Men's Asian Games 2026: Quarter-Final 2, IND vs AFG Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between India vs Afghanistan?

After a thrilling way to make it to the top four from the group stages, Afghanistan (AFG) have made their way and will face India (IND) in the Quarter-Final 2 of the ongoing Asian Games 2026. This encounter is scheduled to be played on Monday, September 28, at the Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin.

India made a direct entry into the quarter-final of the tournament, courtesy of their higher position in the ICC T20I rankings on the cut-off date of qualification. The Shreyas Iyer-led side beat Japan by a nominal margin in their previous clash and will be looking for a much better performance against the Afghan side, as they are also playing to defend their gold medal.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be looking to forget their whitewash against the Men in Blue in the New Delhi series less than a couple of weeks back. The Afghans, wary of their shambolic record of winless streak against the Indian team in international cricket, will be looking to regroup and try to book their berth into the semi-final.

IND vs AFG: Match Details

Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin: Pitch Report

While the pitch conditions are generally good for batting across the match at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, it is the overcast weather that will prompt the captain winning the toss to have a go at bowling first. If the match is washed out without any result, India will go through to the semi-final, courtesy of their higher position on the ICC Rankings.

IND vs AFG: Head-to-Head T20I Record

IND vs AFG: Predicted Playing 11s

India

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi

Afghanistan

Mohammad Akram, Hassan Eisakhil, Karim Janat, Darwish Rasooli (C), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Ismat Alam, Nangeyalia Khan, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Arab Gul

IND vs AFG: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma has been going around in excellent form with the bat. In fact, this has been the case ever since he made his international debut. Against the same opposition on September 17, Abhishek smashed a new record for the fastest hundred in T20I cricket, getting to the landmark off just 30 deliveries. Across the three-match series, he also emerged as the highest run-getter and received the Player of the Series award.

Probable Best Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah

Today's Match Prediction: Team batting first to win the match