India and Afghanistan will lock horns in the ninth match of the ongoing ODI Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India and Afghanistan will meet in the ninth match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. In their opening match of the tournament, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets with 52 balls remaining at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Afghanistan were beaten by Bangladesh by 6 wickets with 92 balls remaining in Match 3 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamsala on Saturday. Read on as we take a look at this game. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. local time.
India have long been favorites for the 2023 World Cup and the hosts looked very strong against Australia in Chennai on Sunday. They have never been beaten by Afghanistan in an ODI and we do not expect them to struggle in this clash.
Afghanistan are in very poor form in this format and their performance on Saturday made it look like they could easily go through another ODI Cricket World Cup without a win. Even if they give their best in this game, it will still be a very difficult task to beat India.
Match Preview
India (IND) will face Afghanistan (AFG) in the 9th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 11. India started their journey with a fantastic performance and won their first game by a big margin against Australia while Afghanistan couldn't play well and lost their last game. They occupy 5th and 7th place respectively in the rankings.
India faced Australia in their final match, with Australia winning the toss and electing to bat. They lost a wicket early on but had a brilliant partnership for the second wicket which gave Australia a good start. However, once the Indian spinners were introduced, they marshalled their batting line-up and restricted them to just 199. India then got off to a terrible start, losing three wickets for just two runs. The pair of Rahul and Kohli worked hard to pull India out of the storm and won the match by six wickets.
Afghanistan played against Bangladesh in their last match, with Bangladesh winning the toss and electing to field. Afghanistan started well, scoring 47 runs in their opening partnership. Several of their batters got starts, but unfortunately none were able to post a major total, totaling just 156 runs. Bangladesh lost a few early wickets but had no problems thanks to a 97-run stand between Mehidy Miraz and Najmul Shanto. They also won the game easily by six wickets.
Pitch Report
The track at Arun Jaitley Stadium is very helpful for batters. Pacers can exploit the double pace of the pitch and trouble the batters while looking forward to making the most of the loose deliveries. Teams decide to hit after winning the toss. The average first innings total is 220.
Toss Prediction
Sri Lanka won the toss at the venue on Saturday but were beaten by 102 runs after opting to field first. We assume that both teams will want to play first before this game.
Weather Report
We can expect another sunny and hot day in Delhi for this game. The temperature peaks at 34 degrees and only drops below 30 degrees at 8 p.m.
Head to Head
Both teams have played 3 ODIs against each other to date. India has won 2 of them, while 1 match ended in a tie.
Match Prediction
After their performance with the bat against Bangladesh, a win for Afghanistan against any team in this tournament would be a surprise, let alone a win against favorites and tournament hosts India. We expect Afghanistan to do better in this game, but they will need to step up their game tremendously to cause any real problems for India. India did well against Australia and won convincingly, despite poor individual results from the majority of their top players. Our prediction is that India will have a better batting performance in this game and India will have a comfortable win over Afghanistan on Wednesday.
India to beat Afghanistan
Venue Details
The ninth ODI of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on October 11 from 2:00 pm. The venue has a capacity of 48,000 spectators and has hosted 37 Tests, 29 ODIs and 13 T20Is. In 2014, South Africa recorded the highest total score (428) in the fourth match of this World Cup against Sri Lanka. They also have the lowest total (99) in the same territory.
Betting Tips
Most betting sites offer fairly short odds for a home win. Looking at the form of both teams, it's not worth risking your money betting on the underdogs in this game. Make sure you check out the in-game betting options to maximize your returns from this game.
Virat Kohli - The former captain has been in excellent form for his country over the last 18 months and he helped the side rebuild and win the game after initially falling behind to 3-2 within two overs.
KL Rahul – The top wicket-keeper and batsman scored for India against Australia on Sunday and his consistency in international cricket continues. He hit 97 off 115 balls in Match 5.
Jasprit Bumrah – The right-arm pace bowler picked up a wicket in the third over of the Australian innings and in the 43rd over. He has the ability to knock down even the best opening hitters in this tournament.
Ravindra Jadeja – The bowling all-rounder delivered another brilliant spin bowling performance in Chennai on Sunday. The left-arm spinner dismissed Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey to finish with 3-28.
Afghanistan Key Players
Ibrahim Zadran – The 21-year-old batsman will be keen to post a big score against India's strong bowling attack. He has an excellent ODI record, but a score in this game will make cricket fans across the world sit up and take notice.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - The keeper-batter-opener who top-scored for his country against Bangladesh will still have been disappointed when he fell three runs short of a half-century in the tournament.
Fazalhaq Farooqi - The left-arm fast medium bowler bowled Litton Das in Saturday's match in Dharamsala. Farooqi has a strike rate of under 30 in this format and will enjoy the pace on offer in Delhi.
Rashid Khan – The right-arm spinner remained wicketless in the opening loss against Bangladesh. However, he would like to prevail in this game against the hosts and tournament favorites.
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