Now the ODI series is going to start between India and Afghanistan. The first match of the three-match series will be played on Saturday, June 13. For this, both the teams have made their own preparations. The Indian team had won the test match against Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs, now it is the turn of one-day matches. Since the matches will be played on ODI format, they will last for about eight hours. First note down the start time of the match, otherwise you may miss the match.
First ODI match will be played in Dharamshala, preparation for ICC ODI World Cup 2027 begins
Dharamshala ground is ready. It is here that the first test match between India and Afghanistan will be played. The command of the Indian team is in the hands of Shubman Gill, while Afghanistan is being captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi. In a way, this is a preparation for next year’s ODI World Cup, which will be played from October to November 2027. As far as the starting time of the match is concerned, it will start in the afternoon and continue till night.
India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI will start at 1.30 pm
The first ODI match will start at 1.30 pm, the toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at exactly 1 pm. At this time the playing eleven of both the teams will also be announced. If the match is of 50 overs, it can start from 1.30 am and continue till around 9 pm. That means the match will end even before the night falls.
You can watch India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI match live on Star Sports and Jio Hot Star.
Talking about live streaming of the matches of this series, you can watch it on Star Sports. To watch the match on TV, it can be watched on Star Sports channels, while on mobile and tablets the match will be on Jio Hot Star. If you have DD Free Dish then you will also be able to enjoy live matches for free on DD Sports. There also all the matches will be telecasted live. That means you have a lot of options.
Complete squad of Indian team: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Full squad of Afghanistan team: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharooti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmed Malik, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.
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