Lagatar24 Desk
Dubai, Nov 3: India cricket team will take on Afghanistan on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. Both the teams will be playing their respective third matches of the tournament.
The threat of being knocked out of the tournament is constantly looming over the Indian team. India will have to win this match by a huge margin to keep alive even the smallest hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
Losses in their opening two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand in the tournament has put Indian team in a critical situation. Winning this match won’t be easy for team India. In addition to this, Indian team need to win remaining matches also in order to make it to the semifinals. On the other hand, if Afghanistan end up winning against India, their road to the semifinals will become more clear.
Probably, in this match Rohit Sharma will come back as an opener. If this happens then KL Rahul may have to bat at number four. However, there is no update on Suryakumar Yadav’s fitness yet. On the other hand, after the retirement of Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi or Usman Ghani can be fed in his place in the Afghan playing-11.
Talking about the pitch, chasing the target in this World Cup, the teams have won 6 matches out of 8 matches in Abu Dhabi. So this time also fielding first can be beneficial after winning the toss.
