India are looking to sweep Afghanistan in the three-match ODI series after winning the first two matches by commanding margins. The Men in Blue chased down a middling 195 in a rain-hit game in Dharamsala in the first ODI before they amassed 402 in the second clash in Lucknow to win by 170 runs. Captain Shubman Gill has been one of the shining stars for India in both these games, having made an unbeaten 84 in the series opener before backing it up with a stellar 154 in the second clash. He found Ishan Kishan going all tongs in the second ODI as the two put up a huge 224-run stand for the third wicket in the second game.ย
While the batters have been doing their job extremely well, the bowlers have backed them just as brilliantly, with newcomer Gurnoor Brar laying the marker. The beanpole speedster took three wickets each in both the ODIs, while Arshdeep Singh has been ever effective too. The left-arm speedster has taken two and three wickets in both these matches, proving his class with the ball. Meanwhile, India will have a good headache as a few of their unavailable players have returned for this clash. Harshit Rana has been added to the squad for the third ODI after recovering from the knee injury that he picked up in the build-up to the T20 World Cup 2026. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who missed out on the previous clash due to thigh soreness, has also been declared fit. So, India have to make selection calls in what is a dead rubber on paper, but is still a crucial clash in terms of choosing their personnel with the ODI World Cup 2027 in mind.
Squads:
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prince Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Harsh Dubey
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Nangeyalia Kharoti, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Bilal Sami, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi
Match Scorecard
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