Match Details:
Date: 28 August 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
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Preview:
The greatest rivalry in cricket is set to see its first installation in 2022 as India takes on Pakistan in the second match of the tournament. Although the match will be played in Dubai where both teams clashed last year, where the Men in Green emerged as a surprising winner. But now, both teams will aim to make a winning start as they enter the 2022 Asia Cup after some dominant performances leading up to the tournament.
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Analysis:
The Indian team has looked incredible in T20Is this year as they have won in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and England. India has built a deep squad in 2022 as players like Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, and Deepak Hooda have come good. Similarly, established stars like Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also been in good form.
Whereas for Pakistan, the team has been hit with some major injury blows as they will miss fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi because of a knee injury and Mohammad Wasim too. But Babar Azam’s team has some good backups in Naseem Shah and Harris Rauf. Similarly, their batting is solid with captain Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan leading the charge. Their middle order could be a weak link as they don’t have many experienced players in that role, hence Asif Ali will be a key player in the tournament.
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Probable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani
Grand League team
Head to head team
Best 14
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman
Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Haris Rauf
Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Rizwan, Rishabh Pant
All-rounders: Shadab Khan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Nawaz.
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