India and Afghanistan wrap up their three-match ODI series at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai where Shubman Gill's men will be hoping to seal a 3-0 win.
The hosts were seven-wicket winners in a rain-shortened affair in Dharamshala and then piled up over 400 as the platform for a 170-run win in searing Lucknow.
Afghanistan have never beaten India and, while a win looks a long way off, they will still want to fly home having put on a show.
India v Afghanistan Third ODI Tips Summary
Best Bet - Match handicap - Afghanistan +7.5 wkts/+80.5 runs @ 4/5
Alternative Bet - Player to score most Afghanistan fours - R Shah @ 4/1
Bet Builder - Over 9.5 catches, Batter match runs: S Gill (v R Gurbaz), Arshdeep Singh 2+ wickets & Rashid Khan 2+ wickets @ 9/1
India v Afghanistan Third ODI Prediction
Best Bet: Match handicap - Afghanistan +7.5 wkts/+80.5 runs @ 4/5
Spin-friendly Chennai might offer Afghanistan their best hope of limiting the damage and they can be far more competitive than they were in Lucknow.
Spin duo Rashid Khan and Nangeyalia Kharote impressed with seven wickets between them in Lucknow and they will have far more to work with at the Chepauk Stadium.
Alternative Bet: Player to score most Afghanistan fours - R Shah @ 4/1
Rahmat Shah looked in decent nick for Afghanistan in a losing cause on Wednesday, top scoring for the tourists with 79.
He struck eight fours and looked more secure at the crease than any of his team-mates, encouraging the idea that he hits more fours than any of them for the second game running.
India v Afghanistan Third ODI Bet Builder Tip
- Over 9.5 catches
- Batter match runs: S Gill (v R Gurbaz)
- Arshdeep Singh 2+ wickets
- Rashid Khan 2+ wickets
Pays 9/1
At Lucknow on Wednesday there were 13 catches so expect double figures to be reached at Chennai as well.
Make over 9.5 match catches leg one of the Bet Builder, with Shubman Gill to outscore Rahmanullah Gurbaz leg two.
Gurbaz bludgeoned an excellent 102 in Dharamshala on Saturday, but Gill trumped that with 154 in Lucknow and is in the form of his career.
Arshdeep Singh has taken wickets in 13 of his last 14 ODIs and can add a couple more to his haul in Chennai.
On the other side, take leg-spinner Rashid Khan to also nick out at least a couple, something he has done in 11 of the last 15 ODIs in which he has bowled.
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Key Match Stats
- India lead the three-match series 2-0 after wins by seven wickets in Dharamshala and 170 runs in Lucknow
- These countries have now met six times in ODIs with India winning five; the other game ended in a tie
- Shubman Gill has been top India runscorer in all three matches of this tour
- Afghanistan spin star Rashid Khan has taken 35 wickets in the last 15 ODIs in which he has turned his arm over
- India quick Arshdeep Singh has 30 wickets in the 16 ODIs in which he has bowled, taking wickets in 13 of the last 14
- Ibrahim Zadran has scored four 50s and a century in his last 13 ODIs, only failing to reach double figures once in that sequence
Tactics, Form & Team News
India sealed the series with a 170-run win in Lucknow on Wednesday, where Prince Yadav impressed on his debut with 2-56.
Yadav may well keep his place while Nitin Kumar Reddy is struggling with a knee problem.
Big-name absentees for India include Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Predicted India XI: Sharma, Jaiswal, Gill (cap), Kishan (wkt), Iyer, Rahul, Sundar, K Yadav, Brar, Singh, P Yadav.
Darwish Rasooli pulled his hamstring on debut in Lucknow so won't earn his second cap in Chennai.
Azmatullah Omarzai should return in his place though Ikram Alikhil will also be in the selectors' thoughts.
Predicted Afghanistan XI: Gurbaz (wkt), Zadran, Atal, Shah, Omarzai, Shahidi (cap), Kharote, R Khan, Ghazanfar, Saleem, Sami.
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