IND vs AFG 2nd T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
India and Afghanistan go head to head in the second game of the three-match T20I series on Sunday afternoon in Indore. On a cold Thursday evening in Mohali, India went 1-0 up with a 6 wicket victory and another home win in this game will see the series decided ahead of the final fixture. Read on as we preview this match. This second T20I gets underway at 19:00 local time at the Holkar Cricket Stadium.
India never really looked in trouble in the opening game of the series and they will travel to Indore expecting to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. The return of Virat Kohli to their line-up will only make their batting stronger for this second match.
Although they were comfortably beaten on Thursday, Afghanistan can certainly take some positives from some of the batting partnerships and the spin bowling of Mujeeb. However, they will need the entire team to step up a level or two to really compete on Sunday.
India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sports18 and TNT Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on JioCinema the TNT Sports app.
IND vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
Of the three previous T20Is at this venue, two have been won by the team batting first. Therefore, we expect that both sides will want to bat first in this game.
IND vs AFG Pitch Report
There were 405 runs scored in the last T20I at the Holkar Stadium and we can expect to see another good batting pitch on Sunday evening in Indore.
Indore Weather Report
Although it will not be anywhere near as cold as it was in Mohali, the temperature is unlikely to be above 20 degrees at any point in this game. Clear skies are forecast throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20 2024
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
Virat Kohli was ruled out of the first game of the series due to personal reasons but he is expected to be back in the side for this second game. Tilak Varma is most likely to make way for Kohli and Shubman Gill should keep his place at the top of the order with Yashasvi Jaiswal struggling with a right groin injury.
IND Key Players
- Rohit Sharma- after being run-out without scoring after two balls on Thursday, the skipper will be determined to make a big contribution in Indore.
- Rinku Singh- the left-hander has made the ‘finisher’ role his own over recent months and he finished not out again with 16 runs from 9 balls in the opening T20I.
- Axar Patel- the left-arm spinning all-rounder was the standout bowler for India in Mohali where he dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah.
- Arshdeep Singh- although the left-arm swing bowler went wicketless in the first T20I, he did not bowl badly and recorded India’s only maiden over in the game.
IND Team Form
India come into this game in strong form in this format with four wins from their last five T20Is.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Afghanistan selected a pace-heavy attack for the opening game in Mohali and we expect to see more of the same for this game in Indore. There was no place for Hazratullah Zazai at the top of the order and we expect the opening partnership of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran to continue.
AFG Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran- the captain shared an opening stand of 50 before being dismissed for 25 runs from 22 balls on Thursday. However, he played with attacking intent and we can expect more of the same in Indore.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz- unusually for the young keeper-batter, he struggled to time the ball in Mohali. However, he still showed his class with two fours and a six before being stumped when using his feet.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi- the 23 year old left-arm fast medium bowler will enjoy the pace on offer in Indore as he goes looking for his first wickets against India in his fourth international against them.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman- with no Rashid Khan, the 22 year old took on the lead spinner role in Mohali and was the standout bowler for Afghanistan.
AFG Team Form
Afghanistan will arrive in Indore with only two wins from their last five T20Is and two defeats from their last three in this format.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
India vs Afghanistan Head to Head
Afghanistan travel to Indore still looking for their first victory over India. This will be their seventh T20I head to head with one game a year across 2021, 2022 and 2023.
IND vs AFG Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
India vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
India are overwhelming favourites to go 2-0 up in the series. According to the bookies, India are 1.11 to win with Afghanistan at 6.00 to square the series at 1-1.
Who will win India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20 Match?
Without Rashid Khan, Afghanistan did not have the same control or threat with the ball in the opening T20I. India will welcome back Virat Kohli to add to an already stronger side for this game.
🏆 India vs Afghanistan Prediction
Both sides will be pleased to see that the temperature will be a bit warmer in Indore than it was in Mohali but we are expecting another one-sided contest. India were much stronger with the bat in the opening game and with Virat Kohli returning to the line-up we anticipate this to be the case again. Afghanistan will also need to raise their fielding performance but even with that we are still backing India to win comfortably.
India to beat Afghanistan in 2nd T20
Jan 14, 2024
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Holkar Cricket Stadium - Indore, India
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