IND Vs PAK Match Prediction
On Sunday, October 23, India will take on Pakistan in their opening encounter of the T20 World Cup 2022. After being humiliated in the World Cup of 2021, Rohit Sharma and the company would be thinking about getting revenge. Since then, these two sides have faced each other twice in the Asia Cup, with each team taking one victory. Let us look at IND Vs PAK Match Prediction in detail.
Both sides have had a reasonable journey to the World Cup and are grouped together. They have suffered defeats as well as series victories. If the rain gods permit the matches to take place, it will be intriguing to see what happens in the game.
Match Details:
Match – 16 of 45 @ 1:30 PM IST, 23 OCTOBER 2022
Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Where to watch live:
The game between India vs Pakistan will be telecasted on Star Sports Network. Fans will be able to watch the live streaming of the IND vs PAK match on Hotstar app.
You can also track live scores and updates on the Stumps and Bails website as well.
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The teams will play to their full potential.
IND Vs PAK Pitch Report
The Melbourne Cricket Ground’s surface is balanced and has been beneficial for all departments thus far. However, Bowling First should be the choice because there has been a little edge for Batting Second in these matches, and an average score on this pitch is expected to be 150+.
IND Vs PAK Probable Playing XIs
India Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin / Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami/ Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan Probable Playing XI: Babar Azam (Captain), Md Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Md Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Md Wasim
IND Vs PAK Power Play scores:
We can expect some action early on from India. Rohit and KL have shown they will not be silent. Although Pakistan’s bowling is lethal in the beginning. We can expect 45-50 runs from India, if everything goes right for them. They just will initially need to exercise caution around Pakistan’s bowlers.
From Pakistan, most things rely on Babar-Rizwan. They are in form and we can expect similar action from them too. They are likely to score 40-50 runs in powerplay.
IND Vs PAK Death Over scores:
If Hardik and Karthik get going, there is no stopping them. India can score somewhere around 40 runs in the last 4 overs. From Pakistan, if any of the openers continue to play till end, we can expect them to score 40+ runs. If not, they are likely to score 30ish runs.
IND Vs PAK Overall scores:
India appears to be capable of scoring in the range of 170-180. Pakistan might score 160-170 if they batted first.
IND Vs PAK Match Prediction: Who Will Win?
The competition between the two teams is always tight. In the most recent series they have played, each have won hands down. In terms of the teams, Pakistan appears to be in good shape thanks to Shaheen Afridi’s return. The just concluded tri series in New Zealand also benefited from a few batsmen in the middle of the order.
Indian death bowlers will have a lot to consider without Bumrah, despite the fact that Shami showed some promise against Australia in the warm-up game. Both sides have their fair share of strengths and faults, making it hard to choose the favourites at this time. Fans should cross their fingers for their preferred side and ask the rain god not to play a fool on the day of the game.
