India vs Afghanistan: Prince Yadav makes his ODI debut
What's the story
India and Afghanistan are squaring off in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. The hosts lead the series after winning the rain-affected opener in Dharamsala. While Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl in the Lucknow ODI, India have handed a debut to fast bowler Prince Yadav. Prince bowled impactful spells for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.
Playing XIs
Changes in India's XI
Notably, Prince received his maiden ODI cap from Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, Indian captain Shubman Gill, at the toss, informed Nitish Kumar Reddy was unavailable for selection due to "issues with his quad." Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been roped in. Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, and Prince Yadav.
Impact
A look at Prince's journey
Prince was on a roll for LSG in IPL 2026. While LSG finished at the bottom, he was their highest wicket-taker. The right-arm seamer, who can bowl at over 140kph, took 16 wickets from 14 games at 28.68. His economy rate was 8.82. The Delhi pacer has a phenomenal List A record. He has taken 29 wickets from 14 games at 20.31.
Information
Afghanistan's Playing XI
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, and Bilal Sami.