singh.
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