Afghanistan vs India, 2024 T20 World Cup Super 8: Toss result and playing 11s for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Afghanistan are taking on India in a Group 1 Super 8 match of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados. India topped Group A with seven points, while Afghanistan finished second in Group C with six points to their name.
India won their first three group games, while the fourth match produced no result. They beat Ireland in their first match and then got the better of Pakistan in a close game before hammering the United States by seven wickets. The Men in Blue, though, would love for Virat Kohli to get among the runs.
Afghanistan progressed to the Super 8 round by winning their first three matches. They thumped Uganda by 125 runs before registering a crucial 84-run win over New Zealand. They also pulled off an easy win against Papua New Guinea. In their last match against West Indies, though, they suffered a 104-run loss in St Lucia.
Today's AFG vs IND toss result
India have won the toss and have opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma said:
“[The pitch] looks alright at this point. I don’t know how it’s going to play as the game progresses. No grass on the pitch, so I feel it might get slower.”
On expected lines, India have made one change to their playing XI. Kuldeep Yadav comes in for Mohammed Siraj. For Afghanistan, Hazratullah Zazai replaces Karim Janat.
AFG vs IND - Today's match playing XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
Today's AFG vs IND pitch report
According to Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Smith, the pitch is a very good one for batting, with the cracks expected to open in 3-4 days. They feel it’s perfect for batters; bowlers need to hit their lengths. They also reckon that wrist-spinners are likely to be more effective than finger-spinners.
Today's AFG vs IND match players list
Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Ishaq, Nangeyalia Kharote, Hazratullah Zazai
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal
AFG vs IND - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker
TV umpire: Allahuddien Paleker
Match Referee: David Boon