India will face Afghanistan in the fifth match of the Super Four Round at Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. This is the first time that India will play against Afghanistan this Asia Cup. And the fate of the two teams could not have been more contrast with India leading the points table and Afghanistan already out of the Asia Cup 2018. Asia Cup 2018 Schedule in PDF for Free Download: Date Time & List of All Matches in IST Including Next India vs Pakistan Fixture.

The last time these two teams played against each other in a limited overs format was four years ago. India will be aware that Afghanistan is not the same team it was then and has improved immensely. For Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018 has been a bitter sweet tournament which has seen their team play exceedingly well but lose games that they should have won. One is tempted to say that experience or the lack of it is what has cost Afghanistan dearly, and on Tuesday they will be up against India, which has been head and shoulders above the other teams in the tournament so far. Asia Cup 2018: Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shahzad Allegedly Approached for Spot-Fixing; Wicket-Keeper Batsman Reports it to the Team Management.

Take for example the results of both the teams in the Super Four Round of Asia Cup 2018 so far. India faced Bangladesh on Friday in the first match of Super Four where India won be seven wickets after bundling out Bangladesh for 173. On Sunday, India faced arch-rivals Pakistan, where it once again trounced the neighbours and registered a thumping 9-wicket victory, in a display of dominant batting by Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Asia Cup 2018 Leading Run-Scorers: Shikhar Dhawan Leads List of Batsmen With Most Runs in Asian Cricket Tournament.

In contrast, Afghanistan faced Pakistan in the second match of the Super Four on Friday, which turned out to be the best match in the limited overs in recent times. Headed for a victory, Afghanistan was undone by a certain Shoaib Malik, could snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as he scored 10 runs in the final over to see Pakistan home. In the fourth match of Super Four, Afghanistan came agonisingly close to a victory, before Mustafizur Rahman defended eight runs in the final over to knock Afghanistan out of Asia Cup 2018. India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018: Ravindra Jadeja Could Break Sachin Tendulkar’s Record Today!

Asia Cup 2018 Next Game Date and Time: India vs Afghanistan, Super four round match will take place on September 25, 2018, Tuesday. The match is being held at Dubai Cricket International Stadium, UAE. Ind vs Afg match will begin from 5.00pm IST onwards while the toss will take place at 4.30pm IST.

Live Telecast on TV and Live Streaming Online of India vs Afghanistan along with Free Cricket Match Score Details:

You can catch India and Afghanistan Live Telecast on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD TV channels as Star Network is doing the broadcast and live coverage of all matches of Asia Cup 2018.

As for live streaming online options, Hotstar, Star Network’s digital property is making that available. And you can get the ball-by-ball commentary with free cricket match score updates of India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018 on LatestLY here.

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