World Cup 2023 India vs Afghanistan: Pitch report, weather & squad update

The 9th match of the tournament will commence on October 11 Wednesday, between India and Afghanistan. The game will be hosted at the Arun Jaitely Stadium, Delhi. After a huge victory against 5 time champions Australia team India will now lock horns against Afghanistan, who the other hand lost their last match against Bangladesh by […]

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The 9th match of the tournament will commence on October 11 Wednesday, between India and Afghanistan. The game will be hosted at the Arun Jaitely Stadium, Delhi. After a huge victory against 5 time champions Australia team India will now lock horns against Afghanistan, who the other hand lost their last match against Bangladesh by 6 wickets.

Pitch Report of Arun Jaitely Stadium:

The pitch at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley International Stadium is known to be a slow track offering a plus point to the spinners. However, the Delhi stadium could end up supporting the batsmen as well with its shorter boundaries, and can end up the match being a high-scoring encounter. 

India vs Afghanistan match weather:

According to AccuWeather predictions, there are no chances of rainfall in Delhi during the day and night match, while the temperature can hover between 22 to 35 degrees Celsius.

Squad update of India vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023:

India’s Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Afghanistan’s Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi