India will face a low lying Afghanistan in their next clash of the ongoing world cup. The men in blue are the overwhelming favourites to win the encounter and also improve their net run rate that guarantees them a second spot in the points table. India led by Virat Kohli will be high in confidence after pipping Pakistan by 89 runs and they will hope to continue the momentum. Afghanistan will be looking for a miracle to register their first win in the tournament.
Head to head in world cup
Matches– 0
Afghanistan won– 0
India won– 0
This will be the first meeting between the two teams in a 50-over world cup.
Match details
Match timings: 3 PM in India, 2:30 PM in Pakistan, 10:30 AM in England and 2 PM in Afghanistan
Venue: Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Match date: 22nd June, 2019
Pitch report
The pitch prepared at the venue is traditionally green and is expected to favour the spinners in second innings but England have started preparing flat decks in the recent while, you can expect absence of green top which will make it a run scoring den for the batsman.
The pitch will assist the fast bowlers at the start of the innings. The teams batting second have won all the two games played at the venue in the ongoing world cup. Overall the match will turn out to be a high scoring clash.
Live streaming
You can catch the action unfold on Hotstar mobile app or go to www.hotstar.com. Sky Sports will have the broadcasting rights in England.
Where to watch on Television
Star Sports network– India and subcontinent
Sky Sports- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
SuperSport- South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
OSN- Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports Australia and Channel 9- Australia
Willow TV- USA
Sky TV and Prime- New Zealand
Ten Sports and PTV- Pakistan
ESPN- Caribbean
Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV- Bangladesh
SLRC- Sri Lanka
Fox Network Group- China and South East Asia
Digicel– Asia Pacific
Radio Television Afghanistan– Afghanistan
Yupp TV- (Continental Europe and Central Asia)
Other streaming or Television options
In the rest of South Asia which includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Fox Sports will telecast highlights at noon each day. The channel will also telecast late-night replay of the best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 moments at 10pm, local time.
Weather forecast
The conditions will remain sunny till 12 PM in Southampton but it is expected to turn cloudy afterwards. However, the chance of rain stands at 0 per cent. The temperature will range from 13’c to 21’c.
According to Accuweather, the weather will remain partly cloudy through the course of the day which may benefit the seamers.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik(W), MS Dhoni (W), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant
Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
