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ODI World Cup: In the six-wicket loss to Bangladesh in their 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup opener, Afghanistan were doing great at 83-1, before a capitulation to spin of Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz meant they crashed to 156 all out.

The challenge for Afghanistan batters in facing spin will increase in their second clash against hosts India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts’ come into the game with their spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin taking spin wickets collectively on a spin-friendly Chennai pitch.