IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 2nd T20I

India enter the second game of the series as clear favourites.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 16 Jan 2024, 11:23 IST

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Preview

India (IND) will be up against Afghanistan (AFG) in the 2nd T20I of the Afghanistan tour of India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on January 14. India defeated Afghanistan in the last game quite easily and lead the three-match series 1-0 and would be looking forward to sealing the series in this coming game itself while Afghanistan would be eyeing a comeback here. 


The last match between the two teams, which was the first game of the series was played at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali where India had won the toss and elected to field. Being put to bat, Afghanistan made a brilliant start as their opening stand lasted for 50 runs. Although they did score well for the first wicket they seemed to be having a meek approach. They played the defensive game on a pitch that was good to bat on and it wasn’t until Mohammad Nabi, who showed his experience that they were able to put up an average total of 158 runs on the scoreboard.


In the chase, all eyes were fixed on skipper Rohit Sharma, who was back in the side after a long time but a miscommunication with Gill led him to being run out on a silver duck. They then had a decent partnership for the second and third wicket. Shivam Dube, who came to bat at four, played a brilliant knock and kept finding regular boundaries. Jitesh too contributed well with his short but explosive innings. The final touch was then given by Rinku and Dube finished the game in style with a six as India won the game comfortably by six wickets.

Also check: Why are Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma not playing 2nd T20I between India vs Afghanistan 2024?

Match Information

India vs Afghanistan, 2nd Match

Afghanistan tour of India, 14 Jan 2024, Sun, 7:00 PM IST ,Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Jio Cinema

Weather Report

Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Mist

14.1°C

72% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

W
W
L
W
L

Afghanistan

L
W
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

145 Runs

3 Matches

2

Shivam Dubey

IND - all

124 Runs

3 Matches

3

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

113 Runs

3 Matches

4

Mohammad Nabi

AFG - all

97 Runs

3 Matches

5

Rinku Singh

IND - bat

94 Runs

3 Matches

92 Runs

3 Matches

250.00

1 Match

2

233.33

2 Matches

3

Shubman Gill

IND - bat

191.67

1 Match

4

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - all

191.53

3 Matches

5

Rohit Sharma

IND - bat

183.54

3 Matches

6

Karim Janat

AFG - all

177.78

3 Matches

1

Axar Patel

IND - all

4 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Fareed Malik

AFG - bowl

4 Wkts

1 Match

3

Ravi Bishnoi

IND - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

3 Wkts

3 Matches

6

2 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Axar Patel

IND - all

5.00

2 Matches

2

Fareed Malik

AFG - bowl

6.41

1 Match

3

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

7.50

2 Matches

7.56

3 Matches

5

8.10

2 Matches

6

8.83

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Dubey, JM Sharma (wk), RK Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

Bench : Tilak Varma, Shubman Gill, KL Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench : Sharafuddin Ashraf, R Shah, IA Khil, Hazratullah Zazai, Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad, Farid Malik, Mohammad Saleem

Injury and availability news

Virat Kohli becomes available from this match while there has been no update on Jaiswal

Pitch Report

Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore offers a pitch that can be regarded as a bowler’s paradise. Pacers, in particular, enjoy bowling here with a lot of assistance offered from the track. Batters may have to work hard to find boundaries and hence running between the wickets gets important. Teams prefer to bat first here after winning the toss with the average first innings score being 132.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

40%

Batting Pitch

132

Average Score

60%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Rohit Sharma IND | BAT

Rohit has come back into the T20I setup after a long time and would be eager to perform well with the bat. He is a true leader in every sense and should be the leader of your side as well.

9
C

Virat Kohli IND | BAT

Virat too can be a great pick for captaincy roles in your fantasy team. With an average close to 50, his consistency makes him a beast in this format of the game.

7
C

Shivam Dubey IND | ALL

Dubey was rightly awarded Player of the Match in the last encounter as he contributed exceedingly well with the bat as well as the ball. He scalped a wicket while scoring 60 runs with the bat to win India the game.

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG | BOWL

While his other teammates were being smashed for runs, Mujeeb showed great control of the ball. He scalped two wickets while giving just 21 runs in his four overs.

9

Axar Patel IND | ALL

Axar was brilliant with the ball as he did not just scalped wickets but stopped the run flow as well. He gave 23 runs in his four overs and picked up two wickets in the process.

5

Mukesh Kumar IND | BOWL

Mukesh had a good match as well where he took away two wickets in his four overs spending 33 runs in the process. He is a lock pick for your fantasy team in the coming games.

9

Mohammad Nabi AFG | ALL

Nabi was probably the only batter among the Afghans who showed grit and intent. He struck the ball well to make Afghanistan reach a decent total where he smashed 42 runs off 27 balls.

7.5

Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL

Omarzai scored 29 runs off 22 balls with the bat while taking away one wicket the ball in his four overs. He can be a great handy pick for your fantasy team.

8

Ravi Bishnoi IND | BOWL

Bishnoi has gone wicketless for the first time after 11 T20I innings. He is ranked second in the international rankings and would be rearing to take wickets and reclaim his top position.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

6

Rahmat Shah

AFG | BAT

Rahmat did not look in good touch with the bat in the last game. You can make your fantasy team without including him in it.

7

Karim Janat

AFG | ALL

Karim also could not contribute much in the previous game. He can be left out of your fantasy team.

Last Updated On - Jan 16 2024 11:23 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

8 : 3

AFG

Credits Left
14/100

Head To Head
Jitesh Sharma

7

Rohit Sharma
C

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Rinku Singh

7

Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

Axar Patel

9

Shivam Dubey

7

Mohammad Nabi

9

Ravi Bishnoi

8

Mukesh Kumar

5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

Credits Left
11.5/100

Grand League
Jitesh Sharma

7

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Rohit Sharma
VC

9

Virat Kohli

9

Rinku Singh

7

Axar Patel

9

Shivam Dubey
C

7

Mohammad Nabi

9

Azmatullah Omarzai

7.5

Ravi Bishnoi

8

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

Credits Left
11/100

Mega League
Jitesh Sharma

7

Rohit Sharma

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Rinku Singh

7

Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

Axar Patel

9

Shivam Dubey
C

7

Mohammad Nabi

9

Ravi Bishnoi

8

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

7 : 4

AFG

Credits Left
11/100

CricTracker Special
Jitesh Sharma

7

Rohit Sharma

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Rinku Singh

7

Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

Axar Patel

9

Shivam Dubey
C

7

Mohammad Nabi

9

Ravi Bishnoi

8

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

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