Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat against India in the 3rd ODI, taking place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With a 2-0 lead, India will now look to whitewash the series, and on the other hand, Afghanistan will look to win the last match of the three-match series to end on a winning note. Afghanistan featured four changes as Nabi, Azmat, Zia ur Rahman and Fareed Malik are included in the playing XI. On the other hand, India added Prasidh, Harsh and Nitish Reddy in their playing XI.
Captains at toss
Gill | India captain: Looks like a very good wicket. Would've batted first as well. Was pretty hot in the last match and it's going to be no different here. It's about being consistent in the areas we're looking at. We'll be chasing in this match, and chasing big scores consistently and comfortably is one area where we haven't quite ticked the box yet. That's what we'll be looking at today. Three changes. Prasidh, Harsh and Nitish Reddy are back.
Shahidi | Afghanistan captain: We want to bat first today. It's always hot in India in this month. Wicket also looks good. It's dry and hard. Hopefully we have a good start in the batting. In last two games we missed some areas and didn't play the way we have played in the past. Hopefully we recover today and have good partnerships and bowl in the right areas. Four changes. Nabi is back, Azmat is playing. (Reads from his palm) Zia ur Rahman and Fareed Malik are in.
India vs Afghanistan playing XIs
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav