Abu Dhabi: India meets Afghanistan in a tricky “Do-or-Die” game in Super 12, Group 2 of the ICC World T20 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
India’s campaign in the tournament has been tournament after two crushing defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand leaving them reeling on the verge of an early exit have put through the mathematics can keep their hopes alive.
India’s horrendous wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the last game was largely due to the batting failure. The Kiwi bowlers ran havoc at the Indian line up with none of them being able to show the spirit and got restricted at 110/7 before the Blackcaps chased it down with ease in the 15th over. Trent Boult bowled a fiery spell and even almost sent Rohit Sharma home on the first ball only to be denied by Ish Sodhi who dropped the catch at the 3rd man boundary.
Nothing has gone well for Virat Kohli’s side with the skipper being the only man to get a half-century so far for his side and against Afghans they would not just need a victory but also by a big margin considering their net run rate which looks to be an uphill task as against a side that looked solid in all departments in their games.
India might opt for the experienced Ravichandran Ashwin in place of Varun Chakravarthy who looked quite off the colors. A shift in the batting order is also on the cards with KL Rahul might have swapped his opening slot with Ishan Kishan while the Karnataka man coming down the order at no.4. Hardik Pandya though failed in all departments could get the last chance to show some prowess.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, is one of the contenders for making it to the semi-finals which surely be a historic one if they can pull it off. The side has expectedly won their two games against Scotland and Namibia although suffered a defeat at the hands of Pakistan in a close encounter despite in the contest against for the better part thanks to Rashid Khan’s heroics before Asif Ali took the game away with four sixes in one over.
Boasted with fiery openers followed b a long batting line up and till no.9, the potent spin duo of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb – Ur – Rahaman and good seam bowling, the Afghans have it all and will look throw a strong challenge towards the vulnerable Indians.
When will the Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 between India and Afghanistan take place?
The match between India and Afghanistan will take place on 3rd November 2021.
What is the venue for the India and Afghanistan match?
The match will take place at the Sheikh Zyed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
When will India vs Afghanistan match start?
The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 7 pm IST.
Where and how to watch live coverage of the T20 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan?
The IND vs AFG match will be telecast on official broadcaster Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 3 HD.
How to watch the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 IND vs AFG match online?
The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV in India.
India Predicted XI vs Afghanistan: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravichandran Ashwin
Afghanistan: Mohammed Nabi (captain), Hazratullah Zazai, Ahmed Shahzad, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Rashid Kham, Hamid Hasan, Rahamnaullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Fareed Ahmed, Usman Ghani.
