Afghanistan Wins Toss, Opts Batting Against India in Chennai ODI

Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat against India in the third and final one-day cricket international on Saturday. 

India has already clinched the series 2-0 after a 170-run win in the second match at Lucknow and a seven-wicket victory in the rain-shortened first match at Dharamshala.

Afghanistan made four changes — veteran spin all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was back into the playing side



with batting all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. Pacers Zia ur Rahman Sharifi and Fareed Ahmad Mallik were also included.

India made three changes — Nitish Reddy is fit again, while pacer Prasidh Krishna and left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey were also included. It was the first ODI in Chennai since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The pitch at MA Chidambaram Stadium should aid batters on both sides with another high-scoring game anticipated.