India vs. Afghanistan Cricket World Cup 2023 Match, Head to Head & Stats

India vs. Afghanistan World Cup 2023 Match Overview

The India vs. Afghanistan World Cup 2023 match will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 11. This will be the second game for both teams in this year's tournament. They have faced each other just once in the men's ODI World Cup, with India claiming a narrow victory.

India are two-time champions and are expected to be one of the favourites heading into this tournament. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has grown by leaps and bounds. They won Division Five of the World Cricket League in 2008, and now compete against the best teams in the world. While they do not have immense experience at the ODI World Cup, they have quality players.

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India vs. Afghanistan World Cup 2023 Men's Teams

Here are the expected squads for the India vs. Afghanistan World Cup 2023 match.

Expected ICC World Cup squad for the Indian team	Expected ICC World Cup squad for the Afghanistan team
Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Shahidullah, Hashmatullah Shahidi ©, Abdul Rahman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Riaz Hassan, Ikram Alikhil, Fazalhaq Farooqi

India vs. Afghanistan World Cup Head to Head

We take a brief look at the head-to-head encounters in the India vs. Afghanistan World Cup ODI games.

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Highest Score	Lowest Score
India	1	1	0	-	224	-
Afghanistan	1	0	1	-	213	-

India vs. Afghanistan World Cup Stats Year-Wise

Here's a summary of the sole India vs. Afghanistan World Cup encounter.

Year	Match Result	Overview
2019	India won by 11 runs	Round Robin Group Stage, 22nd June 2019: In this game, India batted first. Afghanistan bowled exceptionally well and restricted India to just 224 for 8. Virat Kohli was the standout player, notching 67 off 63 deliveries. He was aided by Kedar Jadhav's 52 off 68. Afghanistan constantly lost wickets, and were 130 for 5 at one stage. However, Mohammad Nabi, who'd picked 2 wickets, scored a fast-paced 55-ball 52. With 12 needed off 4 deliveries, it seemed like Afghanistan could upset India. However, Mohammad Shami picked a hat trick, and India won the game by 11 runs.

India vs. Afghanistan World Cup Match Top Picks

Here are the best picks for the upcoming India vs. Afghanistan cricket match at the World Cup.

Virat Kohli: Virat has notched 46 ODI hundreds and will look to break Sachin's record for most ODI hundreds this year. Virat's ODI batting average in India is nearly 58.

Mohammad Shami: Mohammad has picked 169 wickets in 95 bowled innings. He has 31 3-wicket hauls and a strike rate of 28.09. Additionally, he has picked 6 wickets in 3 innings against Afghanistan, which includes 4 bowled wickets.

Rohit Sharma: India's captain has a strike rate of 90 and a batting average of 48.14. He will look to play the anchor role and score runs at the top of the order to deliver a steady start.

Jasprit Bumrah: Jasprit's tight opening spell and death overs bowling will be crucial in picking wickets. His lengths and variations can be hard to read. He is expected to pick at least 2 wickets.

Mohammad Nabi: Mohammad has 31 2-wicket hauls in 96 ODI innings. He can also add a few runs in the middle order, with his batting average of 23.92. He had a great performance against India at the last ODI World Cup and will try to take his team over the line this time.

Rashid Khan: Rashid has 117 wickets in just 65 bowled innings in ODIs. He will certainly be a handful for the Indian opposition. He is also a clean hitter and can add some vital runs towards the end of the innings.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Rahmanullah could be your fantasy differential in case he gets going. He recently scored a run-a-ball 151 in an ODI against a fierce Pakistani attack, and a quickfire 145 off just 125 against Bangladesh in July.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman: Mujeeb has picked 80 wickets in just 56 innings in ODIs. 53 of these wickets have been either bowled or LBW, which could increase your chances of extra points. Mujeeb has picked 12 wickets in 9 ODI matches in recent months.

These are the best picks for the India vs. Afghanistan World Cup 2023 cricket match.

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