World T20 Series 2021

IND vs AFG, Match 33, Super 12, Group 2

Preview 

India and Afghanistan are set to clash against each other in match 33 of the ongoing World T20 Series 2021 on November 3, Wednesday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. India desperately need a win to give themselves an outside chance of getting through the next round. They lost their previous tie to New Zealand by eight wickets. The men in blue have struggled to find their feet in the tournament and have failed to click as a unit. Afghanistan on the other hand with 2 wins in 3 games are placed second in their group. Kohli’s men will face a stern test in the form of Afghanistan who are in fine form. This fixture will decide India’s fate in this tournament. Both the Indian batters and bowlers need to step up their game in this do or die encounter. Ahead of this riveting tie, let us have a look at how these two teams will shape up for today’s clash

Match Details 

Match: IND vs AFG, 33rd Match, Super 12 Group 2, T20 World Series 2021

Date: Wednesday, November 03, 2021 

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pitch Report

The Sheikh Zayed track provides equal assistance to both batsmen and bowlers. Batters will enjoy hitting the shots through the line. Spinners can come in lethal in the middle overs whereas the pacers can turn out to be effective towards the end. 

IND vs AFG Squads

IND: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan. 

AFG: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Fareed Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 

IND vs AFG Probable XIs

IND: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

AFG: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad(wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi©, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan

Match Prediction

India will look to add some substance to their campaign with a win over Afghanistan. However, they would be wary of the unpredictable and potentially dangerous Afghan unit. Afghanistan possess a quality spin department which can cause problems to the struggling Indian batters. Looking at the stats, match ups, current form and depth of the squad we put our bets on India. 

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