As per AccuWeather, there is a 64 per cent chance of precipitation on Sunday as the rain threatens to interrupt the opener. The match is slated to begin at 7 PM and, going by hourly updates, the weather threat looms large in the afternoon and evening, more so than in the morning. Delhi weather will be in focus as Afghanistan host India for a three-match T20I series in the national capital from Sunday onwards. The monsoon in Delhi has brought sparse showers to the national capital in the last fortnight, and weather promises to be one of the things to keep a tap on as the two teams gear up for the clashes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Weather permitting, eyes will be on the Indian big guns, with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel back in the squad after missing the 3-0 Zimbabwe T20I series. India would look for a strong outing after they lost the two-match T20I series to Ireland 2-0 and a five-game T20I rubber to England 4-0 in their seven-game trip to the UK. However, India bounced back strongly in Zimbabwe with a 3-0 sweep.
The series marks Shreyas Iyer’s first assignment as India captain in India. Iyer would be leading the Men in Blue for the first time on Indian soil after leading them in the UK and in Zimbabwe Although Afghanistan are the official hosts.
