India vs Afghanistan Cricket World Cup 2023: Expected lineups, head-to-head, toss, predictions and betting odds
After a magical six-wicket win over Pat Cummins-led Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023, India are all set to face Afghanistan on October 11 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India are currently placed fifth on the points table and have a great chance to move up by defeating Afghanistan with a healthy margin.
However, they will field their XI without Shubman Gill, who also missed the first match due to dengue, as the BCCI confirmed that the star opener is officially ruled out. India also have a decision to make as they will need to choose between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.
On the other hand, there have not been any injury concerns for the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan side, but they suffered a morale-denting loss to Bangladesh in Dharamsala on Saturday.
The batting and bowling was well below par in the first game, and they need to raise their standards against India's formidable line-up.
India vs Afghanistan: Predicted line-up
PredictedXIforIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
PredictedXIforAfghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India vs Afghanistan: Head-to-head in ODIs
India and Afghanistan have faced each other three times in the 50-over format. India emerged victorious on two occasions, while one match ended in a tie.
India vs Afghanistan: Toss
Toss will happen at 1:30 PM IST.
India vs Afghanistan: Weather forecast in Delhi
The weather report for tomorrow in Delhi indicates a maximum temperature of 34 degrees in the afternoon, with a low of 28 degrees expected. There could be a layer of clouds that may interrupt some of the game proceedings. However, the good news is that no rain predicted as of now. The humidity level is expected to be around 49 per cent.
India vs Afghanistan: Prediction for CWC 2023 match
The renovated black soil pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the match between Proteas and Sri Lanka showed that there are plenty of runs to be scored, and the team winning the toss will look to bat first on this batting paradise, provided that dew does not come into play.
The last match played in Delhi witnessed a total of 754 runs scored in both innings by South Africa and Sri Lanka, which eventually set a record for the most runs scored in an ODI World Cup match in the history of the tournament. Considering this and India's batting prowess, the hosts would be favourites to secure two points.
India vs Afghanistan: Betting odds for CWC 2023 match
As per the Dafabet odds, India will end up as the winner.
