{"id":181348,"date":"2026-06-16T20:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181348"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:05:50","slug":"ind-vs-afg-2nd-odi-india-looks-to-seal-series-win-in-afghanistans-home-away-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181348","title":{"rendered":"IND vs AFG, 2nd ODI: India looks to seal series win in Afghanistan\u2019s home away from home"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For Afghanistan, the Ekana Cricket Stadium is a bittersweet venue.<\/p>\n

The ground has been one of its homes away from home, and of 16 international fixtures the arena has hosted in its short history, Afghanistan has featured in eight, three more than India.<\/p>\n

But results haven\u2019t been fully commensurate, with the country losing all three ODIs and the one-off Test to the West Indies in an all-format series in November 2019.<\/p>\n

It won the T20I series 2-1, and the lone 50-over victory came in the 2023 World Cup over the Netherlands. These will be the memories Afghanistan will hold on to when it meets India in the second ODI on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Afghans are\u00a0capable white-ball players, and this reflected yet again in the competitiveness it displayed in the first outing of the series in Dharamshala.<\/p>\n

In a rain-curtailed 25-over encounter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed a 51-ball 102 as the \u2018visitors\u2019 set a 195-run target. Shubman Gill & Co. may have chased it down for the loss of just three wickets, but it was far from a stroll in the park.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: BCCI rules out action against Sooryavanshi as India-A gears up for Afghanistan-A<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

However, for Afghanistan to notch up its first-ever win over India, it needs more than just Gurbaz. Seven of its batters were dismissed for single-digit scores, something that captain Hashmatullah Shahidi pinned on \u201crushed\u201d shot-making owing to the shortened nature of the game.<\/p>\n

For India, pacer Gurnoor Brar and all-rounder Harsh Dubey are coming off impressive debut performances (three wickets each). Skipper Gill (84 n.o. from 66 balls) and K.L. Rahul (39 n.o. from 19) would love to extend their purple patch that has stretched across formats.<\/p>\n

Rohit Sharma, though, is in search of better returns following a middling IPL. Shreyas Iyer, recently crowned India\u2019s new T20I captain, will be looking for some international runs too, having scored 8, 3 and 12 in his previous three ODI innings.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if India rings in the changes after just one contest and gives the Yadavs \u2013 Prince and Kuldeep \u2013 an opportunity.<\/p>\n

Speedster Prince excelled for Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL even as his team finished rock bottom. Kuldeep is from neighbouring Kanpur. But does it count at a place where home-away boundaries are fluid?<\/p>\n

Heat is expected to be a factor, with day-time temperatures set\u00a0to touch 40 degrees. Shahidi, though, opined that international cricketers shouldn\u2019t use weather as an excuse.<\/p>\n

However, the fact is that Ekana has never organised an international fixture in the April-September window. It will be baptism by fire!<\/p>\n

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\nThe squads:
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India: <\/b>Shubman Gill (Capt.), Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-capt.), Yashasvi Jaiswal, K.L. Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan: <\/b>Hashmatullah Shahidi (Capt.), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharotai, Allah Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Bilal Sami and Darwish Rasooli.<\/p>\n

Match starts at 1.30 p.m.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Published on Jun 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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