IND vs AFG: Sanju Samson returns to the Indian playing XI, these two players also got a chance


In this excellent match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first.

Sanju Samson. (Image Source: X)

Currently, the third and final match of the three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this excellent match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first. Let us tell you, the Indian team has already won this T20 series. So far, two T20 matches have been played between the two teams and both have been won by the Indian team.

Talking about the third T20, the Indian team has made three changes in this match. Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in the playing XI while Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma and Arshdeep Singh have been left out of the team. Akshar Patel and Arshdeep Singh had performed very well in the first two T20 matches, however the team management wants to rest both these players. Jitesh Sharma has also left his mark in this T20 series.

Apart from Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma and Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Verma and Shubman Gill are also not playing in this match. The Indian team would definitely like to win this third T20 also.

Indian team won the toss and chose to bat in the third T20 against Afghanistan.

Let us tell you, India had defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the first match while in the second match also they had won by 6 wickets. From the host side, Shivam Dubey batted brilliantly in both these matches and scored an important half-century for his team.

Talking about M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the pitch here is very helpful for the batsmen and the batsmen of both the teams are fully prepared to bat aggressively here. While on one hand the Indian team would like to clean sweep Afghanistan in this T20 series, on the other hand Afghanistan will take the field with the intention of defeating the host in this match.

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