Toss update

Afghanistan has won the toss and elected to field.

Playing XIs

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Bilal Sami

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

Team news

Prince Yadav receives his cap from Shreyas Iyer. Nitish Reddy was unavailable for selection due to a sore left thigh.

What’s in store

Despite its reputation as a spin-friendly venue, pace bowlers have enjoyed slightly better returns than spinners in ODIs at the Ekana Stadium. The average first-innings score during the 2023 World Cup was 238, with chasing teams winning three of the five matches played here.

India and Afghanistan Probable XIs

Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma / Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Saleem Safi, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi

Overview

India will look to seal the three-match ODI series when it faces Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.

After a convincing win in the opener, Shubman Gill’s side enters the contest with a 1-0 lead, while Afghanistan will be desperate to level the series and force a decider in Chennai.

Follow Sportstar’s live coverage for the toss, playing XI, score, wickets, milestones and all the action from Lucknow.

Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prince Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharoti

Published on Jun 17, 2026