The second match of the ODI series between India and Afghanistan is being played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Afghanistan won the toss in this match and decided to bat first.

Guest Afghanistan will enter this match with the intention of leveling the series, while the Indian team will try to win the match and win the series. In this match, special attention will be kept on players like Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, who would like to regain their rhythm.

Afghanistan’s special relationship with Akana

Afghanistan has played the role of home ground for the cricket team for a long time. A total of 16 international matches have been played on this ground so far, in which Afghanistan has participated in eight matches. This number is three more than the matches played by India here. However, Afghanistan did not always get the desired results on this ground. In the series played against West Indies in November 2019, the team had to face defeat in all three ODIs and the only Test.

Afghanistan will enter the field with the help of good memories

Even though the 2019 series may have been disappointing, Afghanistan also has some good memories related to this ground. The team won the T20 International series against West Indies 2-1. Apart from this, in the 2023 ODI World Cup, it registered its only World Cup win by defeating Netherlands on the same ground. Afghanistan will try to take inspiration from these positive memories while entering the second ODI against India.

Gurbaz showed his strength in the first match

Afghanistan is considered a strong team in limited overs cricket and it also showed a glimpse of this in the first ODI. In the rain-affected 25-25 over match, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an explosive inning of 102 runs in just 51 balls. On the basis of his brilliant batting, Afghanistan had set a target of 195 runs for India. Although the Indian team achieved this target under the captaincy of Shubman Gill by losing three wickets, but the match was not completely one-sided.

Afghanistan cannot rely only on Gurbaz

Gurbaz scored a century in the first ODI, but he did not get enough support from the other batsmen. Seven batsmen of the team could not even touch double figures and were out on single digits.
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi believes that since the match was of 25 overs, the batsmen tried to play big shots in a hurry, due to which the team had to suffer the loss. Afghanistan will need better collective batting in the second ODI.

India’s young players impressed

Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, who made their debut in the first match for the Indian team, had performed brilliantly. Both the players kept the Afghan batting under pressure by taking three wickets each. Captain Shubhman Gill had led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 84 runs. KL Rahul also played a brilliant inning of 39 not out in just 19 balls. Both the batsmen would like to continue their excellent form in the second match also.

Eyes will be on Rohit and Shreyas

Rohit Sharma’s IPL season was not as per expectations and now he would like to gain confidence by playing big innings in ODIs. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer, who was recently made the captain of the Indian T20 team, will also be under pressure to score runs. In his last three ODI innings only 8, 3 and 12 runs have come respectively. In such a situation, a big innings will be expected from him.

Will Team India make changes?

After the first ODI, the Indian team management may consider some changes. Fast bowler Prince Yadav and spinner Kuldeep Yadav are likely to get a chance in the playing eleven. Prince Yadav had impressed for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, while Kuldeep Yadav comes from the neighboring city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. In such a situation, they can get the benefit of domestic circumstances.

The 3 match ODI series between India and Afghanistan is starting from today. Team India’s journey of preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup is starting from this series. Senior batsmen like captain Shubhman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul will be seen in action but Virat Kohli is out of this ODI series due to injury. Yashasvi Jaiswal was declared his replacement.

Hardik Pandya will also not play in this series, who is out of the entire series due to injury. In his absence, Nitish Kumar Reddy has a chance to cement his place in Team India as a fast bowling all-rounder before the 2027 ODI World Cup. Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, these 3 players may get an opportunity for international debut.

head to head

4 ODI matches have been played between India and Afghanistan so far in history. Of these, Team India has won 3 times, while one match was a tie. Till now Afghanistan has not defeated Team India in any format of cricket. For the first time, India and Afghanistan teams are clashing in an ODI match at Dharamshala Stadium.

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav

Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmed Malik, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.

Today is the second day of the India vs Afghanistan Test being played in Mullanpur. Shubman Gill (103) and Rishabh Pant (50) will take the Indian innings forward. By the end of the first day’s play, Team India had scored 368 runs after losing 3 wickets. Gill completed his century shortly before the end of the day’s play. Earlier, KL Rahul had scored a century, he was out after scoring 100 runs.

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. The pitch is flat, favorable for batting, which the Indian batsmen took advantage of. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal could score only 24 runs. After this, there was a partnership of 139 runs between KL Rahul and Sai Sudarshan, although Rahul would have been out early if the Afghanistan captain had taken DRS on the not out given by the umpire. The ball hit the bat and went into the hands of the wicketkeeper, but the umpire gave him not out. After this Rahul scored a century.

Sai Sudarshan missed his century, he was caught out by Mohammad Salim on the score of 81. After this KL Rahul completed his century, he was out after making 100. Rishabh Pant, who came after this, took the innings forward in a fast-paced manner. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill completed his 10th Test century, this is his sixth century as captain.

Before the end of the day’s play, Rishabh Pant completed his half century. He has hit 3 sixes in his innings so far. He is unbeaten on 50 runs and Shubhman Gill is unbeaten on 103 runs. Both will continue the play for the second day today.

indian playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Afghanistan’s playing 11

Sediqullah Atal, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Afsar Zazai (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rehman, Mohammad Salim.

India vs Afghanistan test starts from today. Afghanistan played the first Test of its career against Team India in 2018, after that this is the first time when both the teams will face each other. Of course India is a strong team, but Afghanistan’s spinners can create problems. Till now IPL matches were being broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. Know where the live telecast of the test match will take place and on which app the live streaming will take place. What time will the match start? Know the complete details.

Where is IND vs AFG test?

India vs Afghanistan Test will be played at Maharaja Singh PCA Stadium in Mullanpur. There is a possibility that the pitch will help the bowlers more, in such a situation the team batting first will face difficulties.

What time will IND vs AFG test start?

The toss of India vs Afghanistan test will take place at 9 am. The match will start at 9:30. The match will start at 9:30 each day.

On which channel will the IND vs AFG test be telecast live?

India vs Afghanistan Test will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels.

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Live streaming where?

Mobile users can enjoy live matches on JioHotstar app. You can watch live matches on JioHotstar website on computer/laptop.

Indian squad

Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.

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afghanistan squad

Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmanullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Umarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Sharafudin Ashraf, Nangyal Kharotai, Zia Sharifi, Salim Safi, Qais Ahmed, Bilal Sami.