Despite both teams achieving a comparable record of three victories from four matches, their standings within their respective groups diverged. India secured the top position in Group A, which also consisted of their final league match against Canada being washed out due to inclement weather. Conversely, Afghanistan concluded in second place in Group C, following a crushing 104-run defeat inflicted by the co-hosts, West Indies. While Team India have a commanding record against Afghanistan in T20Is, having triumphed in seven out of their eight encounters with one match yielding a no result, their last clash at home proved to be a nail-biting spectacle. This encounter required not one, but two Super Overs to decisively conclude the contest. With Afghanistan displaying formidable prowess this time around, a fierce contest is anticipated, likely resulting in a closely contested match. Interestingly, with Afghans also boasting of a good spin bowling unit in their arsenal, they have a great chance of exploiting the spin-friendly conditions to their advantage which can set the stage for an enthralling battle against Team India.

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Probable Playing XIs Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj