After a magical six-wicket win over Pat Cummins-led Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023, India are all set to face Afghanistan on October 11 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India are currently placed fifth on the points table and have a great chance to move up by defeating Afghanistan with a healthy margin.
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However, they will field their XI without Shubman Gill, who also missed the first match due to dengue, as the BCCI confirmed that the star opener is officially ruled out. India also have a decision to make as they will need to choose between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.
On the other hand, there have not been any injury concerns for the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan side, but they suffered a morale-denting loss to Bangladesh in Dharamsala on Saturday.
The batting and bowling was well below par in the first game, and they need to raise their standards against India's formidable line-up.
IND vs AFG Cricket World Cup 2023: Live updates, scorecard, result and highlights
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9:02 pm- In the end, India win easily, although it was only made so by Rohit Sharma's spectacular blitz at the start of the innings. A magnificent 131 from him, coupled with Virat Kohli's second fifty in as many innings in this tournament means India have made it two wins out of two games and are looking menacing.
9:01 pm- INDIA WIN! Kohli smashes this down the ground for four, and India have won by 8 wickets, with 15 overs to spare. This is a very handy win indeed. India 273/2 in 35 overs (Shreyas 25*, Kohli 55*).
8:39 pm- The current batting pair are just knocking the ball around, with the required run rate just around 2 runs per over. This game should be over soon. India 237/2 in 30 overs (Shreyas 7*, Kohli 37*).
In comes Shreyas Iyer.
8:23 pm- WICKET! That's the end of Rohit Sharma's innings. A magnificent knock, and he's surely taken India to the brink of victory here. Swipes across the line at this ball from Rashid, and it crashes into middle stump. India 205/2 in 25.4 overs (Rohit 131, Kohli 18*).
8:20 pm- It's been a very entertaining Indian innings so far, but this game as a contest is pretty much over. Rohit continues to march on, and this (eventual) win should provide a significant boost to India's net run-rate. India 202/1 in 25 overs (Rohit 130*, Kohli 16*).
Virat Kohli walks out to the middle.
7:51 pm- WICKET! Well, that's brought an end to this opening partnership. Who else but Rashid Khan. Manages to draw the leading edge from Ishan Kishan, which just loops up to Ibrahim Zadran at cover for an easy catch. India 156/1 in 18.4 overs (Rohit 102*, Kishan 47).
7:33 pm- Rohit has continued his onslaught on the Afghanistan bowling, and that has enabled Kishan to play himself in, and he's started to get going as well. It's looking very ugly for the bowling side at the moment. India 130/0 in 15 overs (Rohit 92*, Kishan 31*).
7:17 pm- It's the Rohit Sharma show in Delhi. He has just put Afghanistan to the sword, and almost looks determined to finish this match himself. India well on course for a big win after the first Powerplay. India 94/0 in 10 overs (Rohit 76*, Kishan 11*).
6:50 pm- It's been a very good start so far for India. Both Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman started well, but the last couple of overs have seen some more attacking intent, especially from Rohit Sharma. India 37/0 in 5 overs (Rohit 31*, Kishan 5*).
6:30 pm- Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are out in the middle, with 273 the target. Fazalhaq Farooqi has the ball in hand, Rohit on strike and we're ready to go. Tucked into the leg side for a single. India 1/0 in 0.1 overs (Rohit 1*, Kishan 0*).
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6:00 pm- Afghanistan finish at 272/8 at the end of 50 overs. This. ideally, should be enough but they have the bowlers, who can defend this. We are in for an exciting finish to this match.
Naveen-ul-Haq comes to the crease.
5:51 pm- WICKET! Kuldeep puts in a hard stretch from sweeper cover and manages to take a juggling catch as Rashid's innings ends. Bumrah bags fourth wicket. Afghanistan 261/8 in 48.1 overs (Mujeeb 10*, Naveen 0*)
5:48 pm- Rashid is scoring important runs, sending Siraj to the cleaners. His knock could create a big impact. Afghanistan 261/7 in 48 overs (Rashid 16*, Mujeeb 10*)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is Afghanistan's No.9.
5:37 pm- WICKET! Afghanistan are being blown away by Bumrah. He takes second wicket in over as Nabi is perishes via LBW. Afghanistan 235/7 in 45 overs (Rahid 1*, Mujeeb 0*)
Rashid Khan is the new batter.
5:31 pm- WICKET! Afghanistan are losing their way. Bumrah bowls a slower delivery, Najibullah drives the ball uppishly but gets caught at sweeper cover. Afghanistan 229/6 in 44.2 overs (Nabi 15*, Rashid 0*)
Najibullah Zadran is out in the centre.
5:23 pm- WICKET! Kuldeep gets his man. Traps a big fish in his nest. Shahidi plays a reverse-sweep, could not get bat to ball and gets hit on his pads as he gets given out LBW. Afghanistan 225/5 in 42.4 overs (Nabi 13*, Najibullah 0*)
5:09 pm- Afghanistan are on top but India are not too behind either. These final 10 overs will decide who will go happy in the dressing room at the innings break. Afghanistan 211/4 in 40 0vers (Shahidi 70*, Nabi 9*)
Mohammad Nabi joins Shahidi in the middle.
