The Indian team will play the final match of the series before the T20I World Cup played at Bengaluru on 18th January 2024. It was an impressive bowling effort as India restricted Afghanistan to 172. Shivam Dube and Jaiswal scored half-centuries helping Men in Blue register 6 wicket win with 26 balls to spare.
On the other hand, Afghanistan posted a decent total of 172 thanks to Gulbaidn Naib’s half-century and contributions from other batters. The bowling looked ordinary as Nabi, Noor, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman could not take wickets.
Rohit Sharma would look to prove his worth with a brilliant knock in the 3rd T20I as he was dismissed without opening his account while Virat Kohli looked impressive with a quickfire knock. Shivam Dube and Jaiswal put the pressure on Afghan bowlers and reached the target easily.
Match Details
Details– India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I
Venue– M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time-17th January 2024, 7.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru promises to be a good batting paradise. India and Australia played in a closely fought encounter played on 3rd December 2023. India posted 160 for 8 in 20 overs while the bowlers helped them to restrict them to 154 winning the match by 6 runs and seal the series at 4-1.
With the series in the bag, the Indian team might try bench strength and give chances to other players keeping in mind World T20 2024.
India (Ind) vs Afghanistan (Afg)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson/Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran (C), Gulbaidn Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azamatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen UL Haq, Fazallhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad.
Fantasy Selection- IND vs AFG
Team 1– Rohit Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Virat Kohli (C), Gulbaidn Naib (VC), Rinku Singh, Mohammad Nabi, Sanju Samson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh.
Team 2– Jaiswal, Hazratullah Zazai, Shivam Dube (C), Mohammad Nabi (VC), Rinku Singh, Najibullah Zadran, Axar Patel, Omarzai, Arshdeep Singh, Naveen UL Haq, Avesh Khan.
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