India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup – Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

In the 33rd match of the T20 World Cup, India will face Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night. India has dominated Afghanistan in T20Is in the past. 

IND v AFG: Match Details

• Date – Wednesday, November 03, 2021
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

IND v AFG Match Preview:

India's batting hasn't done well in this tournament so far. However, they will expect KL Rahul to fire at the top. If Ishan Kishan plays, he is likely to move to the middle order and Rohit Sharma back in the opening slot. It will be interesting to see if Suryakumar Yadav will be back in the playing XI and for whom. 

The bowling, too, hasn't been impressive. Jasprit Bumrah was the lone bowler who looked threatening in the last match. R Ashwin is likely to replace Varun Chakravarthy in this match. 

Afghanistan's batting has been on another level. All the batters have played with an attacking approach and helped the team post a good total; they have batted in the first innings every time. With Asghar Afghan now not available, Usman Ghani is likely to replace him. 

If Mujeeb Ur Rahman is fit to play, Afghanistan will play three high-quality spin bowlers. Rashid Khan is in a great rhythm and will be a threat for the Indian batters. 

IND v AFG Cricket Match Prediction:

Afghanistan has been playing spectacular cricket in this tournament and are looking favorites to win against a depleted Indian side. 

IND v AFG Head-to-Head:

• Total – 2
• India – 2
• Afghanistan – 0

IND v AFG Team News: 

• India - Suryakumar Yadav was rested in the last match due to back spasms. There are no updates regarding his fitness as of now. 
• Afghanistan - Mujeeb Ur Rahman missed out in the last match due to injury. There are no updates regarding his fitness as of now. 

IND v AFG Probable Playing XI:

• India - Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy/ R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah
• Afghanistan - Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Hamid Hassan, Naveen-ul-Haq

IND v AFG Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shahzad
• Batters - Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah-Zadran
• All-rounders - Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Nabi
• Bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah, Rashid-Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq