india vs afghanistan
The Indian cricket team will take the field in the year 2024 to play its first series at home in T20 format from January 11. This series against Afghanistan will be the last series of the Indian team before the T20 World Cup to be played in the month of June. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are going to be on the preparations of the team and that is why after about 15 months, Rohit Sharma will take responsibility for the team as captain in this format, while Virat Kohli has also returned to the team. The first match of the series between the two teams will be played at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
Dew can play an important role
If we talk about the pitch of this match being played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, then due to the small boundary here, big scores can be seen easily. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first, so that in case of dew, it can take advantage of it while chasing the target. Both the teams will play against each other in this stadium for the first time. Till now, 4 T20 International matches have been played between India and Afghanistan, in which the Indian team has been successful in winning all of them. In the 9 T20 matches played so far on this ground, the average score in the first innings has been 168 runs, while in the second innings it has been 152 runs. Out of the 9 matches played here so far, the team batting first has won 5 times, while the team chasing the target has managed to win the match 4 times.
Virat Kohli has had a great record so far in Mohali.
On behalf of the Indian team, till now Virat Kohli’s record in T20 International on this ground has been quite excellent. Kohli has played 3 matches in Mohali, out of which he has managed to return to the pavilion unbeaten twice. In this stadium, Kohli has scored 156 runs on the basis of 2 half-century innings. If we look at Kohli’s record against Afghanistan in this format, he has scored 172 runs in three innings, which includes one century and one half-century.
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