India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I dream11 prediction today match
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Match : India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I
Venue : PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Date & Time : 11th January, Thursday at 7:00 PM IST
H2H Record :
Total matches - 05
IND won - 04
AFG won - 00
NR - 01
Tied - 00,
Pitch Report :
The surface at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium is a batting-friendly surface, and is expected to assist the batters once again here. Pacers might get some help towards the latter half of the match while spinners may come in handy in the middle overs. If the first few overs batsmen get out with patience without losing wickets, then they can score runs at a fast pace in the middle overs and the end overs. Along with this, the due factor is often seen in the field of Mohali. In such a situation, whichever team wins the toss today can decide to bowl first.
The average first innings score on this wicket is 170 runs.
Weather Report :
The temperature is expected to hover around 11°C on the Thursday with 90% humidity and 8-10 km/hr wind speed. There are 10% chances of precipitation during the game.
Probable XI :
India :
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
Afghanistan :
Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Preview :
India (IND) will take on Afghanistan (AFG) in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday (January 11) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. This is the first bilateral series between the two teams. They have faced each other three times in T20 World Cups and once in Asia Cup. India have won all these four matches.
India last played a T20I series against South Africa last month. The three match series ended on 1-1 as one of the matches ended in a no result due to rain. India defeated South Africa in their last outing in the shortest format of the game. Rohit Sharma is back in the squad to lead. He last played a T20I game during the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022.
Afghanistan faced the United Arab Emirates in their last T20I series and won the three-match series by 2-1 margin. Afghanistan won their last T20I game by four wickets after chasing down the target of 127 runs in 18.3 overs with four wickets in hand. They have made a few changes to the squad that faced the UAE. Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, and Mohammad Ishaq have been dropped from the squad. Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been included.
Team Guide
Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz :
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the leading run-scorer in the three-match series against the UAE. Gurbaz scored 141 runs in three matches at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 169.87, including a hundred. But he's managed to scored just 19 runs in two games against the India. Hit or miss type player.
Rohit Sharma :
Rohit Sharma is the one of the best modern day batter who's just 147 runs away from scoring 4000 runs in T20Is. He has a batting average of 31.32 and a strike rate of 139.24. The Indian skipper also scored 75 runs, Avg - 75.0 against the Afghanistan. Default c/vc pick.
Virat Kohli :
Vintage Virat finally back in T20I squad after more than a year. He was smashed memorable 122 against the Afghanistan in last meat. Virat loves to play at Mohali, hammered 402 runs, Avg - 44.7 in 11 matches. Default c/vc pick.
Shubman Gill :
Shubman Gill is the consistent opener made who his T20I debut last year and scored 312 runs in 13 matches at an average of 26 and a strike rate of 145.11. He hit a century and half-century each. Gill's averages is 132.0 with the bat at this Vanue. Another safest c/vc pick.
Yashasvi Jaiswal :
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 60 runs in two matches in the last series against South Africa at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 136.36. He scored one half-century in the series. Will be best c/vc pick for grand league.
Rinku Singh :
Rinku Singh was the second-highest run-scorer for India in the series against South Africa. He scored 82 runs in two matches at a strike rate of 167.34.
Ibrahim Zadran :
Ibrahim Zadran is the technical sound batter who's known for his consistency. The Afghanistan's skipper played just a game against the Men in Blue and scored unbeaten 64 runs in that game. Must have pick.
Axar Patel :
Axar Patel won the Player of the Match awards in his last two T20I outings. He took six wickets in five matches against Australia at an average of 20.66. Must have pick.
Azmatullah Omarzai :
Azmatullah Omarzai in the rising star fof Afghanistan who's impressed with his all-round capabilities in past matches. He's played 27 matches so far and scored 221 runs, Avg - 17.0 & picked up 15 wickets in these. Must have pick.
Kuldeep Yadav :
Kuldeep Yadav was the leading wicket-taker in the series against the Proteas. He took six wickets in two matches at an average of 7.16. Must have pick.
Qais Ahmad :
Qais Ahmad impressed with the ball in recently concluded series against the UAE. He was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the series against UAE. Ahmad took six wickets in three matches at an average of 11.16. Punt pick.
Mukesh Kumar :
Mukesh Kumar took three wickets in two matches against South Africa at an average of 18.33, an economy of 11, and a strike rate of 10. Good pick.
Details Analysis
Cheat sheet
India T20I
Wk :
Sanju Samson -
2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, DNB, 2dwn,
0(1), 8(7), 55(31)*, DNB, DNB, 22(22),
Jitesh Sharma -
4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
4(4), 1(3), 24(16), 35(19), 12(13), 8(7),
Batter :
Rohit Sharma -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
8(7), 11(10), 56(37), 37(25), 29(18), 7(8),
Virat Kohli -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
101(61)*, 100(63), 18(19), 1(4), 55(46), 31(30)
Shubman Gill -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
8(6), 0(2), 9(9), 77(47), 6(11), 7(9), 3(9), 39(20),
Rinku Singh -
3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
14(10), 68(39)*, 6(8), 46(29), DNB, 31(9)*, 22(14)*, 77(33)*,
Yashasvi Jaiswal -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
69(41), 0(3), 21(15), 37(28), 6(6), 53(25), 21(8), 8(14),
Tilak Varma - Off break
1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
0(1), 29(20), 31(24)*, 7(2)*, 12(10), 11(13), 6(8), 122(69)*,
0/4(1), DNB, DNB, 1/18(2), 1/20(4), DNB, DNB, 0/14(2),
All-rounder :
Axar Patel - Left Arm orthodox
5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn,
31(21), 0(1), DNB, DNB, 2(6), DNB, 52(27),
1/14(4), 3/16(4), 1/37(4), 1/25(4), 0/32(4), 0/14(2), 0/30(4),
Washington Sundar - Left Arm Off break
1dwn, Open, 4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, DNB, DNB,
33(20), 25(25), 3(7), DNB, 1(3), DNB, DNB,
0/26(4), 0/22(3), 0/32(4), 0/18(3), 0/27(3), 0/23(3), 2/15(4),
Shivam Dube - Right Arm Medium
3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
48(36), 17(5)*, 2(7), 47(24)*, 15(25), 35(30),
DNB, DNB, 0/9(1), DNB, DNB, DNB,
Bowler :
Kuldeep Yadav - Left Arm Chinaman
5/17(3), 1/26(3), 0/18(4), 2/26(4), 3/28(4), 1/20(4), 0/34(3),
Arshdeep Singh - Left Arm Medium Fast
1/13(2), 0/31(2), 2/40(4), 1/44(4), 1/46(4), 0/41(4), 4/23(4),
Ravi Bishnoi - Leg break Googly
2/29(4), 1/17(4), 2/32(4), 3/32(4), 1/54(4), 2/29(4),
Mukesh Kumar - Right Arm Fast Medium
1/21(2), 2/34(3), 3/32(4), 0/42(4), 1/43(4), 0/29(4), 1/29(4),
Avesh Khan - Right Arm Medium Fast
0/39(4), 1/33(4), 1/37(4), 1/31(4), 0/27(4), 1/26(3),
Afghanistan T20I
WK :
Rahmanullah Gurbaz -
Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open,
20(14), 21(17), 100(52), 19(10), 0(2), 1(2),
Ikram Alikhil -
DNB, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn,
DNB, DNB, 20(24), DNB, DNB, 12(14), 4(8),
Batter :
Hazratullah Zazai -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
36(32), 36(27), 13(16), 7(8), 0(2),
Rahmat Shah -
DNB, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open,
DNB, 12(10), 2(7), 61(46), 20(15),
Ibrahim Zadran -
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn,
23(30), 4(8), 59(43), 22(27), 8(6),
Najibullah Zadran -
4dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn,
28(13)*, 12(16), DNB, 1(5), 2(3),
All-rounder :
Mohammad Nabi - Right Arm Off-break
5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
1(2), 47(27), 4(1)*, 16(22), 54(40)*,
0/13(2), 1/14(2), 0/9(2), DNB, 0/8(1),
Azmatullah Omarzai - Right Arm Medium Fast
2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
16(13), 12(16), 19(8)*, 25(21), 33(18),
2/32(4), 2/35(4), 0/42(4), 2/17(3),
Gulbadin Naib - Right Arm Medium Fast
5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
27(24)*, 26(19)*, 7(3), 0(2), 0(6),
ABN, 1/29(4), 3/28(4), 1/20(3), DNB, 2/14(2),
Karim Janat - Right Arm Medium
DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 2dwn,
DNB, 3(7), 3(4), 20(6), 20(16), 3(9),
DNB, 1/12(2), 0/7(1), DNB, 3/15(2),
Bowler :
Rashid Khan (c) - Legbreak Googly
0/19(4), 1/24(4), 3/9(4), 1/25(4), 0/28(4), 2/41
Naveen-ul-Haq - Right Arm Medium Fast
4/20(4), 0/35(4), 1/25(4), 0/15(2), 1/39(4), 2/35(4),
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - Right Arm Off-break
3/20(4), 1/28(4), 1/39(4), 2/27(4), 0/8(1), 0/35(4)
Qais Ahmad - Leg break
3/24(4), 2/15(3), 1/28(2), 0/43(4), 0/31(2), 1/27(4),
Noor Ahmad - Left Arm wrist spin
0/32(2), 0/14(3), 3/27(4), 2/27(4), 1/14(4), 1/19(3),
Fazalhaq Farooqi - Left Arm Fast Medium
0/14(2), 1/25(4), 2/19(4), 0/22(4), 1/36(4),
Sharafuddin Ashraf - Left Arm orthodox
0/21(4), 0/17(3), 1/20(2), 1/24(3), 0/34(3), 1/33(4),
Fareed Malik - Left Arm Fast Medium
3/15(3), 0/18(4), 1/17(2), 1/28(2), 0/15(3),
Saleem Safi - Right Arm Fast
2/20(4), 1/22(4), 1/35(4), 2/14(4), 0/21(2),
Cheat Sheet
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