The third and last match of the 3-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is to be played today (17 September). Team India has won the series by winning the first two matches. Now she will enter with the intention of a clean sweep. On the other hand, the Afghan team will have its eyes on saving honour. His performance so far in the series has not been anything special. She has not been able to even give a tough challenge to the Indian team.
Team India has won the first two matches easily. She can enter the last T20 with a new combination. Captain Shreyas Iyer had also indicated this in the second T20 match on Tuesday. Shreyas believes that it is important for all the players to get match practice before the Asian Games. After his statement, speculations are being made that young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi may get a chance but the big question is who will be out when he comes to the playing XI?
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In whose place will Vaibhav get a chance?
Vaibhav was played in place of Sanju on the England tour. In the second T20 against Afghanistan, Sanju has strengthened his place in the opening slot by scoring a blazing half-century. They are less likely to be excluded. Ishan Kishan may be rested. He has entered this series after making East Zone the champion in Duleep Trophy. He did not get a chance to rest enough, considering that Vaibhav can be played in his place in the third T20.
Sanju is handling the responsibility of wicketkeeping. In Ishaan's absence, Abhishek can be sent at number-3. This left-handed opener was recently seen playing in the middle order in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League. In such a situation, Abhishek can be sent on first down by sending Vaibhav and Sanju to open. Or if the Vaibhav-Sanju duo gives a good start, then the strategy of pushing Abhishek further down the batting order to give Shreyas and Tilak Verma a chance to spend time at the crease may not be that bad.
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Probable playing XI of Indian team: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.