IND vs AFG Live Score: India, Afghanistan eye historic gold medal in Asian Games

IND vs AFG Live Score: India cricket team will take on Afghanistan in the Asian Games gold medal match on Saturday, October 7. This match will be played at ZJUT Cricket Field. India registered a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the semi-final 1 on Friday. The Men in Blue bundled out Bangladesh for 96 chased down the target in 9.2 overs. Meanwhile, Afghanistan stunned favourites Pakistan in the semi-final 2 as they chased down 116 to book a place in the final. Team India will be favourites going into this match. However, Afghanistan will be high on confidence and are capable of causing another upset.

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IND vs AFG Match Details:

Match: India vs Afghanistan Gold Medal Match, Asian Games 2023

Match Date: October 7 (Saturday), 2023

Time: 11:30 A.M IST

Venue: ZJUT Cricket Field, Hangzhou

Pitch Report:

The pitch in Hangzhou is slow and sluggish, which makes it difficult for the batters. The spinners are expected to rule the roost and chasing would be preferable on this small ground.

Double delight tomorrow? 🏆

Besides #Afghanatalan playing @BCBtigers at ICC CWC 2023, #AfghanAbdalyan will be fighting @BCCI for gold in the final of the #AsianGames Men’s Cricket Competitions 2023 tomorrow at 10:30 AM (AFT) in Hangzhou. 👍#AfghanAbdalyan | #AFGvIND pic.twitter.com/l6asYIAsIy

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 6, 2023

Live Streaming details:

The IND vs AFG Asian Games final match will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will be on SonyLIV for the Indian viewers with paid subscription.

IND vs AFG Probable Playing XIs:

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh

Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib (c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan

India Squad for Asian Games: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper)

Afghanistan Squad for Asian Games: Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib(c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Afsar Zazai, Qais Ahmad, Sayed Shirzad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Karim Janat, Zubaid Akbari, Wafiullah Tarakhil.

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