IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, 2nd ODI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for Afghanistan tour of India 2026

India is set to face Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI of the Afghanistan tour of India 2026 at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, June 17

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 16 Jun 2026, 17:27 IST

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Preview

In the second ODI of the Afghanistan tour of India 2026, India (IND) will take on Afghanistan (AFG). India holds a comfortable 1-0 lead in the three-match series following a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the rain-affected opening match at Dharamshala.

In the first ODI, Afghanistan batted first and were bowled out for 194 runs in 24.5 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 102 off 51 balls - the fastest ODI century by an Afghanistan batter, while Azmatullah Omarzai scored a quick 26 off 16 balls. In the bowling department, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey each claimed three wickets.

In response, the Indian team comfortably chased down the target in 22.5 overs, winning the match by seven wickets. Captain Shubman Gill scored 84 runs off 66 balls and KL Rahul made 39 off 19 balls and helped his team to successfully chase the target

Match Information

India vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI

Afghanistan tour of India, 17 Jun 2026, Wed, 1:30 PM IST ,Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Clouds

39.6°C

18% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

W
W
W
W
W

Afghanistan

L
L
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

126 Runs

1 Match

2

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG - WICKETKEEPER

102 Runs

1 Match

3

KL Rahul

IND - bat

100 Runs

1 Match

4

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

84 Runs

1 Match

5

Sai Sudharsan

IND - bat

81 Runs

1 Match

6

KL Rahul

IND - bat

39 Runs

1 Match

1

Mohammed Siraj

IND - bowl

183.33

1 Match

2

KL Rahul

IND - bat

205.26

1 Match

3

Dhruv Jurel

IND - wk

95.00

1 Match

4

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG - WICKETKEEPER

200.00

1 Match

5

Sai Sudharsan

IND - bat

77.88

1 Match

162.50

1 Match

1

Manav Suthar

IND - bat

7 Wkts

1 Match

2

Gurnoor Brar

IND - bat

3 Wkts

1 Match

3

Mohammad Saleem

AFG - bowl

6 Wkts

1 Match

4

Harsh Dubey

IND - all

3 Wkts

1 Match

5 Wkts

1 Match

6

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

1

Manav Suthar

IND - bat

1.94

1 Match

2

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

5.40

1 Match

3

Prasidh Krishna

IND - bowl

3.07

1 Match

4

Gurnoor Brar

IND - bat

5.59

1 Match

5

Mohammed Siraj

IND - bowl

3.08

1 Match

6

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

7.40

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), S Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh

Bench : KL Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, P Yadav, Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, DC Jurel, Manav Suthar, Devdutt Padikkal

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, R Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Allah Mohammad, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem

Bench : IA Khil, Nangeyalia kharote, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Malik, Abdul Malik, Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmanullah, Qais Ahmad

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has traditionally been one of India's more challenging venues for scoring in ODI cricket. Batting here often requires patience, as the pitch tends to favour bowlers more than other batting-friendly grounds across the country.

45%

Pace Bowling

55%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

225

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Shubman Gill IND | BAT

Indian captain Shubman Gill is an excellent choice for the captaincy role for your fantasy team. He scored 84 runs at a strike rate of 127 in the previous match

8.5
VC

Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG | WICKETKEEPER

Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 102 runs at a strike rate of 200 in the previous match. He will be a top pick for this IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction

9

KL Rahul IND | BAT

KL Rahul is a fantastic batsman with consistent performances in the top order. He scored 39 runs in his last match

7.5

Gurnoor Brar IND | BAT

Gurnoor Brar is a very talented bowler who is expected to make valuable contributions to his side. He picked up three wickets in the previous match

8.5

Ishan Kishan IND | WK

Ishan Kishan is going to be a great budget player. He scored 34 runs at a strike rate of 154 in the first ODI.

8.5

Arshdeep Singh IND | BOWL

Arshdeep Singh is going to be a great budget player. He picked up two wickets at an economy rate of 5.4 in the last match

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8

Ikram Ali Khil

AFG | WK

7.5

Darwish Rasooli

AFG | BAT

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jun 16 2026 5:27 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
KL Rahul

9

Rahmanullah Gurbaz
VC

8.5

Ishan Kishan

8.5

Shubman Gill
C

8.5

Shreyas Iyer

7

Rohit Sharma

9

Ibrahim Zadran

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Gurnoor Brar

7.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Rashid Khan

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

Credits Left
6.5/100

Mega League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8.5

Ishan Kishan

8.5

Shubman Gill

8.5

Hashmatullah Shahidi

8.5

Shreyas Iyer
VC

7

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Nitish Kumar Reddy

8.5

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Prasidh Krishna

8.5

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Rashid Khan

9

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