India vs Afghanistan Dream11: India and Afghanistan will lock horns in the final (gold medal match) of the Asian Games 2023 men's T20 cricket event. Both sides have the opportunity to clinch an Asian Games gold medal for the first time ever.
India defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in their semi-final match on Friday. India chased down the 97-run target in just 9.2 overs. Sai Kishore picked three wickets, while Washington Sundar scalped two wickets to help India restrict Bangladesh to 96/9 in 20 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a hundred in the quarter-final, was dismissed for a 4-ball duck. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma scored 40 and 55 unbeaten runs respectively.
Afghanistan stunned Pakistan with a four-wicket win in the second semi-final. They bowled out Pakistan for 115 in 18 before chasing down the target in 17.5 overs. Captain Gulbadin Naib scored unbeaten 26 off 19 balls and also picked a wicket. Noor Ali Zadran top-scored for Bangladesh with 39 off 33.
With the amount of experience and talent India have in their star-studded unit, the Men in Blue look set to deliver a gold for the nation who is aiming to win over 100 medals at the Asian Games 2023. As of October 6, India has won 95 medals - 22 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze.
India squad for Asian Games 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Mukesh Kumar, Prabhsimran Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep
Afghanistan squad for Asian Games 2023: Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib(c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan, Sayed Shirzad, Nijat Masood, Zubaid Akbari, Wafiullah Tarakhil
Wicketkeeper : Jitesh Sharma
Batter: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Noor Ali Zadran, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma
All-rounder: Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Gulbadin Naib
Bowler: Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
India Predicted Playing 11 vs Afghanistan: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11 vs India: Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib (c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan
Matches: 4
India Won: 4
Afghanistan Won: 0
Series: Asian Games 2023, Men's T20I
Match: India vs Afghanistan Final
Venue: Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou, China
Start Time: 11:30 PM IST
Channels: Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming: SonyLiv (app and website)