India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I Details

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I : On Wednesday, January 17, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Team India will play Afghanistan in the third and final game of the three-match T20I series in an attempt to complete a rout. India, headed by Rohit Sharma, defeated Ibrahim Zadran-led Afghanistan by six wickets on Sunday, January 14, at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. This victory gave India an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series, following their triumph over the same opposition six days earlier on January 11.

Axar Patel chose to bowl and showed off his skills with the ball once again, taking 2 for 17 in 4 overs to help limit Afghanistan to 172 All Out. With three wickets, Arshdeep Singh led all Indian bowlers in wickets taken, followed by Ravi Bishnoi with two. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 68 off 34 balls to assist the hosts reach the goal of 173 with 26 balls remaining. In response, Shivam Dube (63* off 32 balls) produced another unbroken fifty. Virat Kohli made a 16-ball 29 as well.

At the M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, where the hosts have a 3-3 record and have lost one of their matches, the two teams will now play their first T20 encounter. Afghanistan will want to recover and secure a consolation victory at a location where they were defeated in their lone Test match confrontation. See the M Chinnaswamy Stadium T20I Statistics, Score, Pitch Report, and Bengaluru Weather Prediction below.

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India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I : Pitch Report

Because of the flat pitches and tiny square boundaries, the ground is renowned as a batter’s paradise; yet, in a recent match, India defeated Australia by defending a total of 160, with both sides’ slow bowlers doing well. With an average first-inning total of 141, the pursuing teams hold a 5-3 lead over the batting teams in the nine T20I played at this stadium. Given that the game is being played in the winter, dew may also be an issue, albeit it might come a little later than at the other locations.

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I : Weather Forcast on 17 January

On Wednesday, January 17, Bengaluru is predicted to have a cloudy evening with a maximum temperature of 27°C at the beginning of the game and 22°C at the end. Rain is not a possibility on matchday. Thus, anticipate a continuous match, but there could be some dew towards the end.

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I : M Chinnaswamy Stadium T20I Stats and Record

Matches: 9
Matches Won Batting 1st: 3
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 5
No Result:1
India T20I Record in Bengaluru: Matches – 7, Won – 3, Lost – 3, No Result – 1
Highest Team Total: 202/6 by India vs England in 2017
Lowest Team Total: 127 All Out by England vs India in 2017
Highest Successful Chase: 194/3 by Australia vs India in 2019
Lowest Total Defended: 146/7 by India vs Bangladesh in 2016
Average 1st Innings Score: 141
Highest Individual Score: Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 113 not out off 55 balls vs India in 2019
Best Bowling Innings: Yuzvendra Chahal (India) – 6 for 25 vs England in 2017
Total Sixes: 101 Sixes
Total Fours: 188 Fours
Total Fifties: 10 Fifties
Total Hundreds: 1 Hundred