Match Prediction:
On Wednesday, India and Afghanistan will face off in Match 9 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India defeated Australia by 6 wickets with 52 balls remaining in their first game of the tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. On Saturday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamsala, Afghanistan was defeated by Bangladesh by 6 wickets with 92 balls remaining in Match 3. Continue reading for a preview of this match. The game starts at 14:00 p.m. local time.
For a long time, India has been seen as the favorite to host the 2023 World Cup, and the hosts looked impressive against Australia in Chennai on Sunday. They have never lost an ODI to Afghanistan, and we do not anticipate them to struggle in this match.
Afghanistan is in bad form in this format, and their performance on Saturday suggested that they may easily go through another ODI Cricket World Cup without winning. Even if they play their best in this match, defeating India will be a difficult task.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
On Saturday, Sri Lanka won the toss at this venue but were defeated by 102 runs after opting to field first. We anticipate that both teams will want to take the field first in this contest.
Weather Report:
For this game, we can expect another sunny and hot day in Delhi. The temperature will reach 34°F and will not go below 30°F until 20:00.
Pitch Report:
There is no denying that the Arun Jaitley Stadium’s batting pitch is good after 756 runs were scored from 94.5 overs on Saturday. The surface will help pace bowlers in this situation.
India Preview:
Shubman Gill, India’s right-handed opener, missed the first match of the World Cup 2023 campaign and will miss this match as well while he recovers from dengue sickness. Ishan Kishan will take his place, despite receiving a golden duck on Sunday.
Shardul Thakur might replace Ashwin because this is a pacer-friendly ground and fast bowlers picked up more wickets in the previous match at this venue.
India Squad Predicted:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan Preview:
After their opening game loss to Bangladesh, the Afghanistan team management will be under pressure to make some changes. However, the squad lacks depth, and we anticipate that the lineup will remain unchanged for this match.
Afghanistan Squad Predicted:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India vs Afghanistan Prediction:
After their batting performance against Bangladesh, a win for Afghanistan against any team in this competition would be a surprise, let alone the event hosts India. We expect Afghanistan to compete better in this game, but they will need to significantly up their game in order to cause India any serious issues. Despite unimpressive individual scores from the most of their top order, India defeated Australia comfortably. Our forecast is that India will deliver a better batting performance in this game and will easily defeat Afghanistan on Wednesday.
