IND vs AFG 1st T20 – After drawing the Test series 1-1 in South Africa, Team India readies for the New Year’s first T20 series against Afghanistan. The 3-match series sees the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after 14 months, with some players resting.
The first T20 match between Team India and Afghanistan is on Thursday, 11th January, at the IS Bindra Stadium of Punjab Cricket Association in Mohali, starting at 7 PM; the toss is at 6:30 PM.
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Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium accommodates 30 thousand, providing ample space for the audience.
Team India’s T20 lineup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan’s lineup: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Ajmullah Umarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Fazal Haq Farooqui, Farid Ahmed, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmed, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmed, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan.
