IND vs AFG second ODI: Afghanistan opts to bat; India hands debut Prince Yadav

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Prince Yadav is seen during a signifier    session. Prince Yadav volition  beryllium  making his debut during the 2nd  ODI against Afghanistan successful  Lucknow. File

Prince Yadav is seen during a signifier session. Prince Yadav volition beryllium making his debut during the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan successful Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: PTI

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the flip and elected to vessel against India successful the 2nd ODI of the three-match bid successful Lucknow connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026).

India, who are starring the bid 1-0, handed debut to pacer Prince Yadav, who impressed successful the IPL 2026 for Lucknow Super Giants.

However, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy volition beryllium retired of this lucifer due to the fact that of a quadricep injury. India has besides brought successful Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

For Afghanistan, Darwish Rasooli and Bilal Sami volition made their debuts.

Teams:

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

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

Published - June 17, 2026 01:25 p.m. IST

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