India vs Afghanistan Predictions & Betting Tips

By Conrad Castleton

10 Oct 2023

Conrad Castleton 10 Oct 2023

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India vs Afghanistan Betting Tips
2023 Cricket World Cup fixture takes place on Wednesday, October 11th 2023
Afghanistan have never beaten India in an ODI

India vs Afghanistan Predictions
Head to Head
India Form
India Team News
Afghanistan Form
Afghanistan Team News

India vs Afghanistan Predictions

India are big favourites at home with an upset very unlikely. The value for this fixture will be in the run-scoring markets.

Virat Kohli has started showing signs recently of regaining his form from years gone by. I’m backing him to score 50+ and top score for the hosts.

India have won 4 of their last 5 ODI matches.
India have won 2 of their 3 ODI matches against Afghanistan.
India thrashed Australia by 6 wickets in their last match.
India’s Virat Kohli scored 85 runs in his last ODI match.
Afghanistan lost their last match.
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored in his last ODI.

Head to Head

India has won two of their three ODI matches against Afghanistan. They last met in the 2019 World Cup, a match India won narrowly by 11 runs.

India Form

India is going to be tough to beat on home soil during this World Cup. They have an incredibly good side with reserves to match.

In their opening World Cup game India showed their pedigree, cruising to a six-wicket win over Australia. A superb bowling display saw the hosts bowl the Aussies out for 199 runs with Ravindra Jadeja taking 3-28.

India stuttered in their initial response, losing three wickets with just two runs on the board. But Virat Kohli (85) and KL Rahul (97*) steadied the ship with a stunning partnership.

India Team News

With this just being their second game, India is unlikely to rest any batsmen. They may, however, rotate their bowlers to give everyone enough overs.

Afghanistan Form

Afghanistan have steadily improved its short-format cricket over the last few years. They can now certainly be considered a team capable of upsetting the big boys.

But, upsetting the top nations is one thing, beating India at home is a completely different thing, especially after suffering a huge opening-game defeat.

Batting first against Bangladesh, Afghanistan could only score 156 runs. Rahmanullah Grubaz top scored with 47 runs. Bangladesh cruised to a six-wicket win with more than 15 overs to spare.

Afghanistan Team News

I expect Afghanistan to field a very similar side to the last match. It is a long tournament but resting players this early isn’t required.

Verdict

India v Afghanistan - World Cup

I am backing Virat Kohli to score 50+ runs and top score for India.

For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is backed to top score.

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