Thursday, June 11 2026, presents India A cricket team facing the tremendously enthused Afghanistan A cricket team in the Talent TV Cup Tri Series 2026. To be held at the historic Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, this all-important 50-over List A match presents an ultimate stage for subcontinent’s bright young players to stamp their presence as possible future tracking members of their respective national sides. India A comes into this encounter on the back of their tight 8-run triumph over hosts Sri Lanka A on Tuesday by means of vice-captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s stupendous defending century knock. The Afghan Abdalyans, led by skipper Imran Mir under the perceptive leadership, are playing their inaugural game of this double round robin tournament and look to carry out an astonishing shocker.
India A vs Afghanistan A Match Day Schedule And Details
| Teams | India A vs Afghanistan A (Match 2) |
| Match | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| Venue | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla |
| Kickoff Time | 10:00 AM IST / 4:30 AM GMT |
| Television Broadcast | Sony Sports Network |
| Digital Streaming | SonyLIV Application |
India A vs Afghanistan A: Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Score A Century?
The main media attention heading into the Dambulla fixture has focused intently on 15-year-old batting marvel Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, trying to make a return after a slight hiccup. Fresh off a fairytale IPL 2026 season in which he scooped the much sought-after Orange cap with a remarkable 776 runs for the Rajasthan Royals, expectations are immense.
Successfully posting a maiden List A hundred against street-smart Afghanistan, a bowling attack may call for immense technical acclimatisation by the teenage opener. While the sheer powerplay intent possessed by Sooryavanshi is adequate to demolish any bowling structure, a slow pitch might not be entirely conducive to purely power-based stroke-making.
Technical prediction layout concludes that though Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is bound to produce an excellent, highly entertaining fifty (50+ runs) to provide India A with a blistering opening platform, carrying the innings across the century mark is statistically unlikely on this pitch type format.
India A vs Afghanistan A: Predicted Playing XIs
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India A Predicted XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma (c), Ayush Badoni, Anukul Roy, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur.
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Afghanistan A Predicted XI: Imran Mir (c), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Bahir Shah, Faisal Khan Ahmadzai, Farmanullah Safi, Shams Ur Rahman, Noor Ul Rahman (wk), Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Khan Pakteen.
