India Pakistan T20 World Cup is the most awaited Cricket match of the year 2022. Team India and Skipper Rohit Sharma want to take revenge on Pakistan today.
Schedule Time: 1.30 PM onwards (IST)
Cricket Match Venue: Melbourne
Pace pitch: Melbourne pitch is generally suitable for pacers. Sunday may be no different. On a pitch with a lot of bounce, the fast bowlers are likely to explode in the beginning. The effect of spinners may not be much. It is easy to score runs if the batsmen are tight. Rain threat: There are indications that rain will disrupt the India-Pak match. But it may not rain as much as expected.
India Pakistan T20 World Cup Match
India’s match with Pakistan in the World Cup means a battle between real rival brothers. The battle will provide a lot of fun, real competition, and fierce excitement. Until now seven out of seven times in the ODI World Cup, and five out of six times in the T20 World Cup, India won! Since India lost to Pakistan in the last T20 World Cup as well as in the recent Asia Cup 2022, the battle with the old rival is so important for India to win the match!
The neighboring nation defeated the Indians by 10 to 10 wickets and made them leave the tournament in the group stage itself. In the face of the intense competition for the semi-final places, Rohit Team wants to defeat Pakistan on Sunday, not only to take revenge for the previous defeat but also to take the first step towards winning the World Cup. The stage is set for a battle that the entire cricket world is eagerly waiting for. The results of the previous games are proof that Pakistan cannot be taken lightly as before. So the fans want to start the World Cup journey on a grand note by playing hard against Pakistan.
Strengths of the Team
Suryakumar Yadav
Once upon a time fans looked up to players like Kohli and Rohit before any important match. The eyes of the opponents were also on them. But now all eyes are on Suryakumar Yadav. His form has been like that recently. There is no doubt that Suriya is one of the best T20 batsmen in the world right now. He has the ability to make any kind of bowling. Surya, who is calling as the de Villiers of this generation, is in super form, pushing back all the batsmen in the current team. It has to be seen how Surya will live up to the expectations placed on him in the match against Pakistan.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan
There is no doubt that the pillars of Pakistan’s batting are captain Babar Azam and wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan. These openers smashed the target of 150 without losing a wicket in the match against India last year. These two are the reason why Pakistan’s batting has improved a lot in the last two years and won more matches. In many matches, the pair have done half the work with big partnerships. Pakistan faltered in their failed matches. Shaan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab, and Nawaz are also good batsmen but they lack consistency. No one can take that lightly. It is crucial for the Indian bowlers to include Babar and Rizwan in the pavilion quickly.
Rohit Sharma, Rahul, and Virat Kohli
This World Cup is very important for India’s top-3 batsmen Rohit, Rahul, and Kohli. There is an opinion that they are the ones who can sink India in the tournament. There is nothing new to say about their batting talent. The team has achieved many successes in the past. The trio has not performed below par for quite some time. Kohli has faltered badly and has looked out of sorts recently. Rahul also seemed to get a bit of rhythm. Rohit is playing remarkable innings from time to time. But these three did not regain their flag level. At least two of them need to perform in every match. If the top order lays a good foundation, then Suryakumar and Hardik will take care. If the top fails, the pressure will increase on them.
Mohammad Shami
India, which looked great in bowling less than a year ago, is now facing difficulties. The main pacer Bumrah missed the tournament due to injury. Deepak Chahar is also unavailable. Bhubaneswar farm was hit. Harshal is also disappointed. Shamini had to be selected for the World Cup despite not playing international T20s for almost a year. It has to be seen whether he will be played against Pakistan after impressing in the warm-up match.. or Harshal will continue. Bhuvi needs to forget the recent bitter memories and show his strength in the World Cup. There are good expectations on Arshdeep who is performing consistently. Chahal, the main spinner, has not performed well recently. It is interesting whether Chahal will play alongside Akshar or Ashwin will be chosen. It has to be seen if the bowlers will be strong against Pakistan and if captain Rohit will be able to take care of his worries.
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi is the most dangerous bowler in Pakistan. He was the main reason behind India’s defeat in the World Cup. He dismissed the top-3 batsmen Rohit, Rahul, and Kohli. It will be difficult if Shaheen is not played carefully on the pace-friendly Melbourne pitch. Along with Shaheen, Pakistan has dangerous pacers like Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
Final Teams (Estimated)
India: Rohit (captain), Rahul, Kohli, Suryakumar, Hardik, Dinesh Karthik, Akshar Patel, Chahal, Bhuvneshwar, Arshdeep, Harshal Patel/Shami.
Pakistan: Babar (captain), Rizwan, Shan Masood, Hyder Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab, Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Raoof, Naseem Shah.
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