No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi again; Shreyas Iyer made one big change for the 3rd T20I vs Afghanistan

Shreyas Iyer and Ibrahim Zadran (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss and opted to play against India in the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.Having won the first two T20Is, India lead the three-match series 2-0 and will be aiming for a clean sheet.

Yash Thakur replaces Arshdeep Singh

India captain Shreyas Iyer confirmed one change in the playing eleven. Yash Thakur came into the team in place of Arshdeep Singh.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not included in the playing XI.Iyer said India would prefer to bat first but welcome the challenge of bowling first.“We would be batting first. It’s a fun challenge for us too. It’s important that we stick to the moment and don’t complicate things. One change – Yash comes in for Arsh.”

Afghanistan aim to end the series with a win

Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said his team wanted to come first in the previous two matches as well, but lost both times.“We will bowl first. We wanted to bowl first in the last two matches but unfortunately we lost the toss. If you look at the wicket, it is quite supportive for the bowlers and I am sure we will execute our plans well in the bowling department. We will try to put pressure on them and not let them put big scores on the board.”Asked about Afghanistan’s mindset after the series loss, Zadran said the team wants to improve and end the series with a win.“We lost the series but we thought about the areas we need to work on and what we didn’t do in the last two games. We will try to play better cricket and win the game against them to finish well. And yes, India are one of the best teams. They have, I would say, all the departments covered in T20 cricket, but we always try to make things simple for them and not complicate them 00%.”India playing XISanju Samson(f), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah.Afghanistan playing XIIbrahim Zadran(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Darwish Rasooli, Noor ul Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.