IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for 1st T20I

This is the first bilateral series between the two teams.

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Updated - 11 Jan 2024, 18:54 IST

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India (IND) will take on Afghanistan (AFG) in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday (January 11) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. This is the first bilateral series between the two teams. They have faced each other three times in T20 World Cups and once in Asia Cup. India have won all these four matches.

India last played a T20I series against South Africa last month. The three match series ended on 1-1 as one of the matches ended in a no result due to rain. India defeated South Africa in their last outing in the shortest format of the game. Rohit Sharma is back in the squad to lead. He last played a T20I game during the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022.

Afghanistan faced the United Arab Emirates in their last T20I series and won the three-match series by 2-1 margin. Afghanistan won their last T20I game by four wickets after chasing down the target of 127 runs in 18.3 overs with four wickets in hand. They have made a few changes to the squad that faced the UAE. Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, and Mohammad Ishaq have been dropped from the squad. Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been included.

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Match Information

India vs Afghanistan, 1st Match

Afghanistan tour of India, 11 Jan 2024, Thur, 7:00 PM IST ,Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Broadcast

Sports18 Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Clear

45.1°C

8% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

W
L
W
L
W

Afghanistan

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

145 Runs

3 Matches

2

Shivam Dubey

IND - all

124 Runs

3 Matches

3

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

113 Runs

3 Matches

4

Mohammad Nabi

AFG - all

97 Runs

3 Matches

5

Rinku Singh

IND - bat

94 Runs

3 Matches

92 Runs

3 Matches

250.00

1 Match

2

233.33

2 Matches

3

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

191.67

1 Match

4

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

191.53

3 Matches

5

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

183.54

3 Matches

6

Karim Janat

AFG - all

177.78

3 Matches

1

Axar Patel

IND - all

4 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Fareed Malik

AFG - bowl

4 Wkts

1 Match

3

Ravi Bishnoi

IND - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

3 Wkts

3 Matches

6

2 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Axar Patel

IND - all

5.00

2 Matches

2

Fareed Malik

AFG - bowl

6.41

1 Match

3

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

7.50

2 Matches

7.56

3 Matches

5

8.10

2 Matches

6

8.83

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, S Dubey, JM Sharma, RK Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

Bench : Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), R Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench : Sharafuddin Ashraf, IA Khil, Hazratullah Zazai, Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad, Farid Malik, Mohammad Saleem, Noor Ahmad

Injury and availability news

Rashid Khan has been ruled out of this series as he is still recovering from lower-back surgery. Virat Kohli is unavailable for selection for this match.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium will likely have a lot to offer to the batters. The average first innings score in the last five matches here has been 175 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bat here.

72%

Pace Bowling

28%

Spin Bowling

80%

Batting Pitch

175

Average Score

20%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Rohit Sharma IND | BAT

He is 147 runs away from scoring 4000 runs in T20Is. He has a batting average of 31.32 and a strike rate of 139.24.

8.5
C

Shubman Gill IND | BAT

The 24-year-old opener made his T20I debut last year and scored 312 runs in 13 matches at an average of 26 and a strike rate of 145.11. He hit a century and half-century each.

9

Axar Patel IND | ALL

He won the Player of the Match awards in his last two T20I outings. He took six wickets in five matches against Australia at an average of 20.66.

7

Rinku Singh IND | BAT

He was the second-highest run-scorer for India in the series against South Africa. He scored 82 runs in two matches at a strike rate of 167.34.

7.5

Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG | WK

He was the leading run-scorer in the three-match series against the UAE. Gurbaz scored 141 runs in three matches at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 169.87.

5

Mukesh Kumar IND | BOWL

He took three wickets in two matches against South Africa at an average of 18.33, an economy of 11, and a strike rate of 10.

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8.5

Sanju Samson

IND | WK

There might be a tussle between Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma for the wicketkeeper role in the playing 11. Even if Samson makes it to the playing 11, he will have to bat in the lower middle-order and has not been really effective in that position.

9

Rashid Khan

AFG | BOWL

He has been ruled out of the series and can be avoided for this match.

Last Updated On - Jan 11 2024 6:54 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

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19/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
VC

7.5

Tilak Varma

6.5

Rohit Sharma

9

Rinku Singh

7

Shubman Gill
C

8.5

Axar Patel

9

Washington Sundar

7.5

Karim Janat

7

Azmatullah Omarzai

7.5

Mukesh Kumar

5

Qais Ahmad

6.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

6 : 5

AFG

Credits Left
12/100

Grand League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Tilak Varma

6.5

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Rinku Singh
VC

7

Shubman Gill

8.5

Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

Axar Patel

9

Mohammad Nabi

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

7.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

6 : 5

AFG

Credits Left
14.5/100

Mega League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Tilak Varma

6.5

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Rinku Singh

7

Najibullah Zadran

8.5

Axar Patel

9

Mohammad Nabi

9

Azmatullah Omarzai
VC

7.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Mukesh Kumar

5

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

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Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

6 : 5

AFG

Credits Left
14.5/100

CricTracker Special
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Tilak Varma

6.5

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Rinku Singh

7

Najibullah Zadran

8.5

Axar Patel

9

Mohammad Nabi

9

Azmatullah Omarzai
VC

7.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Mukesh Kumar

5

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

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