Team India will look to seal the series when they take on Afghanistan in the 2nd T20I match played at Holkar Stadium, Indore on 14th January 2024. Virat Kohli would make a comeback into the playing XI.
Shivam Dube had a great outing with an impressive unbeaten 60 off 40 balls. Rohit Sharma was dismissed without opening his account. In the bowling department, Axar Patel took 2 for 23 and helped restrict Afghanistan to a modest total.
On the other hand, Mohammad Nabi showed his class along with Omarzai and others contributed to helping Afghanistan post a decent total. Despite picking wickets, they never challenged the Indian team.
Match Details
Details– India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I
Venue– Holkar Stadium, Indore
Date and Time– 14th January, 7.00 PM IST
Pitch Report
The pitch at Holkar Stadium promises to be a brilliant batting paradise. It provides great support to the batters and creates pressure on the bowlers with shorter boundaries.
A total of 3 matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first has won twice while the team batting second won only once. The previous match was played between India and South Africa on 4th October 2022.
South Africa batted 227 for 3 with a century by Rilee Rossouw and Quinton de Kock 68. The Indian batting struggled as they lost the match by 49 runs.
The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponents, and then chase down the target.
India (Ind) vs Afghanistan (Afg)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashvi Jaiswal/Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran (C), Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbaidn Naib, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen UL Haq/Noor Ahmad, Fazallahq Farooqi.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs Afg
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Gurbaz, Virat Kohli, Omarzai, Jitesh Sharma, Mohammad Nabi (VC), Axar Patel, Karim Janat, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar.
Team 2– Yashvi Jaiswal, Hazratullah Zazai (VC), Shivam Dube, Ibrahim Zadran, Rinku Singh (C), Najibullah Zadran, Washington Sundar, Gulbaidn Naib, Ravi Bishnoi, Fazallahq Farooqi, Arshdeep Singh.
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