Asia Cup 2018- India vs. Afghanistan Preview: India aim to attain victory over testing Afghans

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The last fixture of the Super 4 stage awaits with defending champions India set to face the challenging Afghanistan side. While the Men In Blue have sailed over the obstacles so far, Afghanistan failed to make it through courtesy of a few close encounters.

India vs. Afghanistan
India vs. Afghanistan Preview: India aim to attain victory over testing Afghans

The openers have clicked for the Blues with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan thriving against the bowlers in the competition. Having established a core so far, it is highly unlikely that the skipper will go for a change with the confidence high in the dressing room after a second successive win over Pakistan, which Pakistan coach terming the loss as one of the worst performances under his regime.

Meanwhile, after close defeats against Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Afghanistan side would look to bow out of the competition on a high with a win over the No. 1 ranked ODI side.

When: September 25, 2018, 3:30 PM Local time, 5:00 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket StadiumWhere To Watch: Star Sports Network, HotstarIndia Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit BumrahAfghanistan Predicted XI:  Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur RahmanRead Also:

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