India vs Afghanistan WCT20 2021
33rd Match:
Thirty-third match of the tournament between India and Afghanistan is going to be played at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on November 3rd 2021.
India vs Afghanistan History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other twice in the format. India won both the games. Afghanistan is still searching for the first win.
The most consecutive winning streak for India against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2010 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for India against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2010 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against India was 0 T20I, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against India was 0 T20I, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Afghanistan are WW – – -.
World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams met with each other twice in the format. India won both the games. Afghanistan is still searching for the first win.
The most consecutive winning streak for India against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2010 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for India against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2010 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against India was 0 T20I, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against India was 0 T20I, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Afghanistan are WW – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the third rank (India) and seventh rank (Afghanistan) teams. India is 27 points ahead of Afghanistan.
India:
T20I:
The team played 147 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 92 times including 3 wins in a tied game and lost 51 times. 4 matches were called off without any result (No Result).
T20I in WCT20:
The team played 35 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 21 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 13 times. 1 match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of India are LLLLW.
Afghanistan:
T20I:
The team played 87 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 60 times and lost 27 times including a (1) defeat in a tied match.
T20I in WCT20:
The team played 17 T20I. The team won 7 times and lost 10 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are WLWWW.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of India, then the winning side will gain 1 point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opposite team will lose 1 point with a (1) position in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain 5 points without any impact in the ranking, and the opposite team will lose 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Abu Dhabi shows the weather would be clear throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 3%. So, there would be almost no chance of rain, as of now The temperature would be between 29 to 30 Celsius. The wind would be between 10 to 15 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 27 games out of 58 outings, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 13 times and lost 14 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWLLW.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 18 times and lost 13 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWLW.
Overall, 31 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 27 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
The first batting team won the match 26 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 32 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLWLL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 129 runs in 2012, and the highest successful chase was 165 runs in 2015.
The first inning lowest total was 66 runs in 2019 and the highest total was 225 runs in 2013. For the second inning, the lowest total was 89 runs (completed innings) in 2018 and the highest was 166 runs in 2013, in 2015 and in 2021.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.72 and 22.78 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Afghanistan at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
India:
The team never got a chance to play at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue are – – – – -.
Afghanistan:
The team has an excellent record at the venue, as the team won 9 times and lost twice in 11 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue are WWWWW.
The team never lost any outing at the venue since 2015.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
India:
The side would like to go with an unchanged XI, despite the defeat.
India Eleven: R. Sharma, I. Kishan, V. Kohli, KL. Rahul, R. Pant, H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, S. Thakur, M. Shami, V. Chakravarthy, J. Bumrah
Afghanistan:
The team would like to go with M. ur Rahman in place of K. Janat, if the former will be fit to play. The team would like to go with U. Ghani in place of A. Afghan, the latter took retirement.
Afghanistan Eleven: H. Zazai, M. Shahzad, U. Ghani, R. Gurbaz, M.Nabi, N. Zadran, G. Naib, R. Khan, N. ul Haq, H. Hasan, M. ur Rahman
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
