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Match Details
Date: January 14, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
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Preview
India will be playing the second T20I of the three-match series against Afghanistan at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. The hosts India are currently leading the series by 1-0 after defeating the visitors Afghanistan by seven wickets in a one-sided contest. With that, the Indian cricket team have all the momentum in their favour to win the second T20I against Afghans to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore are one of the best in India for the batters to put big totals on the board, irrespective of the formats. The average first innings score at this venue in T20I is 210, which is something the Indian batting lineup are more likely to achieve in comparison to their Afghan counterparts in the second T20I of the series.
Team Analysis
India
During the first T20I of the series, the Indian batting lineup had to chase down a total under 160 against Afghanistan, which they did in a comfortable manner after Shivam Dube stayed unbeaten till the end for his 60. In the bowling side of things, the likes of Mukesh Kumar, Axar Patel, and Shivam Dube shared the wickets amongst themselves for Team India.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan
The Afghanistan top order batters were slow to start off their innings, and despite the acceleration from Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran in the last few overs, they could only manage to get a total under 160. In terms of defending the runs, only Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Azmatullah Omarzai picked up three wickets between them for Afghanistan, which allowed the Indian batting lineup to chase the total down comfortably.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Match Prediction
Conclusion
India have the better quality of players at their disposal in comparison to Afghanistan for the ongoing three-match T20I series. The comprehensive win from the Men in Blue in the first T20I is yet another indication of how they are clear favourites to win back-to-back matches against the Afghans.
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