India and Afghanistan will lock horns against one another in a contest that will hold no value as far as the Asia Cup 2022 is concerned. Both of these teams are knocked out of the tournament after losing their Super Four matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
We take a look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of India: L L W W W
India hasn’t been at their absolute best in the last two matches and they will look to turn the tide against Afghanistan. The middle order hasn’t been able to deliver consistently while the death bowling hasn’t been accurate. India will also need to sort out their playing combination as the players haven’t been consistent.
Current form of Afghanistan: L L W W L
Afghanistan was at their best in the Group stage but could not quite finish the games in the Super Four stage. The Afghan team had their noses in front against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but could not close out the match, which will be disappointing for them.
Head to Head: Matches: 3, Won by India: 3, Won by Afghanistan: 0.
India clearly holds the advantage against Afghanistan in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumara, and Yuzvendra Chahal will hold the key for India.
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the crucial players for Afghanistan.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.
Standby: Nijat Masood, Qais Ahmed, Sharafuddin Ashraf.
