India vs Afghanistan: Live updates, scorecard, result and highlights ...

After a magical six-wicket win over Pat Cummins-led Australia in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023, India are all set to face Afghanistan on October 11 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

India are currently placed fifth on the points table and have a great chance to move up by defeating Afghanistan with a healthy margin.

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However, they will field their XI without Shubman Gill, who also missed the first match due to dengue, as the BCCI confirmed that the star opener is officially ruled out. India also have a decision to make as they will need to choose between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.

On the other hand, there have not been any injury concerns for the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan side, but they suffered a morale-denting loss to Bangladesh in Dharamsala on Saturday. 

The batting and bowling was well below par in the first game, and they need to raise their standards against India's formidable line-up. 

IND vs AFG Cricket World Cup 2023: Live updates, scorecard, result and highlights

Follow below for all the action from this Cricket World Cup 2023 match, or you can check out the live scorecard here.

1:36 pm- India make a change, looking at the conditions. Shardul Thakur replaces Ravichandran Ashwin in the XI.

IND vs AFG: Line-ups

Playing XI for India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Playing XI for Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

IND vs AFG:Toss

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

IND vs AFG Head-to-Head in ODIs

India and Afghanistan have faced each other three times in the 50-over format. India emerged victorious on two occasions, while one match ended in a tie.

  Won Lost Tie India 2 0 1 Afghanistan  0 2 1 IND vs AFG: Weather Forecast in Delhi

The weather report for tomorrow in Delhi indicates a maximum temperature of 34 degrees in the afternoon, with a low of 28 degrees expected. There could be a layer of clouds that may interrupt some of the game proceedings. However, the good news is that no rain predicted as of now. The humidity level is expected to be around 49 per cent.

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IND vs AFG Predictions, tips and betting odds

The renovated black soil pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the match between Proteas and Sri Lanka showed that there are plenty of runs to be scored, and the team winning the toss will look to bat first on this batting paradise, provided that dew does not come into play.

The last match played in Delhi witnessed a total of 754 runs scored in both innings by South Africa and Sri Lanka, which eventually set a record for the most runs scored in an ODI World Cup match in the history of the tournament. Considering this and India's batting prowess, the hosts would be favourites to secure two points.

As per the Dafabet odds, India will end up as the winner.

Winning team Odds (via Dafa) India 1.11 Afghanistan  7.40

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