Ishan Kishan has had a solid T20 series against Afghanistan and he is well worth siding with to continue that in what should be batter-friendly conditions in the third and final game of the series in Delhi on Thursday.
The first two games of this T20 series between Afghanistan and India have followed remarkably similar patterns, with Afghanistan posting totals of 156/8 and 159/8.
The Men in Blue reached those two totals with ease, losing just three wickets in both and winning with more than five overs to spare. India are likely to shuffle the pack for this final game of the series however, so a different spectacle should follow.
Afghanistan v India Third T20I Tips Summary
Best Bet - Ishan Kishan over 25.5 match runs @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Rashid Khan top Afghanistan bowler @ 12/5
Bet Builder - India to win, Arshdeep Singh top India bowler & An Afghanistan player to make a Fifty @ 5/1
Afghanistan v India Third T20I Prediction
Best Bet: Ishan Kishan over 25.5 match runs @ 5/6
India have an embarrassment of riches with the bat but Ishan Kishan has been one of the most consistent, making solid totals of 29 or more in five of his last six T20Is for his country.
The left-hander has been a crucial part of the two chases in this series, making 42 in the first before an unbeaten 38 in the second.
He also made a whopping 270 in a recent First Class game so is clearly in good nick and can continue his rock-solid approach to this series.
With conditions expected to suit the batting team in Delhi, it’s hard to see Kishan going under his run line of 25.5 in this clash.
Alternative Bet: Rashid Khan top Afghanistan bowler @ 12/5
Rashid Khan remains one of the best T20 bowlers in the world and he has been a real standout for Afghanistan recently.
He has taken 15 wickets in his last five games for his country and looks a rock-solid favourite to be their top bowler in this third T20I.
Afghanistan v India Third T20I Bet Builder Tip
India to win
Arshdeep Singh top India bowler
An Afghanistan player to make a Fifty
Pays 5/1
India have won the opening two games of this series with a minimum of fuss and it’s hard to see Afghanistan laying a glove on them again.
Arshdeep Singh has taken five wickets in the first two games and with Jasprit Bumrah likely to be rested, he looks a fair favourite to be India’s top bowler.
Despite their overall struggles in this series, there have been some solid individual Afghanistan performances such as Azmatullah Omarzai’s 64 in the first game. An Afghan player is fancied to make a fifty in this clash.
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Key Match Stats
India have won their last five T20Is
Arshdeep Singh took five wickets across the first two games of this series
Rashid Khan is four away from reaching 200 T20I wickets
India have won the last 10 head-to-heads in this format
Sanju Samson has made a half-century every time he has faced more than 15 balls this year
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Tactics, Form and Team News
Naveen-ul-Haq faces a race against time to prove his match fitness but will feature if he is declared fit.
Afghanistan could also opt for an extra pace option in Abdollah Ahmadzai to break up their spin-heavy attack.
Afghanistan expected XI: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), 2 Ibrahim Zadran (C), 3 Sediqullah Atal, 4 Gulbadin Naib, 5 Darwish Rasooli, 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Naveen-ul-Haq, 11 Abdollah Ahmadzai.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur and Washington Sundar have missed out on the first two games but could come into the side with this series wrapped up.
Jasprit Bumrah looks almost certain to be rested after making his return to cricket following a two month absence.
India expected XI: 1 Sanju Samson (WK), 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Shreyas Iyer (C), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yash Thakur.
This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
