India will take on Pakistan in its ICC T20 World Cup 2022 opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday’s big clash.
Team India arrived in Melbourne on Thursday and began training straight away. Also, there’s been a tussle for the ‘finisher’ role in the Rohit Sharma-led side. And it remains to be seen who among wicket-keeper batsmen Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant will play against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday. However, with both wicket keeper-batters vying for a spot in the India playing 11. Here’s all you need to know about the marquee clash.
Where to watch IND vs PAK match?
The T20 World Cup 2022 match between India and Pakistan will be aired live on the Star Sports Network at 1:30pm IST. The live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and website.
Preview: India will be the favorite to win the encounter
India’s recent record against Pakistan has not been great. While they lost to Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup, they also lost the Super Four fixture in the recent Asia Cup. That said, India will still remain the more likely team to win the forthcoming fixture.
The Indian batters have been in good form. While the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul are fulfilling their roles, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya’s recent form are the team’s strengths. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are major absentees but India will be hopeful that the others will step up. Pakistan is also a strong team but their middle order issues could make them hard to beat India.
Match Details
India vs Pakistan (2022 T20 World Cup – Super 12 Match 04)
Date & Time: Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
IND vs PAK: Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Shami.
Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood.
Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani
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