The 33rd Match of the T20 World Cup 2021/22 is scheduled to play India vs Afghanistan on Wednesday, 3rd November October 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Team India had disappointed its fans around the world including me. India had never lost two early matches in a row in ICC events since 2007. You may know that India was a favorite for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 title before the start of this tournament. There are a lot of questions that why India is losing? In our opinion, there are three key reasons behind this. Almost all players of team India had been under bio-bubbles for the last three months. This team also had been unlucky as they had lost the toss in both matches. Jasprit Bumrah addressed in a post-match conference that they had been under pressure in the previous matches.

We mentioned in the previous match prediction of Afghanistan vs Pakistan that Afghanistan is a dangerous side. They had crushed Scotland and Namibia and given tough times to Pakistan. They will also give a tough time to India in this match. The batting order of this team is to play fearless cricket and have an attacking strategy right from the start of their batting inning. We same the same against their most recent match against Pakistan. The top batting order of this team is very dangerous. Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Hazratullah Zazai can create problems for the bowling unit of India.

India had played two T20 matches against Afghanistan where they won both matches while Afghanistan is still searching for a win against India in T20 Internationals.

We have no doubt that India is overall a strong team as compared to India at least on papers. According to our today prediction, India is the favorite team that will win this match. There are many factors that make India a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• India had lost two matches and will be under pressure in this match
• The batting order of Afghanistan is in superb form
• Team India has more depth than Afghanistan even they are out of form
• The batting order of Afghanistan is weak when we compare it with India

India is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for India have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

India has a 60% chance to win this match
Afghanistan has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 33rd Match of World Cup T20 2021 is going to be held at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 170 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Abu Dhabi is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

Date: Wednesday, 3rd November 2021
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL / 08:00 PM BD.

Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Opened: 2004
Capacity: 20,000
Known as: President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Ends: North End, Pavilion End
Time Zone: UTC +04:00
Home to: United Arab Emirates
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 56
Matches won batting first: 24
Matches won bowling first: 32
Average 1st Inns scores: 138
Average 2nd Inns scores: 126
Highest total recorded: 225/7 (20 Ov) by IRE vs AFG
Lowest total recorded: 84/10 (18.2 Ov) by BAN vs RSA
Highest score chased: 166/4 (19 Ov) by NAM vs NED
Lowest score defended: 129/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.