India and Afghanistan will face each other in the ninth game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the two sides will square off against one another in a game that is set to start at 2:00 PM IST. India are one of the favourites to win the ICC Cricket World Cup this year. The team got off to the best possible start by defeating Australia last week at a packed MA Chidambaram Stadium by 6 wickets and with 52 balls remaining. The bowling attack was led by Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed 3/28 in his 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav each claimed two wickets. The best aspect of the Indian team's performance as they bowled out the Australians for 199 runs. However, India lost three early wickets but Virat Kohli and KL Rahul's 165-run fourth-wicket partnership helped them to win the match. India are unlikely to make any changes to their squad and will give the same team another go before Rahul Dravid plans to reshuffle the team further into the tournament. ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table Updated: New Zealand Consolidate Position at Top With Clinical 99-Run Victory Over Netherlands

Afghanistan, on the other hand, had an unfortunate start to their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign as they lost to Bangladesh, who chased down a mere target of 157 runs set by the Afghans. Only Rahmanullah Gurbaz managed a meaningful innings for Afghanistan, hitting 47 before his team was bowled out for only 156 in the 38th over. Afghanistan was outplayed on almost every level. With a low target to achieve, the Bangladesh batters cruised to victory in the 35th over. The bowling unit, though, gave their best possible to defend such a low target, with players like Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi going for less than a run per ball. With an already set team, Afghanistan are less likely to try experimenting with a different line-up against a strong Indian line-up.

Shubman Gill, who was expected to lead the attack is still down with dengue and is expected to miss a few more games. India was successful with an extra spinner in the squad, however, unlike the pitch in Chepauk, the pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is more on the flatter side but tends to crack as the match progresses, so the pacers will enjoy at the beginning but the spinners will have the advantage later on. Afghanistan, on the other hand, has a good pace and spin line-up led by Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, so the Afghans have a good opportunity to use a combination of pace and spin attack on this pitch.

India vs Afghanistan Head to Head in ODIs

India and Afghanistan have faced each other only 3 times in ODIs. India is in the lead with 2 wins out of the 3 ODI meetings. Afghanistan are yet to win an ODI match against India. One match ended with no results.

India vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Virat Kohli 
KL Rahul 
Ravindra Jadeja 
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 
Rashid Khan 

India vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

The India vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The IND vs AFG match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 2:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).

India vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free. ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get CWC Tournament Fixtures, Time Table with Match Timings in IST and Venue Details

India vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c). Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad/Abdul Rahman

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