India vs Afghanistan third and final T20I match is scheduled on Wednesday, January 17. The Men in Blue have already won the series and this game will be a dead-rubber game. The Afghans played good cricket in the 2nd game but failed to defend the target of 172 runs. This is their last white-ball assignment before the T20 World Cup 2024.
Kohli and Rohit has returned to the side after a long gap of 14 months. The former India captain has got some runs in the 2nd T20I. But the latter is yet to get runs in the shortest format of the game. The captain will be looking for some runs in the final T20I. The fans can expect a high scoring a game.
IND vs AFG: Match Details
Match: India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I
Date: 17th January, 2024,
Time: 7 PM IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Live Streaming Details: Jio Cinema and Sports 18 Network
IND vs AFG: Pitch Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is a surface that typically yields high scores. The batting friendly wickets and small field will provide ample opportunity for the batsmen to score a lot of runs. The bowlers will have several obstacles to overcome in order to claim wickets here. After winning the crucial toss, it will be easier to bat second.
IND vs AFG: Probable Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq, Qais Ahmad
IND vs AFG: Full Squads
India
Rohit Sharma (C), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan
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.
IND vs AFG: Dream11
Grand League
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh
All-rounders: Gulbadin Naib, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav (vice-captain), Naveen-ul-Haq, Arshdeep Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Wicket-keepers: Jitesh Sharma
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh(captain), Najibullah Zadran
All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: Naveen-ul-Haq, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb ur Rahman (vice-captain)