After grabbing back-to-back wins, India is all set to play the third and final match of the T20I series against Afghanistan today at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. After a hiatus of more than a year, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the Indian T20 side in preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. While Rohit Sharma will be captaining team India for the series, Ibrahim Zadran will be leading Afghanistan. The match details are below along with a concise guide on how to watch India vs Afghanistan live streaming and telecast in India.
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India vs Afghanistan third T20I match: India time, venue
| DATE | January 17th |
| TIME | 7:00 PM (IST) |
| VENUE | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
How to watch India vs Afghanistan T20I match online for free
The India vs Afghanistan T20I series will be live-streamed exclusively on Jio Cinema for free. The Viacom18-owned platform is available to downloaded on Android mobile phones and iPhones via the Google Play Store and App Store respectively. Viewers willing to catch up with the series on their laptop or PC can visit Jiocinema.com and tune in to the matches.
Viewers of the India vs Afghanistan T20I series can take advantage of the following features on Jio Cinema:
- Multiple languages: All the matches in the series can be watched in 11 languages including English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
- Various camera angles: During a match live stream, Jio Cinema will offer the option to switch between a variety of camera angles
- Up to 4K video resolution: The OTT platform will showcase the matches in up to 4K resolution on supported devices.
How to watch India vs Afghanistan T20I match on TV
Those interested in binge-watching the T20I series coverage on their television can tune in to any of the several channels under the Sports 18 umbrella. Just like its online streaming counterpart, the live feed of the matches on Sports 18 channels will be available in various languages such as Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu.
Here are the channels that will showcase the India vs Afghanistan T20I series:
Sports 18 and Colors channel numbers
- Sports18 1 (English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu) – Rs 14.16
- Sports18 1 HD (English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu) – Rs 14.16
- Colors Cineplex (Hindi) – Rs 14.16
- Colors Cineplex HD (Hindi) – Rs 14.16
| DTH PROVIDER | CHANNEL NAME | CHANNEL NUMBER |
| Tata Play | Sports 18 1 | 486 |
| Sports 18 1 HD | 487 | |
| Colors Cineplex | 345 | |
| Colors Cineplex HD | 344 | |
| Airtel Digital TV | Sports 18 1 | 293 |
| Sports 18 1 HD | 294 | |
| Colors Cineplex | 219 | |
| Colors Cineplex HD | 239 | |
| Dish TV | Sports 18 1 | 644 |
| Sports 18 1 HD | 643 | |
| Colors Cineplex | 313 | |
| Colors Cineplex HD | 312 | |
| Videocon D2H | Sports 18 1 | 667 |
| Sports 18 1 HD | 666 | |
| Colors Cineplex | 323 | |
| Colors Cineplex HD | – | |
| Sun Direct | Sports 18 1 | 505 |
| Sports 18 1 HD | 983 | |
| Colors Cineplex | 339 | |
| Colors Cineplex HD | 886 |
DD Sports
Apart from Sports18 and Colors Cineplex, the India vs Afghanistan T20 matches will be available to watch on DD Sports. The channel is available for free on DD Free Dish set-top box and can be accessed on channel number 77.
India T20 squad vs Afghanistan
| INDIA SQUAD | AFGHANISTAN SQUAD |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | Ibrahim Zadran (C) |
| Shubman Gill | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Ikram Alikhil (WK) |
| Virat Kohli | Hazratullah Zazai |
| Tilak Varma | Rahmat Shah |
| Rinku Singh | Najibullah Zadran |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Mohammad Nabi |
| Sanju Samson (WK) | Karim Janat |
| Shivam Dube | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Washington Sundar | Sharafuddin Ashraf |
| Axar Patel | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Fazal Haq Farooqi |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Fareed Ahmad |
| Arshdeep Singh | Naveen Ul Haq |
| Avesh Khan | Noor Ahmad |
| Mukesh Kumar | Mohammad Saleem |
| Qais Ahmad | |
| Gulbadin Naib | |
| Rashid Khan |
India vs Afghanistan T20I series full schedule
| MATCH / TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| January 11th at 7:00 PM | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| January 14th at 7:00 PM | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| January 17th at 7:00 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
