india vs afghanistan, 1ST T20 match

The first Twenty20 international of the three-match series between the Indian cricket team captained by captain Rohit Sharma and the Afghan team led by Ibrahim Zadran is scheduled to take place on January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. The two teams are playing each other in their first bilateral series.

Prior to this Twenty20 series, India and South Africa played a Twenty20 International series in December 2023. The series finished 1-1 because rain caused one of the matches to end in a no-result. In the meantime, Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in their most recent Twenty20 International series.

India Vs Afghanistan: Head-to-head

India and Afghanistan met three times in the T20 World Cups and once in the Asia Cup prior to the first bilateral series, with India emerging victorious in all four games.

India Vs Afghanistan: Win prediction:

Regardless of who wins the toss, India will win the match, predicts CricTracker. However, according to Times, the team captained by Rohit Sharma now has a 60% chance of winning if they bat first, while that number jumps to 70% if Afghanistan bats first.

India Vs Afghanistan: Availability of players

According to information from India, Virat Kohli has given personal reasons for why he cannot be selected for this match. However, it is anticipated that he will be fit for the upcoming two games.

Rashid Khan has been in charge of Afghanistan while he heals from surgery on his lower back.

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IND vs AFG 1st T20 match: Before the first bilateral series, both India and Afghanistan faced each other three times in T20 World Cups and once in the Asia Cup, where India won all these four matches.