Let us guide you through the Afghanistan vs India best odds that will help you pick the right players and the team for the match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
India, led by Rohit Sharma, are yet to be beaten in the championship. They finished Group A on top of the table after their last game against Canada was called off due to rain. Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan will also be high on confidence after winning 3 out of their 4 group games.
Where to watch Afghanistan vs India T20 World Cup 2024 clash live
The broadcasting rights for the T20 World Cup Group A game are held by Star Sports, with Disney+ Hotstar providing live streaming in multiple regional languages along with English and Hindi.
- After a stellar start to their campaign USA is into cricket and viewers from here can watch the matches on Willow TV and Willow Xtra, with the Cricbuzz app offering live streaming in the USA and Canada.
- Fox Sports holds the rights for broadcast in Australia, and live streaming is accessible via Kayo Sports. The coverage is also available in other Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
- In the Caribbean islands, who are hosting the event alongside USA, ESPN is the broadcaster for telecast and streaming services. Streaming is available on ESPN Caribbean, ESPN2 Caribbean, ESPN Extra, and the ESPN Play Caribbean app, in addition to the Espncricinfo.com website.
- In Pakistan, the broadcast is available on PTV Sports and Ten Sports.
- Sky Sports brings the coverage of the event to United Kingdom.
- CricLife and StarzON cover the UAE and MENA regions.
- South Africa and the other sub-Saharan African region will get live telecast of the games on SuperSport Cricket and its affiliate channels. Streaming is also available on their channels.
Possible XI: Afghanistan vs India
Let us now take you through the possible playing XIs for the teams to help you analyse the Afghanistan vs India best odds.
Afghanistan looked on top of their game after beating New Zealand, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea. But they would be looking to bounce back strongly after losing to Rovman Powell’s West Indies by 107 runs in their last and final group game. The Afghans have the capacity to make their way through to the semi-final.
India, on the other hand, may not tinker much with their winning combination. Virat Kohli is likely to keep opening the batting despite faltering big time on tough pitches in New York. Suryakumar Yadav also gained some confidence after hitting a fifty in the USA. Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah will keep leading the pace attack.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Afghanistan vs India: Head-to-Head
Afghanistan and India have locked horns with each other 8 times since they met for the first time in 2010. India have won 7 matches while 1 match did not produce any result. In the T20 World Cup, India have a 3-0 lead over their opponents. In their previous meeting on January 17, 2024, India beat Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in a game that went right down to the Super Over. Rohit Sharma became the Player of the Match award after he scored an unbeaten 121 off 69 balls with 11 fours and 8 sixes.
India favourites to win
India will go into the game as favourites with odds of 1.205 on 22Bet.
India will have the upper hand going into the next game without a doubt. Having not lost to the Afghans ever in the T20 format, the Men in Blue should be able to extend their winning streak. Rashid’s men need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to get the better of the Indian team.
If you believe Afghanistan have any chance of beating India, go to Parimatch and 22Bet where the odds are 4.920.
Venue analysis Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
The average score at the venue in Bridgetown is 187 from 29 T20Is since the first match in 2008. The teams batting first have won 18 matches while the chasing teams have won 8 times.
Characteristics of the venue
- The pitch in Bridgetown will be sporting and an average-scoring match is on the cards.
- Spinners and fast bowlers are expected to get help from the surface in equal proportion.
- Toss may end up playing a big part as teams batting first get an advantage at the venue.
Afghanistan vs India best odds for betting
Here are some of the betting tips based on the Afghanistan vs India best odds.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the top batter for Afghanistan with odds of 4.50. Gurbaz is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 167 runs from 4 games at an average of 41.75. Back him to be the top batter on 22Bet.
Virat Kohli is expected to be the standout batter for India with odds of 3.40. Although he is yet to reach double digits, he has a T20I hundred against Afghanistan to his name. Rashid Khan will be the top bowler for Afghanistan with odds of 2.85. In 4 games, the leg-spinner has taken 6 wickets at an economy rate of 6.18.
Jasprit Bumrah is expected to be India’s standout bowler with odds of 2.80. Bumrah went wicketless against the USA, but became the Player of the Match against Ireland and Pakistan. If you are ready to take a bit of risk, you may pick Fazalhaq Farooqi as the best Player of the Match with odds of 21. Farooqi is the leading wicket-taker for the Afghans with 12 wickets to show for his efforts.
India fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Ireland – Wed, 05 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs Pakistan – Sun, 09 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs United States – Wed, 12 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs Canada – Sat, 15 June 2024, Florida, 10:30 AM local time – No Result
India Super Eight fixtures
- vs Afghanistan – Thu, 20 June 2024, Barbados, 10:30 AM local time
- vs Bangladesh – Sat, 20 June 2024, Barbados, 10:30 AM local time
- vs Australia – Mon, 24 June 2024, St Lucia, 10:30 AM local time
Afghanistan fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Uganda – Mon, 03 June 2024, Guyana, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs New Zealand – Fri, 07 June 2024, Guyana, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs Papua New Guinea – Thu, 13 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs West Indies – Mon, 17 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time – LOST
Afghanistan Super Eight fixtures
- vs Afghanistan – Thu, 20 June 2024, Barbados, 10:30 AM local time
- vs Australia – Sat, 22 June 2024, St Vincent, 08:30 PM local time
- vs Bangladesh – Mon, 24 June 2024, St Vincent, 08:30 PM local time
- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi
- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi
