While India started as one of the favourites to win the Asia Cup 2022, they find themselves virtually out of contention for a place in the final, having faced two successive defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in their first two Super Fours fixtures.
They will be up against Afghanistan who topped the group stage but have lost to the official hosts Sri Lanka since then with one more match scheduled against Pakistan before the match against India.
Before what is possibly India's final fixture in the continental tournament this year, here is a stat-based prediction of how things could unfold in the key moments of the match and who might eventually emerge as the winner.
1. Toss Pre diction
India have won 1 out of 4 tosses in Asia Cup 2022. On the other hand, Afghanistan have won 1 out of 3 tosses so far in Asia Cup 2022. So since Afghanistan have a better toss winning rate, they are predicted to win the toss on Thursday.
2. Win Possibility
The two teams have met each other thrice in T20Is and on all three occasions, India have emerged victorious. Even though India have had back-to-back defeats in Super Fours, on paper they still look like a strong side capable of beating any opposition on a given day. Backing India to win this fixture.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is India. Despite their run in Asia Cup possibly coming to an early end, they will be determined to make a statement by their performance in this match and take the positives and learnings from this tournament to try and come back as an improved unit in the T20 World Cup.
4. Predicted Powerplay score and Average Score
India's average powerplay score in Asia Cup 2022 has been 47. Meanwhile, 53.66 is the average powerplay score for Afghanistan in this tournament. So the powerplay score is expected to be in the range of 45-55 in this match. The average first innings total at the Dubai International Stadium is 163.
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