IND vs AFG Asian Games : India and Afghanistan meet in the final men’s cricket match of the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday, October 7 in Hangzhou, China.
Cricket became part of the Asian Games in 2010. However, the 2023 Asian Games marked the first time that India participated in the men’s and women’s events at the tournament. The Indian women’s cricket team has already won the gold medal in the Asian Games 2023.
So far, Afghanistan has participated in cricket at the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014. The team did not participate in the event in 2018. Both years, Afghanistan was second.
Therefore, the upcoming final match between India and Afghanistan is crucial for both teams.
In the 2023 Asian Games, India and Afghanistan qualified directly for the quarter-finals. India defeated Nepal by 23 runs in the first quarter final match. Meanwhile, Afghanistan qualified for the next stage by defeating Sri Lanka by eight runs.
In the first semi-final match, India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets, scoring 97 runs in just 9.2 overs. On the same day, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by four wickets, chasing their target of 116 runs.
Afghanistan did not get a chance to face India in the 2023 Asia Cup as they failed to reach the Super Four stage.
Here’s everything you need to know about India’s head-to-head record against Afghanistan.
IND vs AFG Asian Games : Head-to-Head Records
India and Afghanistan have met only four times in the T20I format so far. Also, Afghanistan have not won a single match against India in the T20I format. The teams met for the first time in May 2010 at Gros Islet. India won the game by seven wickets with 31 balls left.
In the second match, they locked horns in September 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. India once again beat Afghanistan by 23 runs.
India then defeated Afghanistan by 66 runs in their third T20I match in Abu Dhabi in November 2021. Their last meeting was in September 2022 in Dubai where Afghanistan lost to India by 101 runs.
IND vs AFG Asian Games :What is India’s position in the Asian Games 2023?
India has so far won 95 medals including 22 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze from the 2023 Asian Games. The Indian men’s ice hockey team won the gold medal, while the Indian men’s bridge team won the silver.
