India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018, Weather Report: Dubai Cools Down In Anticipation To India vs Afghanistan Match Today

After beating Pakistan by nine wickets in the Super 4 ties a couple of days ago, India will now meet Afghanistan at the Dubai International Stadium later this evening. Rohit Sharma and men have already sealed a spot in the finals of the Asia Cup 2018. On the other hand, Afghanistan got knocked out of the tournament after losing to Bangladesh in the nail-biting encounter. Which is why the match today is no less than a rubber-dead contest. However, the ever scorching Dubai has today cooled off for the match as the weather will provide some respite for the players. India beats Pakistan by 9 wickets, video highlights.

As per Accuweather.com, the temperature in Dubai will drop by minimally by a couple of degrees. The weather is expected to be around 36-38 degrees and will further drop down in the evening. Also, it’s going to breezy throughout the day with the humidity of 37%.

Ahead of the finals of the Asia Cup, 2018 India would want to rest their key players. KL Rahul is expected to make way for Shikhar Dhawan, who is the highest scorer of the tournament so far. Manish Pandey who stepped on to the field during the match against Pakistan as a stand-by fielder also could get a spot in the playing XI. It is also likely that Rohit Sharma could rest pacer batteries Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah. Siddharth Kaul and Deepak Chahar could also be a part of the playing XI. Ravindra Jadeja will lead the spin department. So in short, we could see a few changes in the playing XI ahead of the final tie.

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