India and Afghanistan will face each other in the ninth ODI of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 11 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. India is one of the favourites to win the tournament, while Afghanistan is an emerging team with some talented players. Here is a preview of the match, along with the prediction and betting odds.
India started their World Cup campaign with a convincing win over Australia by six wickets in Chennai. India’s spinners, led by Ravindra Jadeja, who took four wickets, restricted Australia to 199 in 49.1 overs. India’s top order faltered, losing both openers for ducks, but Virat Kohli (85) and KL Rahul (97*) steadied the ship and chased down the target in 41.4 overs.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, suffered a six-wicket loss against Bangladesh in their first match in Kolkata. Afghanistan managed to score only 156 in 46.3 overs, with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scoring 47. Bangladesh’s spinners, especially Shakib Al Hasan, who took four wickets, dominated the Afghan batsmen. Bangladesh reached the target in 33.2 overs, with Mushfiqur Rahim scoring an unbeaten 62.
India and Afghanistan have played three ODIs against each other, with India winning two and one ending in a tie. The last time they met was in the World Cup 2019, where India narrowly escaped a defeat by 11 runs, thanks to Mohammad Shami’s hat-trick in the final over.
India is expected to win this match easily, given their superior batting and bowling line-up. India has a strong top order, with Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who can score big runs on any surface. India also has a balanced bowling attack, with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya in the pace department, and Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav in the spin department.
Afghanistan has some talented players, such as Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran, who can pose some threat to India. However, Afghanistan lacks consistency and experience at this level. Afghanistan also struggles against quality spin bowling, which India has plenty of.
Therefore, we predict that India will defeat Afghanistan comfortably in this match.
According to Dafabet, one of the best online betting sites in India, the betting odds for this match are as follows:
This means that if you bet ₹100 on India to win, you will get ₹112 back if they win. If you bet ₹100 on Afghanistan to win, you will get ₹600 back if they win.
The betting odds suggest that India is the clear favourite to win this match, while Afghanistan is the underdog.
India and Afghanistan will play their second match of the World Cup 2023 on October 11 in New Delhi. India is one of the favourites to win the tournament, while Afghanistan is an emerging team with some potential. However, India has a much stronger team than Afghanistan in all aspects of the game. Therefore, we predict that India will win this match easily.
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