ICC World Cup Prediction: India vs Afghanistan

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India vs Afghanistan will be the 9th match ICC World Cup, and it is going to be the host India’s 2nd match of the World Cup after they won against mighty Australia in their first match by six wickets.

India had a tough match against the Australian team, even when they had better assistance from the pitch. It was all about KL Rahul and Virat Kohli’s innings as they had 165 runs partnership, which was recorded as the 2nd highest partnership for the Indian team in the World Cup. India was three out on just two runs, and everyone thought that it was over for India.

Virat Kohli and Kl Rahul started off slow by taking singles and doubles, and after they got settled, both players played some beautiful shots. However, luck was on India’s side as Mitchell Marsh dropped an easy catch of Kohli when he was on just 12 runs. Indian team showed a positive performance with the bowling unit.

Afghanistan will give all in the next match against Afghanistan, but they need to perform well, which they did not against Bangladesh. They had a horrible match against them and lost the match by six wickets.

Hashmatullah Shahidi was unhappy with the performance, but he was confident they could do better.

We had a good start, but we had bad shot selections after that. I think we fought well, but the score wasn’t good enough. Looking forward to the next game. Need to learn from our mistakes, need to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Hashmatullah Shahidi

Afghanistan played against India in the last World Cup when they gave a tough competition, but Dhoni and Shami were able to save India.

When and Where To Watch India vs Afghanistan 9th ICC World Cup 2023 Match

Match	India vs Afghanistan 9th ICC World Cup Match, 2023
Date & Time	October 11th, 2023, Saturday, 2:00 AM IST
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs Afghanistan 9th ICC World Cup Match

There is no major injury concern for either team, but the Indian team will miss Gill once again because of the recovery from Dengue.

India vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	3
India Won	2
Afghanistan Won	83
Tie/NR	1/0

Weather Conditions For India vs Afghanistan 9th ICC World Cup Match

The weather is going to be sunny and clear, which will make all the fans happy.

Pitch Report of Arun Jaitley, Stadium In the India vs Afghanistan Match On October 11th, 2023

Match Played	29 Matches
Batting first won	18 Matches won
Batting second won	14 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	230 Runs
Highest Team innings total	428/5 by RSA
Lowest Team innings total	99/10 by RSA

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch has been a bit of a mystery, as even in the last match, both teams scored around 700+ runs. That clearly shows it is a batting paradise for the batters and hell for the bowlers, but one of the pitches in the stadium offers a heavy spin. If that pitch is used, then Afghanistan will give India better competition.

Team Preview Of India

Indian top order needs to perform in the next match against Afghanistan as both the openers got out on a duck in the last match against the Australian pace attack, and it is going to be a big chance for both players to show their skills.

The bowling unit did quite well in the last match against the Australian side as they could bowl out them on just 199, but the pitch will not be the same as it was in Chennai.

Important players for the India Team in the match against Afghanistan

1- Rohit Sharma can be crucial for the Indian team against Afghanistan, and he can score quite big against them, which he is known for in the world, scoring three double-centuries. He has an average of 48.61 in ODI, but for the last year, he cannot perform.

2- Virat Kohli once again played a class innings against Australia under pressure, scoring 85 runs in 116 balls to take India from a tough situation to win the match. He will again be crucial for the team in the next match against Afghanistan.

3- Kuldeep Yadav gave an amazing performance in the last match against Australia as he picked up crucial wickets of Warner and Maxwell, which changed the course of the match in Indian favor.

Team Preview Afghanistan

Afghanistan will be looking to give a better performance in the next match against India, which had a disappointing match against Bangladesh as they did not look well, but now, if they want to show the world that they have the skills they need to perform.

Important players for the Afghanistan Team in the match against the India Team

1- Rashid Khan will be a key player for Afghanistan again in the World Cup, and the team will expect an all-round performance from him again. He has been sensational for the Afghanistan team in the T20, but he needs to prove himself in the ODI. He took 172 wickets in 94 matches and scored 1211 runs with an average of 19.53. He was wicketless in the last match against Bangladesh and gave his worst performance.

2- Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been one of the dangerous players from Afghanistan who either gets out on just a duck (0) or scores more than 50+, which makes him a double-edged sword. He has a 40.7 average in the last ten matches, scoring 407 runs.

3- Mohammad Nabi gave an amazing performance in the warm-up match and took four wickets. He is a veteran player for Afghanistan and one of the best all-rounders for his team alongside Rashid Khan. He scored 3153 runs in the ODI and took 154 wickets. He needs to perform better than he did in the last match.

India vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman