T20 World Cup 2021: India vs Afghanistan – Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

India will take on Afghanistan in Match 33 of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 at Sheikh Z⛦ayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, November 3.

India haven’t yet won a single game in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage, and they are placed at the second last spot in the points table. Afghanistan, on the other hand, are right behind table-toppers Pakistan with two victories out of three fixtures.

Head-to-Head record:

Played𝕴: 02 | IND won: 02 | AFG won: 0 ♈| No result: 0

Pitch report:

Most of the evening games have witnessed the impact of dew, and a similar display is expected to take place in this match as well. The pitch will get better as the game progresses, so batt🍷ing second seems to be an ideal choice at this venue.

Probable XIs:

India: Virat Kohli (c), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy/ Ravichandran As🃏hwin

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Hazratullah Zaz🦄ai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadr♉an, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Naveen Ul Haq

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

• IND wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 35-40
• Afghanistan total: 140-150

Case 2:

• AFG wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 40-45
• India total: 160-170

Team India to win the contest.