IND vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
India and Afghanistan go head to head in Match 9 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. In their opening game of the tournament, India beat Australia by 6 wickets with 52 balls remaining at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Afghanistan were beaten by Bangladesh in Match 3 by 6 wickets with 92 balls remaining on Saturday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamsala. Read on as we preview this match. The game begins at 14:00 local time.
India have been picked out as the favourites for the 2023 World Cup for a long time and the hosts looked very powerful against Australia in Chennai on Sunday. They have never been beaten by Afghanistan in an ODI and we do not expect them to struggle in this clash.
Afghanistan are in very poor form in this format and their performance on Saturday made it look like they could easily go through another ODI Cricket World Cup without a victory. Even if they play to their best in this match, it will still be a very tough assignment to beat India.
India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AFG, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
IND vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
Sri Lanka won the toss at this venue on Saturday but were beaten by 102 runs after choosing to field first. We predict that both sides will want to field first ahead of this match.
IND vs AFG Pitch Report
After 756 runs were scored from 94.5 overs on Saturday, there can be no doubt that it is an excellent batting pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Pace bowlers will get some assistance from the surface here.
Out of 27 total ODIs that have taken place here so far, 13 have been won by the team batting first and as many have been won by the chasing team. The par score will be above 300.
Delhi Weather Report
We can expect another sunny and hot day in Delhi for this game. The temperature will peak at 34 degrees and will not drop below 30 degrees until 20:00.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023
India Team News & Playing 11
India Team News
Right-handed opener Shubman Gill missed the opening match of India’s World Cup 2023 campaign and he will miss this match also as he continues to recover from dengue fever. In his place, Ishan Kishan will continue even though he got a golden duck on Sunday.
There are slight chances that Shardul Thakur can come in place of Ashwin as this is a pacer-friendly pitch and we saw fast bowlers picking more wickets in the last fixture at this venue.
India Team Key Players
- Virat Kohli - The former skipper has been in excellent form for his country over the last 18 months and he helped the team rebuild and win the game after they had initially been reduced to 3-2 inside two overs.
- KL Rahul - The keeper-batter top scored for India against Australia on Sunday and his consistency in international cricket continues. He hit 97 not out from 115 balls in Match 5.
India Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Virat Kohli |
282 |
270 |
13168 |
183 |
57.50 |
93.61 |
47 |
67 |
| KL Rahul |
62 |
59 |
2388 |
112 |
49.75 |
87.50 |
6 |
16 |
- Jasprit Bumrah - The right-arm pace bowler picked up a wicket in the third over of Australia’s innings and in the 43rd over. He has the ability to knock over even the best opening batters in this tournament.
- Ravindra Jadeja - The bowling all-rounder produced another brilliant spin bowling display in Chennai on Sunday. The left-arm spinner dismissed Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey and ended with 3-28.
- Mohammed Siraj - Siraj has been in terrific form this year and in the first World Cup match he picked a wicket. We are backing him to pick more wickets on this surface which helps the pacers. Siraj has picked 55 wickets in 31 ODI matches so far.
India Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
79 |
78 |
681.3 |
131 |
6/19 |
24.20 |
4.65 |
31.2 |
2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
187 |
179 |
1541.3 |
207 |
5/36 |
36.55 |
4.90 |
44.6 |
1 |
India Team Form
India lost the final game of their victorious ODI series against Australia but apart from that they have been unstoppable over the last couple of months in this format.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan Team News
There will be pressure on the Afghanistan team management to make some changes after their opening game defeat to Bangladesh. However, there is not a great deal of strength in depth in the squad and our prediction is that the team will be unchanged ahead of this fixture.
Afghanistan Team Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran - The 21 year old batter will be very keen to produce a big score against the strong bowling attack of India. He has an excellent ODI record but a score in this match will see cricket fans across the globe take notice.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz - The keeper-batter opener top scored for his country against Bangladesh but he will still have been disappointed to fall 3 runs short of a half-century in the tournament.
- Mohammad Nabi - Mohammad Nabi is among the top all-rounders in the Afghanistan team. He could score well in the first match but bowled with an economy of 3.00 in 6 overs. Nabi has smashed 3147 runs and picked 154 wickets in 148 ODIs.
Afghanistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Ibrahim Zadran |
20 |
20 |
933 |
162 |
51.83 |
84.43 |
4 |
4 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
27 |
27 |
1005 |
151 |
38.65 |
84.73 |
5 |
2 |
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - The left-arm fast medium bowler bowled Litton Das in Saturday’s game in Dharamsala. Farooqi has a strike-rate of under 30 in this format and he will enjoy the pace on offer in Delhi.
- Rashid Khan - The right-arm spinner went wicketless in the opening match defeat against Bangladesh. However, he will want to make a mark against the hosts and tournament favourites in this game.
Afghanistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi |
22 |
22 |
163.0 |
33 |
4/49 |
27.24 |
5.51 |
29.6 |
0 |
| Rashid Khan |
95 |
90 |
805.5 |
172 |
7/18 |
19.81 |
4.22 |
28.1 |
4 |
Afghanistan Team Form
Afghanistan have now lost seven successive ODIs and Bangladesh got home with 15.2 overs to spare in the last game.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India vs Afghanistan Head to Head
This will be only the fourth time that India and Afghanistan have gone head to head in this format. Afghanistan are still looking for their first win over India although their clash in 2018 did end in a tie.
IND vs AFG Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
India vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
It is no surprise to see India as heavy favourites after their opening game win. India can be backed at 1.12 with Afghanistan out at 6.00 to win.
Who will win India vs Afghanistan ODI Match?
Afghanistan have come a long way over the last two decades but they are still way behind the powerhouse sides like India. We have the hosts, India, as the top team ahead of this game.
🏆 India vs Afghanistan Prediction
After their showing with the bat against Bangladesh, a victory for Afghanistan against any team in this tournament would be a surprise, let alone against the favourites and tournament hosts India. We expect Afghanistan to compete better in this game but they will need to raise their game a huge amount to cause India any real problems. India were good against Australia and won convincingly in spite of poor individual scores from the majority of their top order. Our prediction is for India to produce a better batting performance in this game and for India to get a comfortable win over Afghanistan on Wednesday.
India to beat Afghanistan
Oct 11, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Arun Jaitley Stadium - New Delhi, India
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