Match Prediction For India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I - Afghanistan Tour of India 2024
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Though India has already won the T20I Series, can they win the final T20I match and win the series by (3-0).
India has been leading the Series since the first match and won both matches by higher margins. India and Afghanistan will play the last T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday, January 17, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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India will be hoping to complete a 3-0 thrashing of the visitors as they prepare for their final T20I before the crucial T20 World Cup 2024.
The previous game saw Virat Kohli return to India's T20I squad for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022. Tilak Varma made way for Kohli, and Shubman Gill was replaced by Yashasvi Jaiswal. India's moves paid off, as both Jaiswal and Kohli delivered outstanding performances.
Dube brought India closer to victory. While Jaiswal was removed after reaching 68 off 34 deliveries, Dube remained unbeaten with 63 from 32 deliveries. The Men in Blue will hope to repeat their performance in the next game, while the visitors will be striving for their first win against India in the format.
Pitch & Weather Report
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has an ideal surface for batters. T20 games at this site have routinely produced 200-plus totals as batsmen take advantage of the small boundaries. Spinners receive less help than pacers, but a high-scoring game is expected.
The weather in Bengaluru will be clear throughout the match on January 17. The temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius at the start of the game and will decrease to 20 degrees by the end of it.
Probable Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
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