IND vs AFG Live: India are back in action in the T20I format as they are scheduled to play a three-match T20I home series starting 11 January. India have never lost to Afghanistan in the shortest format of cricket and they will look to maintain the winning streak against them. The stage is all set for IND vs AFG 1st T20I and in this post, you will read When And Where To Watch The IND vs AFG T20I Match Live.
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Interestingly, this is the only T20I series that India is going to play before the T20 World Cup 2024. India’s opening 2024 T20 World Cup matchup against Ireland is scheduled to take place in less than five months. While the Indian Premier League is present in between, this series serves as India’s sole international T20 assignment before the ICC Tournament.
This is the first time when India are playing against Afghanistan in a bilateral T20I series. Also, for the first time since India’s 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal defeat to England, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in the T20I team. Rohit is certain to join the squad, on the other hand, Kohli has personal reasons why he cannot play on Thursday.
The squad does not include T20 specialists like Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, who are out with injuries, and there is also the surprising absence of wicketkeeper-bat Ishan Kishan, who has been playing well lately. Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been selected as India’s keeper options for this series.
Ibrahim Zadran will take charge of 10th 10th-ranked T20I team, Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s regular T20 skipper, spinner Rashid Khan, has been included in the team but will not participate since he is still recovering from back surgery. The squad has also returned to full strength following the resolution of the contractual disputes between the Afghan Cricket Board and Mujeeb, Naveen-Ul Haq, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Down below, you will read When And Where To Watch The IND vs AFG T20I Match Live:
IND vs AFG, 1st T20I Match 2023: Live Streaming Details
~When will the IND vs AFG First T20I match be played?
IND vs AFG 1st T20I match will be played on Thursday, 11 January 2023.
~What is the timing of the India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I match?
The IND vs AFG 1st T20I will begin at 07:00 PM IST on Thursday and the toss will be at 6:30 PM.
~Venue of the first T20I match between India and Afghanistan?
The first T20I match between India and Afghanistan will be played at PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
~Where can to watch the IND vs AFG 1st T20I match on TV in India?
India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I match will be telecasted live on Sports18 Network TV channels. You can catch the live action in the Jiocinema.
Streaming and Broadcasting Details
| Country | Channel |
| Australia | Fox Sports Networks and Channel |
| India | Sports18 Networks and JioCinema App |
| South Africa | Sky Sports Networks |
| UK | TNT Sport |
| Pakistan | Ten Sports Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka | PEO TV |
| Carebbian | Flow Sports |
IND vs AFG T20I Schedule
| Matches | Dates | Timings | Venue |
| IND vs AFG 1st T20I | January 11 | 07:00 PM | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| IND vs AFG 2nd T20I | January 14 | 07:00 PM | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| IND vs AFG 3rd T20I | January 17 | 07:00 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Team Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi.
South Africa Squad: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib.
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