T20 WC; IND vs AFG Do or Die clash: Predicted Playing XI

T20 WC; IND vs AFG Do or Die clash: Predicted Playing XI, and key stats

By Sanjay Maurya

News Highlights

India vs Afghanistan – the match will take place on November 3 at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
The decision to begin with Ishan Kishan did not work out in the last match.
This venue’s average first innings score is 139, indicating that it is not a high-scoring field.

In their next ICC T20 World Cup 2021 encounter, India will face Afghanistan. The match will take place on November 3 at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Both teams are in the tournament’s second group. India has played two matches in the competition thus far, both of which they have lost. India was defeated by Pakistan and New Zealand.

Afghanistan, on the other side, has only played three matches in the T20 World Cup 2021. Namibia and Scotland were beaten, but Pakistan won against Afghanistan. In the group 2-point table, Afghanistan is ranked second, while India is ranked fifth. We discuss India’s expected playing XI in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 match before the IND vs AFG encounter.

In the following game, India’s opener will be Rohit Sharma. The decision to begin with Ishan Kishan did not work out in the last match. As a result, Rohit Sharma might be the team’s opener in the following game. Sharma has 14 runs in two games thus far.

Predicted Playing 11

India

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Virat Kohli (C)
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Suryakumar Yadav
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Varun Chakravarthy

Afghanistan

Mohammad Shazad
Hazratullah Zazai
Ranmanullah Gurbaz
Hasmatullah Shahidi
Mohammad Nabi
Najibullah Zadran
Gulbadin Naib
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Hamid Hassan
Naveen Ul Haq

Pitch Report
This venue’s average first innings score is 139, indicating that it is not a high-scoring field. The average second innings score on this ground is 127, indicating that the side batting first has the advantage. Pacers haven’t been particularly efficient on this surface thus far, with spinners taking centre stage. The pitch grows slower as the game proceeds, making it easier to score runs during power play overs.

Total Matches: 55
Match won by the team batting first: 24 times
Match won by the team batting second: 31 times
Average 1st Inns score: 139
Average 2nd Inns score: 127
Highest total: 225/7 (Ireland vs Afghanistan)