India and Afghanistan will square off in the 9th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 11 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India is currently placed at the 5th position on the points table, while Afghanistan is at the 7th spot. India played their last match against Australia, winning by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul smashed 85 runs and 97 runs respectively for India.
Afghanistan played their last match against Bangladesh, losing by 6 wickets. Rahmanullah Gurbaz managed to score 47 runs for Afghanistan. These two teams have played 3 games against each other in this format so far, with India winning 2 matches. Afghanistan is still in search of their maiden win against India.
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India will be looking to continue their winning momentum against Afghanistan. However, they will need to be wary of the Afghan bowling attack, which has some dangerous bowlers in Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. This match is expected to be a close and exciting contest. Both teams have their strengths and weaknesses, and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
India
India may consider bringing in Shardul Thakur for Mohammed Shami, who took a hat-trick against Afghanistan in this fixture four years ago. However, this would mean sacrificing their batting depth after a not so convincing start against Australia. Shubman Gill is still not available after his hospitalization.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan
Afghanistan may consider bringing in left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad to their squad, as he could offer good value against a predominantly right-heavy Indian line-up. They will be looking to register their first win of the tournament against India. They will need to play their best game to beat a strong Indian team.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
KL Rahul, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rohit Sharma (vc), Virat Kohli (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Nabi, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Rashid Khan
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Ibrahim Zadran, Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Mohammad Nabi, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Rashid Khan
