IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction — 2nd ODI Best Team, Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

IND vs AFG Match Details — 2nd ODI Afghanistan Tour of India 2026 

The second match of the ongoing ODI series between India and Afghanistan will be played today at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Team India has made a magnificent start to the ODI series, defeating the Afghanistan team by 7 wickets in their opening match. Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series and will aim to clinch the trophy by winning today's match.

On the other hand, the Afghanistan team's batsmen also put up a magnificent performance in the first ODI; opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a blistering innings of 102 runs off 51 balls. However, thanks to the brilliant batting of Indian captain Shubman Gill and Rahul, the Indian team ultimately secured a victory in this match. 

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IND vs AFG Match Details:

• Series/Tournament: Afghanistan Tour of India 2026
• Match: IND vs AFG (2nd ODI )
• Date: 17 June. 2026
• Match Start Time: 1:30 PM IST
• Stadium/Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 
• Live Score: cricketwinner.com
• Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar

IND vs AFG Weather Report — Lucknow Conditions

• Temperature: 30-31 C
• Rain Chances: 1%
• Humidity: 52% 

Recent Performance – Last 5 Matches

Team IND Form

India Recent Form: W, L, L, W, W

Team AFG Form

Afghanistan Recent Form: L, W, W, W, W

IND vs AFG Head-to-Head Record —Last 10 Matches 

IND vs AFG Pitch Report — Ekana Cricket Stadium.

The Ekana Cricket Stadium features a slow, balanced pitch that tends to favour medium pacers early on, making the second innings slightly easier for stroke‑players.

• Win Batting First: 33%
• Win Bowling First: 67%
• Best Suited For: Pacers (59%)

Average Scores

• Average 1st Innings: 236
• Average 2nd Innings: 206

Winning the toss and bowling first could be the ideal strategy.

IND vs AFG Probable Playing 11

India (IND) Probable 11:

Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna 

Afghanistan (AFG) Probable 11:

Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 

IND vs AFG Key Players & Must-Have Dream11 Picks

Best IND Players for Dream11 — 2nd ODI   

Best AFG Players for Dream11 — 2nd ODI    

IND vs AFG Captain & Vice-Captain Picks — 2nd ODI 

• Shubman Gill(C): An aggressive top-order batter.
• Ishan Kishan(C): Played a crucial knock in the last outing.
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (VC): Accumulated an excellent century in the first match.
• Azmatullah Omarzai (VC): AFG experienced All-rounder.

IND vs AFG (Free-to-Play) GL Team Suggestion

Dream11 Team: Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai (vc), I Zadran, Harsh Dubey, Rohit Sharma (c), Mohammad Nabi

IND vs AFG (Free-to-Play) SL Team Suggestion

Dream11 Team: Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (vc), Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai,  Arshdeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Shreyas Iyer, I Zadran

India vs Afghanistan Dream11 Tips 

India vs Afghanistan Match Prediction – Who Will Win

India's team (IND) is more balanced. Moreover, in the last four head-to-head matches between the two teams, Team India has dominated, winning all of them.   

Prediction: India (IND) to win.

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