India vs Afghanistan: 3rd T20 India Forwarding For Whitewash

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India vs Afghanistan: In the third and final Twenty20 International of the series, India will play Afghanistan at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Afghanistan will have a difficult task on a pitch that has the reputation of high scoring games, IPL teams have easily scored 200 runs there.

Their bowlers haven’t been able to put the opposition under strain in either of the previous two games, and now that they’re in Bengaluru, the short field and batting-friendly pitch will only make things more difficult for the guests.

Virat Kohli has returned to the Indian team, and during his T20I comeback, he looked excellent. With two consecutive fifties, Shivam Dube has been an India match-winner and will be another important man to keep an eye on.

Afghanistan also has a strong batting order, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who demonstrated his batting prowess in the most recent game, following Najibullah and Karim Janat at numbers six and seven.

But their bowlers, who have never fared well against India in Twenty20 Internationals, would have to be far more precise in their strategy.

The 3rd T20 match between India vs Afghanistan will take place on January 17th, 2024, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Match Details to Note:

Match: India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20 match

Date: January 17th, 2024 (Wednesday)

Time: 07:00 PM IST

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

India vs Afghanistan

India (Match Odds- 1.13)

Preview

In the final game of this series, captain Rohit Sharma, who has scored two ducks in a row, would be keen to put some runs under his belt. In the first Twenty20 International, Rohit was run out due to some poor decision-making by Shubman Gill; however, in the second, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled him out on the first ball.

Nevertheless, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who came in for Gill as his opening partner, scored 68 runs off 34 balls with five fours and six sixes. India’s chosen finishers will be Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh, who will bat in the lower middle order.

Axar Patel has also established himself in the starting lineup. Despite not having batted yet, he has already claimed 4 wickets at an economy rate of 5. The only other reliable bowler for India thus far is Shivam Dube, who has taken a wicket in both of the team’s matches.

For this series, India has chosen Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar as their pace bowlers, and both appear to get wickets primarily in the latter overs.

However, with Axar bowling in the middle overs, India may attempt to manage the run rate, and the two pacers will in and clear up the well-positioned hitters at the end. And so far, it’s worked out nicely for India.

Full Squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

Players to watch out for in:

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who came in for Gill as his opening partner, scored 68 runs off 34 balls with five fours and six sixes.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel has also established himself in the starting lineup. Despite not having batted yet, he has already claimed 4 wickets at an economy rate of 5.

Possible Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan (Match Odds- 6.00)

Preview

Afghanistan’s batting performance in the second game was better, but it was still insufficient against this potent Indian batting team. While he didn’t score much, Virat Kohli struck quick runs that put the Afghan bowlers on the back foot. It appears like he enjoys batting against them.

On this ground, he will be Afghanistan’s biggest obstacle. Ibrahim Zadran must devise a plan to remove Kohli from the game as soon as possible in the innings. In addition to two young, highly skilled batsmen, India’s top four players include two of the best senior players in the world.

Afghanistan’s two most important bowlers, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen ul Haq, have the ability to dictate the pace of the remainder of the innings. Afghans will have an opportunity to put the hosts on the back foot if they take a few early wickets in the powerplay for no more than eight runs per over by these two.

Two of this team’s most important wicket-takers, the spinners Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmed, were highly costly during their periods in the previous game. Nor was Mujeeb Ur Rahman any different.

The good news is that Gulbadin Naib, who came in for Azmatullah at number three, scored 57 off 35 balls. Naib is a skilled all-round bowler who didn’t bowl an over in the last game but ought to be the controlling figure in Bengaluru’s middle overs.

They have the ability to score a competitive total against India on this field because they have some excellent hitters in this lineup.

Full Squad:

Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.

Players to watch out for in:

Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib, who came in for Azmatullah at number three, scored 57 off 35 balls. Naib is a skilled all-round bowler who didn’t bowl an over in the last game but ought to be the controlling figure in Bengaluru’s middle overs.

Mohammad Nabi

Afghanistan’s most important wicket-taker, the spinner Mohammad Nabi was highly costly during his period in the previous game. He needs to step up in his skills to give a solid counter to the Indian batting line-up.

Possible Playing XI:

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

India vs Afghanistan Toss Prediction:

In T20Is, teams have always favoured pursuing a total; in the IPL, even large scores, like as 200 or 210, have been easily chased down. India will try to bowl first in this match because they had two successful chases so far, Dube is in excellent form, and Kohli is back in the team. Afghanistan ought to try for a change and bowl first as well, having failed to score well in either of the previous two games.

India vs Afghanistan Pitch Report:

There are many of runs available on this excellent pitch. The ball should come onto the bat pretty beautifully, allowing for excellent timing, so there shouldn’t be any issues with bounce or pace. On the day of the match, Bengaluru will see largely cloudy skies with a high of 28 degrees Celsius.

India vs Afghanistan Match Report:

In spite of their captain going out for a duck in back-to-back games, India had pulled off two successful run-chases because to some outstanding blows from its younger players. They have been extraordinary even though they gave their regulars in the bowling department a break. We don’t see the hosts losing this game because they are significantly superior to the visiting Afghanistan team. Our forecast is that India will be the overwhelming favourites to win this match.

India is expected to win the India vs Afghanistan match at the odds of 1.13