Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We want to chase under the Chepauk lights. Kaleem Sana has replaced Shivam Sharma in the playing XI,” Dilpreet Bajwa.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan would have bowled first as well. Abdullah Amadzai is playing in place of Noor Ahmed.
Playing XIs
Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Gulbadin Naib, 4 Sediqullah Atal, 5 Darwish Rasooli, 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan (capt), 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Abdullah Amazdzai, 11 Ziaur Rahman
Canada: 1 Yuvraj Samra, 2 Dilpreet Bajwa, 3 Navneet Dhaliwal, 4 Harsh Thaker, 5 Nicholas Kirton, 6 Shreyas Movva, 7 Saad Bin Zafar, 8 Dilon Heyliger, 9 Jaskaran Singh 10 Kaleem Sana, 11 Ansh Patel
Toss Result Today – Afghanistan vs Canada ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in Afghanistan vs Canada ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match?
Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Dilpreet Bajwa has opted to bowl first because he wants to chase under the lights.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai