India will be up against the Afghanistan cricket team in their first Super 8 game of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. The match is set to be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Thursday, June 20.
Rohit Sharma and Co have qualified for the Super 8 stage without losing a single match in the group stage. They won their matches against Ireland, Pakistan and the USA while their final clash against Canada got washed out.
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Meanwhile, Afghanistan qualified from a group that had giants New Zealand. They won three games including one against the Kiwis and occupied the second spot in the group behind West Indies.
In today’s story, The Sporting News takes a look at the expected lineups, head-to-head record, live toss, predictions and betting odds ahead of the clash between the two sides.
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Head-to-head in T20Is
India will be facing Afghanistan for the ninth time in T20Is on Thursday. In the past eight meetings, the Men in Blue have won seven times while one game produced no result.
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Predicted lineups
India Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Live Toss
The toss will take place at 7:30 PM IST.
India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Prediction
Afghanistan have displayed exceptional form in the ongoing T20 World Cup, however, they have never beaten India in a T20I game in history. Moreover, with Yuzvendra Chahal and/or Kuldeep Yadav set to be included in the Playing XI, India become firm favourites for the clash. The Men in Blue, who qualified for the knockout stage unbeaten, are expected to clinch the tie against Rashid Khan and Co.
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India vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, India are the favourites to win against Afghanistan.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| India win | 1.22 |
| Afghanistan win | 4.35 |
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