India and Afghanistan will face each other in their second match of the 2023 ODI World Cup on Wednesday, October 11, at 2 p.m. (IST).
This match no. 9 will be played on the outstanding pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Now India will be looking to carry their momentum forward after beating Australia in their opening match. Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be looking to bounce back after losing to Bangladesh.
In the ODI World Cup, India has won the tournament twice, in 1983 and 2011, while Afghanistan never progressed beyond the group stage.
In the 2019 World Cup clash between India and Afghanistan, India secured a hard-fought 11-run victory. India managed to reach a total of 224 runs from their 50 overs, with notable contributions from Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav, both scoring half-centuries. At the time, pitch conditions were not favorable but the Indian team is familiar with the pitches now. Can it result in a win?
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Stats | India | Afghanistan |
---|---|---|
Matches | 3 | 3 |
Won | 2 | 0 |
Lost | 0 | 0 |
Tied | 1 | 1 |
Highest Total | 252/8 | 252/8 |
Lowest Total | 224/8 | 159/10 |
Wins Batting First | 1 | 0 |
Wins Chasing | 1 | 0 |
Most Runs | KL Rahul (90 runs) | Mohammad Shahzad (146 runs) |
Highest Scorer | Virat Kohli (67 runs) | Mohammad Shahzad (124 runs) |
Most Wickets | Ravindra Jadeja (7 wickets) | Mohammad Nabi (5 wickets) |
Best Bowling | Ravindra Jadeja (4/30) | Mohammad Nabi (2/33) |
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Rahman, Riaz Hassan, Noor Ahmad
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Shubman Gill will miss the match due to illness and has been replaced by Ishan Kishan. In a fresh update, the board said, “Team India batter Shubman Gill will not be travelling with the team to Delhi on 9th October 2023. The opening batter who missed the team’s first fixture in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia in Chennai is set to miss the team’s next fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi on the 11th of October.
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and can be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
The weather in Delhi on October 11 is expected to be sunny and hot, with a maximum temperature of 36°C and a minimum temperature of 30°C. There is no threat of rain.
Dew is likely to be a factor in the second half of the match, making it difficult for the fielding team. However, teams may be keen to bat first after seeing South Africa post a huge score of 428/5 in the previous match at the venue. The pitch is expected to be a batter's paradise, with good bounce and free run-scoring opportunities.
Also, Read our blog on ICC World Cup 2023 here
The IND vs AFG ODI stats suggest that the two teams are evenly matched. India has a slight edge in terms of bowling and chasing, but Afghanistan has a slight edge in terms of batting first. Both teams have versatile batsmen and bowlers who can score big runs and take multiple wickets.
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