Afghanistan Won the Toss and Chose to Bat
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first in Chennai in the third and final ODI of the series against India, which they have already lost 2-0. They made four changes, while India made three.
Changes to the Teams
India brought in Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey and Prasidh Krishna, which meant there was no place for Harshit Rana, who was brought back into the squad after recovering from a knee surgery.
They also named an allrounder-heavy line-up with Reddy batting at No. 6 and Dubey at No. 8. Shubman Gill will remain at No. 3 and Ishan Kishan will take up KL Rahul’s spot at No. 5. Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav were the bowlers who had to make way.
Afghanistan Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi on the Pitch
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said the pitch looked dry and hard and hoped to set India a good total, which is what India captain Gill said he would have done too.
Changes to Afghanistan Team
Afghanistan brought in two allrounders and two seam bowlers to their XI: Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad and Ziaur Rahman.
Sediqullah Atal, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem and Bilal Sami were the players who were left out.
Team Line-ups
India: 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Shubman Gill (capt), 4 Ishan Kishan (wk), 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Harsh Dubey, 9 Gurnoor Brar, 10 Prasidh Krishna, 11 Prince Yadav
Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Darwish Rasooli, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Azmatullah Omarzai, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 AM Ghazanfar, 10 Ziaur Rahman, 11 Fareed Ahmad
