In the first T20 International of a three-match series, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan at PCA IS Bindra Stadium on Thursday (January 11). Virat Kohli not available for selection came as a biggest news development ahead of India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match. Though, head coach Rahul Dravid also confirmed in the pre-match press conference that captain Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the two openers for India. Jaiswal failed to pull up on the match day and missed the IND vs AFG 1st T20, the captain said at the time of toss.
1st T20: India vs Afghanistan playing 11
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
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India vs Afghanistan head-to-head
Total Matches played: 5
India won: 4
Afghanistan won: 0
No result: 1
Squads
India squad for T20 series: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan squad for T20 series: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.
India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match and toss time, live telecast and streaming details
When does India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 begin?
India will take on Afghanistan in the 1st T20 on January 11.
What is the venue of the IND vs AFG 1st T20?
Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium will host India vs Afghanistan 1st T20.
At what time, the India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 live toss will take place in Mohali?
The India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 live toss will take place in Mohali at 6:30 PM IST.
At what time, IND vs AFG 1st T20 will begin in Mohali?
The live match time of India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 is 7:00 PM IST.
Which TV Channels will live telecast the IND vs AFG 1st T20 match?
The live telecast of India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD.
How to watch the live streaming of India vs Afghanistan 1st T20?
Jo Cinemas will provide the live streaming of the India vs Afghanistan T20 match in India.