India vs Afghanistan Dream11 Team Prediction 1st T20

IND vs AFG Match Preview

India and Afghanistan will go head to head for the first time in a T20I series. The 1st T20I of the 3-match series will take place on 11th January at PCA Stadium in Mohali.

The Indian team will be captained by full-time captain Rohit Sharma and the visitors will be led by Ibrahim Zadran as their full-time T20I skipper Rashid Khan is not fit yet but he will be part of the Afghanistan squad for this series.

Let’s take a look at the dream11 team prediction for the 1st T20I match between IND and AFG.

IND vs AFG T20I Match Pitch Report and Weather Report

Pitch Report

The pitch at PCA Stadium offers a good surface for the batters so the par score will be around 185. As the match proceeds, the spin bowlers start getting some help from the pitch.

Weather Report

The weather report predicts a clear sky but the temperature in north India is dipping towards 10-12°C at night.

IND vs AFG Playing 11

India Playing 11

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan

Afghanistan Playing 11

Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

IND vs AFG Team News & Injury Updates

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back to the Indian T20I squad after more than a year and we are expecting both of them to be part of the playing 11.

Afghanistan will put their best playing 11 forward to make an impact on the Indian side. According to our experts, this is the best predicted playing 11 for AFG.

IND vs AFG Head to Head Records

India and Afghanistan have faced each other 5 times in the T20I format. 1 match, which was the last T20I meeting between them, ended in no-result and the remaining 4 matches were won by India.

IND vs AFG Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks All Rounders, Batsman, Bowlers, Wicket Keepers

IND vs AFG Dream11 Top Picks

Kuldeep Yadav

The left-arm wrist spinner has worked hard on his skills over the last few years and cemented his place in the Indian white-ball teams. He will be a key bowler on this track which helps the spinners. Kuldeep has picked 58 wickets in 34 T20I matches at an average of 13.81. He will be the dream11 captain for this fantasy team.

Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh is emerging as the next finisher for the Indian side. With Hardik and Suryakumar’s absence, Rinku’s role will be crucial and he can take full advantage of being a responsible batter in the middle-order. Rinku has scored 262 runs in 12 T20Is at a strike rate of 180.68.

Mohammad Nabi

The experienced Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi is our choice for the dream11 vice captain. He will be an important player on this pitch with his spin skills and handy batting. Nabi has played 112 T20Is so far in which he scored 1877 runs and picked 88 wickets.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the key batter for Afghanistan. He is a power-hitter at the top-order and has good experience of playing in Indian conditions. Gurbaz has scored 1184 runs in 46 T20I matches so far.

IND vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction