India face off against Afghanistan in the opening match of their three-game ODI series today, Saturday, June 13, at the scenic HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
The Indian squad, captained by Shubman Gill, enters the contest as the heavy favorites. Afghanistan, however, will be eager to challenge the hosts and secure a surprise victory. Coming off a dominant win for India in their recent one-off Test, the Afghan side looks to prove their prowess and competitiveness in the limited-overs format.
Toss Update
India won the toss and have elected to field first.
India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI: Playing XI
India: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Saleem Safi, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi
Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi