ICC World Cup 2023 : Match No.9
India vs Afghanistan
Venue: Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi
Date: 11th October 2023; 14.00 Hrs. IST
India is going to play against Afghanistan today on 11th October 2023 in Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi at 14.00 Hrs. IST. India will go on the field to win this match to maintain its position in the points table. As we have already seen, New Zealand and Pakistan have already won their 2nd match of the tournament and they have secured 4 points each.
India won their 1st match against Australia. In this match, the bowling of India was very good except Hardik Pandya, who couldn’t impress with his bowling. But the main concern of an Indian think tank will be its opening partnership. In the absence of Shubhman Gill, Ishan Kishan opened the innings and was out for DUCK. Even after losing the first wicket without scoring a single run on his bat, it showed carelessness of the batting line up and 3 down for 2. All the batsmen were back with a DUCK.
It may be carelessness due to a small target, but I think the team will be more cautious this time. The Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi is full of runs due to boundaries, so it should be a high-scoring match and both the departments of the team, batting and bowling, will have to give them more than 100% to move ahead with new confidence.
India should not take Afghanistan for granted. In the past, India has won 2 of the 3 ODIs against Afghanistan and one match in the Asia Cup 2018 was tied. In another match of World Cup 2019, the fight was tough and India could win the match by a margin of 11 runs only.
Afghanistan has good bowlers like Rashid Khan, Muzeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Man of the Match of the Asia Cup 2018 match, Hashmatullah Sahidi.
On paper, Afghanistan has a good batting line up, but they lack consistency. But even the number 10 player of the Afghanistan team can hit sixes. In nutshell, India should play with its full strength and put more than 100%, to not only win but win with a larger margin to keep NRR upward.
Now there are 13 hours left for the coming match. I am closing this post here with the wish to see good cricket tomorrow. by both the team and teams may the best team win the match.
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