IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20I: The third match of the three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan will be played on January 17. In the first two matches of the series, Team India has won an unbeatable 2-0 lead on the series. The Indian team has won the T20 series against Afghanistan. After winning the first two matches, the Indian team will go intensionally to make a clean sweep at the Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Afghanistan’s team is playing without experienced spinner Rashid Khan and its effect is also visible on their performance. In both matches, Afghan bowlers also failed to put pressure on Indian batting.
In the second match of the series, Team India won a spectacular victory by 6 wickets. Afghanistan batted first and put 172 runs on the board. India chased down the target in 15.4 overs on the strength of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s (68 runs) and Shivam Dube’s unbeaten (63 runs).
For India, it is the last T20 match before the T20 World Cup 2024, but now it is not very important between the major events to be held in June. Four days after the third T20I, almost half of this squad will be in Hyderabad for the start of the five-Test series against England which will go on till the second week of March. The next big indicator for the T20 World Cup 2024 selection will be the two months to come with the TATA IPL.
With Rohit Sharma scoring his first run in the series, Virat Kohli’s intentions, and Arshdeep Singh trying out new leg-cutters for left-handed batsmen, Wednesday’s game for India could be focused on the individual context rather than the collective one.
India vs Afghanistan Match Info
Match: India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I
Venue: Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time: January 17, 7:00 PM IST
Live Broadcast and Streaming: Sports 18 and JioCinema
IND vs AFG Pitch Report at Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Bengaluru’s Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered a batsman’s paradise in the IPL. No score is considered safe here. Due to the small boundary, batters find it easy to hit fours and sixes here. But the situation is different in T20 International. There have been 9 T20 International matches on this ground so far and only once has a team been able to score more than 200 runs. The average 1st innings score on this pitch is 170 runs.
In the T20I match against Australia in December, the Indian team defended a score of 160. Given the trend of this series, the pitch in the third T20I can be easy for batting. There may be help for the pace bowlers but there is hardly anything for the spinner. In such a situation, we can expect a big-scoring game. The batsmen of the Indian team are flowing in rhythm. If the pitch is easy for batting, it will be difficult for Afghanistan.
IND vs AFG T20 Head-to-Head Record
Total matches played: 7
India won: 6
Afghanistan won: 0
No Result: 1
IND vs AFG Probable Playing 11
India: The series is already over, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan may get a chance. Kuldeep and Avesh spent a lot of time bowling in the nets on the eve of the match.
Possible 11: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma/Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar/Avesh Khan.
Afghanistan: Mujeeb ur Rahman started the series well in Mohali but had to plunder many runs in Indore. Afghanistan has the impressive leg-spinner Qais Ahmed on the bench but the presence of three big-hit left-handers (Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh) in India’s top six may discourage them from bringing him in.
Possible 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
AFG vs IND Probable Top Performers for 3rd T20I
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Yashasvi Jaiswal could not get a chance in the first T20 but when he got a place in the playing XI in the second match, he took advantage of that opportunity well. By playing an innings of 68 runs in just 34 balls, he has almost confirmed his place not only in this series but also in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. In an innings of 68 runs, Jaiswal hit 5 fours and 6 sixes and his strike rate was 200. He can also do well in the third T20.
Shivam Dube: Ever since Dube ji has entered Chennai Super Kings, his luck has shined. The team management showed confidence in Dube, who did not get a chance in the last two T20 series against Australia and South Africa, and Shivam Dube proved that trust right. Shivam Dube has played half-century innings in the last two matches and has also taken one wicket each. With 123 runs in two matches, Dube is the top scorer of this series. With his batting, he can also beat good spinners, his quality makes him a great batsman.
Axar Patel: Patel, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja, is the top wicket-taker in this series with 4 wickets. Axar has bowled very economically in both matches and has played a key role in the team’s victory. Since India has won this series, it will be interesting to see whether he gets a chance in the third T20I or Kuldeep Yadav. But if Akshar plays, then you must take him in your team.
Other Players:
Rinku Singh does not get to play many balls because he is in the role of the main finisher in the team but you can keep him in your team.
Arshdeep Singh took three wickets in the previous match and he has done a good job as the main pace bowler in this series.
Ravi Bishnoi also bowls in the powerplay and takes wickets, although he has proved to be a bit expensive but can do well in the third match.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s team has failed in this series from both batting and bowling sides. The team playing without Rashid Khan and they are missing him a lot. The players have not done much in this series, but there are still some players who have made a small impact, such as:
Mujeeb ur Rahman bowled well in the first match and took 2 wickets but proved to be very expensive for 32 runs in 2 overs in the second match.
Mohammad Nabi played a troublesome innings in the first match when his team lost 3 wickets for a score of 57 runs. He shared a 68-run partnership with Azmatullah Omarzai.
Azmatullah Omarzai is also a good player who is handy with both bat and ball.
Gulbadin Naib had scored 57 runs in 35 balls in the second T20I who can bat up and score in this match as well.
IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction Today Match Team
IND vs AFG Dream11 Head-to-Head
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Gulbadin Naib,
All-rounders: Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Karim Jannat, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Captain: Axar Patel, Vice-Captain: Shivam Dube
IND vs AFG Dream11 Mega League
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh,
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar
Captain: Shivam Dube, Vice-Captain: Virat Kohli
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