Ind Vs Pak – T20 World Cup

India vs Pakistan

Date – 23rd October 2022

1:30 PM IST

Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Last result at this venue: Australia (154/6 in 20 overs) lost to Sri Lanka (155/5 in 19.5 overs) by 5 wickets.

Form Guide

India – W W W W L

Pakistan –  W W L W W

Team News

India

• India have named Md Shami as the replacement for Jasprit Bumrah. Thus, he becomes a direct entry to the team.
• The debate around Karthik and Pant finally seems to be cooling down. The team management seems keen on giving Dinesh Karthik an opportunity over Pant based on his recent form.
• A lot would depend on their top order which is one of their strengths, but they would need to improve their death bowling woes.
• Arshdeep Singh is the first-choice pick to bowl in the death.

Pakistan

• Pakistan batters include Babar and Rizwan holds the key to their success. One out of the two has to stay till the end to get their team through.
• However, middle order remains to be a concern as not many have stepped up in times of crisis to get their team through. Fakhar Zaman comes back after an injury and will be replacing Shan Masood at no 3 who has got injured in a practice session.
• The pace bowling options have always been evergreen for Pakistan and with the addition of Shaheen Shah Afridi it can only get better. Pakistan arguably have one of the best bowling lineups in the tournament.

Probable Playing 11’s 

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Md Shami

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Md Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Harris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Md Wasim Jr

Player Performances

Pakistan

??? (most Important Picks) – Babar Azam

?? (Important Picks) – Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

? (Punt Pick) – Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman

India

??? (most Important Picks) – Virat Kohli

?? (Important Picks) – Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

? (Punt Pick) – Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dinesh karthik, KL Rahul