Though India is out of the race for Asia Cup final after coming out Pakistan victorious against Afghanistan on Wednesday at Dubai International Stadium, but they have a chance today to make India’s fans happy in the end of their tournament campaign against Afghanistan.
India and Afghanistan will meet for the first time in the tournament at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday, September 8. For both teams, It will be the third and last match of their super-4 schedule. Earlier, India has lost it’s two matches against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday, September 4, and against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, September 6 while Afghanistan lost in the opening super 4 phase against Sri Lanka, and vs Pakistan yesterday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
India vs Afghanistan super 4 match is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST and live action can be watched on Star Sport Channel while live streaming can be enjoyed through Disney+HotStar in India.
It is expected that India’s skipper Rohit Sharma would go for experimentation in the team for the third time against challenging Afghanistan.
Here is the probable playing XI of India for the match vs Afghanistan.
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant(WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi
Here’s an overview of players’ performances and the reason behind experimentation.
KL Rahul- The Indian opener scored in Asia Cup- 0, 36, 28 in last three matches and 6 against Sri Lanka. Out of the first three matches, he has looked very vulnerable and would be successful to make his place vs Afghanistan.
Rohit Sharma-He has the reign of the India team for Asia Cup. He performed brilliantly 72-run knock off 41 balls against Sri Lanka on September 6.
Virat Kohli- The India’s star batter Virat Kohli has scored two beautiful half-centuries till now in the tournament. However, he fell for a duck against Sri Lanka. He would be seen on Thursday in the team.
Surya Kuramr Yadav: He steps down Rohit Sharma (31 six in 2018) in the most T20 sixes (32 six in 2022) in the calendar year. He scored 34 off 29 balls against Sri Lanka and stitched a crucial 97-run partnership with captain Rohit Sharma. He hit a brilliant half-century (68 off 26 balls) against Hong Kong in group stage match. He would find his place against Afghanistan.
Hardik Pandya- He provides balance to the side. His presence means that India has a solid pace option and is a capable bowler.
Rishabh Pant- The wicketkeeper-batter is not having the best of times with the bat. He needs to come good against Afghanistan
Dinesh Karthik- With Deepak Hooda not in the best of form and also not being used regularly in bowling, Dinesh Karthik might be drafted in to play the finisher’s role.
Deepak Chahar- He was drafted into the squad from the standby list on Tuesday. His prowess in the T20 format will come in handy.
Arshdeep Singh- The left-arm pacer impressed with his death over bowling. He is likely to be persisted with.
Yuzvendra Chahal- The veteran spinner has the capacity to provide breakthroughs at a crucial juncture.
Ravi Bishnoi- The youngster bowled with a lot of heart in the match against Pakistan. He is the one for the future.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma quickly changed the playing XI after winning first match against Pakistan in the league session of the tournament. At that time, he rested all-rounder Hardik Pandya who was the hero of the India vs Pakistan group stage battle and brought Rishabh Pant into the team. He also made a change again in their third and first super 4 match against Pakistan while ruling out Ravindra Jadeja and brought Deepak Hooda in the team. India lost the super 4 match against Pakistan by 5 wickets.
Here are the relevant details of the super 4 match (India vs Sri Lanka):
| Date | Day | Venue | Timing | Super 4 match details |
| September, 8 | Wednesday | Dubai Stadium | 07:30 IST | 5thmatch of Super 4 |
India vs Afghanistan Squads for Asia Cup 2022:
India Squad for Asia Cup-2022: Rohit Sharma (C). KL Rahul (Vice-Captain) Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar (Standby).
Afghanistan Squad for Asia Cup-2022: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (vice-captain), AfsarZazai (WK), AzmatullahOmarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, HazratullahZazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahamd, RahmanullahGurbaz, Samiullah Shinwari, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Usman Ghani, Rashid Khan.
AfghanistanProbable Playing XI Asia Cup Super-4:
Afghanistan’s probable playing XI: HazratullahZazai, RahmanullahGurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Samiullah Shinwari, Naveen-ul-haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
India vs Afghanistan Live Telecast& Streaming:
In India
- Star Sport Channel
Live Streaming
In India
- Disney+Hotstar
India vs Afghanistan Super 4 Win Prediction:
India and Afghanistan have met in three matches in T20. Out of these three, India have won all three matches while Afghanistan have got 0 in their hand.
India (80% chance to win) Afghanistan (20% chance to win)
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