Match preview: AFG vs IND
India (IND) and Afghanistan (AFG) will square off in Match 09 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday, October 9, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India’s campaign got off to a brilliant start as they defeated Australia in their first game by a margin of six wickets.
Match preview: AFG vs IND
However, Afghanistan was defeated by six wickets in their debut match against Bangladesh. In the upcoming game, the Men in Blue will want to pick up another victory so they can get ready for their upcoming match against Pakistan. Afghanistan will be eager to win the forthcoming match in order to get their first points on the board.
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report: A total of 27 games have been played there, and 13 of them have been won by teams who batted first or bowled first, with one game being abandoned. Out of the last six games, teams batting first have triumphed in five of them. The highest mark ever chased at the stadium was 278 by India vs. Sri Lanka back in 1982, while the average first innings score over the previous five games was 260.
IND vs AFG Probable Playing XI
India (IND):
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan (AFG):
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
