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Dominant India has clinched series with convincing victory in the 2nd T20I and are now looking for a clean sweep in the IND vs AFG 3rd T20I at Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru on 17 January.
The series victory has highlighted India’s batting depth and resilience, even in Rohit Sharma scores of zeros, as they chased down the target convincingly. As the teams gear up for the next encounter, the Indian side will be brimming with confidence, while Afghanistan looks to regroup and stage a comeback in the final match of the series. Stay tuned for the post-match presentations for insights into the player performances and team strategies.
The Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru pitch is expected to offer a flat and hard wicket, favoring the batsmen. With short boundaries, a run fest is on the cards.
Rohit Sharma (C)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Virat Kohli
Shivam Dube
Jitesh Sharma (WK)
Rinku Singh
Axar Patel
Washington Sundar
Ravi Bishnoi
Arshdeep Singh
Mukesh Kumar
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
Ibrahim Zadran (C)
Azmatullah Omarzai
Gulbadin Naib
Mohammad Nabi
Najibullah Zadran
Karim Janat
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Naveen-ul-Haq
Noor Ahmad
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Rohit Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Virat Kohli
Azmatullah Omarzai
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Ibrahim Zadran
India have been too dominant for Afghanistan in the last two games. This could be another contest going in favour of India.
Wicket-keepers: R Gurbaz
Batsmen: R Sharma, V Kohli, Y Jaiswal, I Zadran
All-rounders: M Nabi, A Patel, A Omarzai, S Dube
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh
Small League Captain: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli
Grand League Captain: Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Rohit Sharma
The pitch favors batsmen. Pick Captain/Vice-Captain accordingly.