4:43 pm- WICKET! Hardik is ecstatic. An off-cutter does trick as Omarzai waits for the ball to angle in, but it drifts away and hits the top of the off stump. Afghanistan 184/4 in 34.2 overs (Shahidi 56*, Nabi 0*)
4:36 pm- 50 FOR SHAHIDI! Captain showing the way to his team. India are under the pump now. Afghanistan 167/3 in 32.5 overs (Shahidi 50*, Omarzai 51*)
4:33 pm- 50 FOR OMARZAI! Only second half-century of his ODI career, but it could not have come at a better time than this. Afghanistan 161/3 in 32 overs (Shahidi 45*, Omarzai 50*)
4:21 pm- Afghanistan make a strong recovery, courtesy Shahidi and Omarzai. The partnership for the fourth wicket is now of 84 runs. Afghanistan 147/3 in 30 overs (Shahidi 35*, Omarzai 46*)
3:58 pm- SIXES! Omarzai takes the attack to Kuldeep, tonked the spinner for two sixes in an over as Afghanistan finally presses the accelerator. Afghanistan 113/3 in 24.4 overs (Shahidi 25*, Omarzai 24*)
3:42 pm- Runs have dried up. Afghanistan have gone into shell after losing three wickets. Afghanistan 83/3 in 20 overs. (Shahidi 14*, Omarzai 6*)
India introduce spin. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are bowling in tandem.
Azmatullah Omarzai is in at No.4 for Afghanistan.
3:14 pm- WICKET! Rahmat Shah is adjudged LBW. He takes a review. And the ball tracking confirms he would have to walk back to the pavilion. Shardul makes a mark in the wickets column. Afghanistan 63/3 in 13.1 overs (Shahidi 0*, Omarzai 0*)
Hashmatullah Shahidi comes out to bat.
3:06 pm- WICKET! Hardik Pandya dismisses Gurbaz. The birthday boy digs in short. Gurbaz goes after him, plays a pull. Shardul at the backward square-leg region flicks the ball, go behind the ropes, comes back in to complete a fine catch. Afghanistan 63/2 in 12 .4 overs (Rahmat 16*, Shahidi 0*)
2:52 pm- Afghanistan adopted a cautious route. They would be happy with the way the first 10 overs went. Afghanistan 48/1 in 10 overs (Gurbaz 20*, Rahmat 4*)
Shardul Thakur will close the first powerplay.
First bowling change for India. Hardik Pandya will bowl the ninth over.
Rahmat Shah is the new batter.
2:34 pm- WICKET! Bumrah strikes early. Zadran has to go. He was looking good but nicks one to the wicket-keeper. Afghanistan 32/1 in 6.4 overs. (Gurbaz 9*, Rahmat 0*)
2:18 pm- India take a review for LBW. The umpire's decision is not-out. Ball tracking show wickets missing and the on-field decision stands.
Mohammed Siraj will bowl from the other end.
14:06 pm- Bumrah gives Afghanistan no easy deliveries to get away with. Only one run comes off a wide in the first over. Afghanistan 1/0 in 1 over (Gurbaz 0*, Zadran 0*)
Japrit Bumrah will open the bowling for India.
1:59 pm- The Indian team are in a huddle. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have come out too. All in readiness for the action to commence.
1:36 pm- India make a change, looking at the conditions. Shardul Thakur replaces Ravichandran Ashwin in the XI.
IND vs AFG: Line-ups
Playing XI for India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Playing XI for Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
IND vs AFG:Toss
Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.
IND vs AFG Head-to-Head in ODIs
India and Afghanistan have faced each other three times in the 50-over format. India emerged victorious on two occasions, while one match ended in a tie.
| Won | Lost | Tie | |
| India | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 1 |
IND vs AFG: Weather Forecast in Delhi
The weather report for tomorrow in Delhi indicates a maximum temperature of 34 degrees in the afternoon, with a low of 28 degrees expected. There could be a layer of clouds that may interrupt some of the game proceedings. However, the good news is that no rain predicted as of now. The humidity level is expected to be around 49 per cent.
IND vs AFG Predictions, tips and betting odds
The renovated black soil pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the match between Proteas and Sri Lanka showed that there are plenty of runs to be scored, and the team winning the toss will look to bat first on this batting paradise, provided that dew does not come into play.
The last match played in Delhi witnessed a total of 754 runs scored in both innings by South Africa and Sri Lanka, which eventually set a record for the most runs scored in an ODI World Cup match in the history of the tournament. Considering this and India's batting prowess, the hosts would be favourites to secure two points.
As per the Dafabet odds, India will end up as the winner.
| Winning team | Odds (via Dafa) |
| India | 1.11 |
| Afghanistan | 7.40 |
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