There is no doubt that on paper India have the stronger team when compared to the squad that Pakistan have for the ongoing Asia Cup. Pakistan have also been hit by multiple injuries, while India suffered a blow when all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury earlier. Axar Patel has replaced Jadeja in the Indian squad and is expected to play tonight vs Pakistan.
While India have more experience and the more well balanced squad the Pakistan pacers, though not very experienced, are more than capable of troubling the best of batters. The Men in Green though suffered another injury blow ahead of their Super 4 clash vs India with young pacer Shahnawaz Dahani being ruled out of this match with a side strain. Either Hasan Ali or Mohammad Hasnanin are likely to replace Dahani in the Pakistan playing XI. Hasan Ali is the more experienced pacer, but Hasnain is quicker.
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If you are a fantasy cricket player, you must be wondering who to pick in your fantasy team for the next chapter of this high octane clash. India and Pakistan will go up against each other again this evening in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE.
Here's a quick look at a possible fantasy playing XI combination that you might consider, possible playing XIs for tonight's match, pitch and weather conditions and more:
Fantasy playing XI: Possible combination -
Top order batters: Rohit Sharma, Fakhar Zaman, Virat Kohli (vc)
Middle order batters: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Khushdil Shah
Wicket-keeper: Mohammad Rizwan
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya & Axar Patel
Pacers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Naseem Shah
Spinners: Mohammad Nawaz
Possible Playing XIs for India and Pakistan:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal & Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Iftikar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah & Mohammad Hasnain
Venue for tonight's match: Dubai Sports City stadium, Dubai
Pitch: Not the easiest to bat on, though someone like Suryakumar Yadav can make it look easy. There will be something for the pacers here. Spinners will have to toil. Tight line and lengths are usually rewarded
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Average score batting first in Dubai: 160
Preferred option after winning toss: To chase.
Weather Forecast: Hot and humid. Temperatures expected hover around 40 degrees celsius during the day and around 30 in the evening
Match Start Time: 7:30 pm IST
ICC T20I Team Rankings: India (1); Pakistan (3)
Overall Asia Cup Head to Head: India won 9 out of 15; Pakistan have won 5; 1 was a No Result
Overall T20I Head to Head: India have won 8 out of 10 played, 1 of those was a tied match which India won via a Bowl-Out in the 20007 T20 World Cup; Pakistan have won 2 of the overall 10 clashes between these two sides in the shortest format
India vs Pakistan T20Is: Most runs:
Full squads of India and Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2022:
India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja (ruled out with an injury), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel
Remaining Standby Players: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc) Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani (ruled out for the Super 4 clash vs India with a side strain), Usman Qadir
Where to watch and follow India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022:
You can catch live match commentary, updates, latest stats, toss results, player analysis and more on: HERE
TV: Star Sports channels - Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD (English), Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD (Hindi)
Live Streaming: On the Disney+ Hotstar website and the app
Asia Cup: Most titles:
India (7 titles - 6 in ODI format and 1 in T20I format) - 1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018
(India also have been runners-up 3 times - in 1997, 2004 and 2008 - losing all 3 finals to Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka (5 titles) - 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014
Pakistan (2 titles) - 2000, 2012
