The ninth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between India and Afghanistan will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India beat Australia by four wickets in the opening encounter. On the other hand, Afghanistan suffered a defeat against Bangladesh. This should be an exciting match between these two sides.
When: 11 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Report
The surface here was extremely good for batting in the previous match as more than 720 runs were scored. South Africa posted 428 runs and in reply Sri Lanka also scored 326. We can expect another high scoring fixture and both teams will prefer chasing.
India Playing 11
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- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Ishan Kishan
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul (wk)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin/ Shardul Thakur
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammad Siraj
- Gill is still recovering and will miss this match.
Virat Kohli Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 280 | 13027 | DNB, 3, 122, DNB, 4 | 57 | 93 |
Jasprit Bumrah Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | Economy |
| 77 | 126 | 1/43, 1/23, 2/30, 1/18, DNB | 24.2 | 5.72 |
Afghanistan Playing 11
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- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c)
- Najibullah Zadran
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Ibrahim Zadran Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 20 | 904 | 75, 0, 80, 0, 1, | 56 | 85 |
Rashid Khan Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 95 | 172 | 0/66, 1/42, 0/53, 2/42, 2/28 | 7/18 | 18.6 |
IND vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, KL Rahul
Batsmen: Ibrahim Zadran, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan
All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan
IND vs AFG Fantasy Tips
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- Virat Kohli looked in very good form scoring 85 runs in difficult conditions against Australia.
- Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career
- KL Rahul has been extremely consistent and has got three half centuries and a century since his return. He scored an unbeaten 97 in the opening match.
- Rashid Khan has an impressive record of 1211 runs and 172 wickets in ODI matches. He is a genuine wicket-taking threat.
- Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets in the last game against Australia and will be a key pick for this match.
- Rahmat Shah has not been doing well in the last year and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi struggled a lot in the opening match and can be left out against this opposition.
- The surface here has aided the batters quite a bit hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and batters.
Who will win India vs Afghanistan today match?
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- India are expected to win this match
- India and Afghanistan have faced each other in 3 matches in ODI. Out of these 3 games , India have won 2 and 1 match was tied.
- The last time these two sides met in an ODI was in 2019 WC where India won by 11 runs.