Team India will face Afghanistan in the first T20I match of the series to be played at Mohali on 11th January 2023. Rohit Sharma returns to the squad and will captain the side while Virat Kohli will take leave for personal reasons.
Afghanistan could provide some serious challenges with top-quality players in their squad. Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the series due to an injury. The Indian team will play the last 3 T20I matches before the T20 World Cup to be played in the USA and West Indies in June this year.
Match Details
Details– India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I
Venue– PCA Stadium, Mohali
Date and Time-11th January, 7.00 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
India and Afghanistan played a total of 5 T20I matches between them. The Indian team has a great record with 4 wins while 1 match ended in no result. The previous T20I match was played during the 2022 Asian Games finals where Afghanistan scored 112 for 5 before rain stopped play as the Indian team won the gold medal.
This will be the first bilateral series between India and Afghanistan in international cricket. It promises to be an exciting contest.
Pitch Report
A total of 6 T20I matches have been played at PCA Stadium, Mohali. It promises to be a better pitch to bat on. The pacers get help initially because of the cold weather prevailing. The team batting first has won twice while the team batting second won 4 times.
The average first innings total at this venue has been 183. With dew likely to be there, the captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent, and chase down the target.
India (Ind) vs Afghanistan (Afg)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashavi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi/Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbdain Naib, Naveen UL Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazallahq Farooqi, Karim Janat.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs Afg
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (VC), Tilak Varma, Omarzai, Rinku Singh, Najibullah Zadran, Axar Patel, Gulbdain, Arshdeep Singh, Naveen UL Haq, Avesh Khan.
Team 2– Yashavi Jaiswal, Ibrahim Zadran, Shivam Dube, Rahmat Shah, Rinku Singh (C), Mohammad Nabi (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen UL Haq, Arshdeep Singh, Fazallahq Farooqi, Mukesh Kumar.
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