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The third ODI match between India and Afghanistan is being played in Chennai. In this match, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The Indian team will come to bowl first. On one hand, the Afghan team has made four major changes in its playing eleven, while Team India has also made three major changes.
7 changes in playing eleven
India and Afghanistan have made 7 changes in their playing eleven for the third ODI match. First of all, if we talk about the Indian team, three players have been rested in the form of Arshdeep Singh, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey and Prasidh Krishna have returned in their place.
On the other hand, in the Afghanistan team, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi and Farid Ahmed Malik have been included in the playing eleven.
Let us tell you that before the third ODI match, Harshit Rana was associated with the Indian squad, but he was not given a chance in the playing eleven. Harshit’s focus is currently on the T20 series against Ireland and England. Harshit has returned to Team India after missing T20 World Cup 2026 and IPL 2026.
India’s playing eleven: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Afghanistan’s playing eleven: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi, Farid Ahmed Malik.
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