IND vs AFG, 3rd ODI 2026 Toss Report and Playing XIs Live Update: Afghanistan Opt To Bat; India Make 3 Changes
With India holding an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, the hosts have introduced three strategic changes to their playing XI, resting key players like KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh ahead of upcoming tours.
Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the third and final One Day International (ODI) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. With India holding an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, the hosts have introduced three strategic changes to their playing XI, resting key players like KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh ahead of upcoming tours. The visitors have made as many as four changes in their XI, with Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai coming in. India, on the other hand, have included Prasidh Krishna, Harsh Dubey and Nitish Kumar Reddy returning to the XI. The tourists will aim for an improved batting display to challenge India's revamped bowling attack. You can find India National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard here.
Toss Update and Playing XIs
🚨 Toss update from Chennai 🚨
Afghanistan have won the toss & elected to bat first in the 3rd ODI.
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India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
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