India are favorites to win
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to take on each other in this highly-anticipated marquee clash. This will be the 22nd game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and it will be hosted by the Old Trafford in Manchester. Live telecast of the match is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM local time.
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At the Old Trafford in the game's 50-over format, the team batting second has a higher success rate than the team batting first. 10 of the last 14 one-day internationals (including the last three) played at this venue have been won by the chasing side. Also, the DLS method is expected to come into the equation with a few showers forecast for Sunday. Toss, therefore, is going to be very crucial here and the team that wins it will probably opt to field first.
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India are likely to open their batting with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma as Shikhar Dhawan is not available due to a fractured thumb. Virat Kohli will have a couple of tough decisions to make. The skipper will have to choose between Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik as Dhawan's replacement. Shankar has a better chance to make the cut as he provides an extra seam option which should come in handy at this venue. Mohammed Shami vs Kuldeep Yadav is another dilemma that Kohli will have to face. Since conditions will be favorable for seamers, Shami is more likely to get the nod.
With Shikhar Dhawan not around, the onus of laying a solid platform will fall on the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Rohit Sharma seems to have got the hang of the conditions. He followed up his century against South Africa with a fine half-century in the last game against Australia. Virat Kohli is coming off a magnificent 82 while MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya have been in top form since the IPL. Pandya's big-hitting with the bat and ability to make crucial strikes with the ball make him a very valuable player.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah will take the new balls and they will be expected to be as effective as they were in the last two matches. Both have taken five wickets in this World Cup and have economy rates below 5. Yuzvendra Chahal has been bowling smartly in these conditions and the wrist-spinner will look to strangle the Pakistani batsmen in the middle overs.
India have won 10 out of the 15 completed one-day internationals that they have played this year. With two wins and a washout from their first three matches in the ongoing World Cup, the men in blue are sitting on the third spot in the CWC 2019 standings with five points. After registering a six-wicket win over South Africa in their campaign opener at Southampton, they got the better of Australia by 36 runs in their next match at London. India, however, had to share points with New Zealand in their previous game at Nottingham due to abandonment.
Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Vijay Shankar/Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami/Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan made just the one change to their side in their last match against Australia from their defeat to England - they dropped legspinner Shadab Khan to accommodate fast bowler Shaheen Afridi. With conditions at Manchester being conducive to seam bowling, Pakistan are likely to retain their pace quartet of Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Wahab Riaz. Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez are the two spin options for skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed. Despite suffering defeat last time out, the men in green are expected to stick with the same group of eleven.
Mohammad Hafeez has been the most impressive batsman in this Pakistani batting line-up so far in the tournament. He is averaging close to 49 and has scores of 84 and 46 in his previous two outings. Imam-ul-Haq has scored 97 runs in the last two games and the opener will be expected to continue his good form. Another key figure is Babar Azam who is one of Pakistan's most consistent white-ball batsman. The team, however, will also want Fakhar Zaman to step up and deliver.
Mohammad Amir has been the star performer with the ball for Pakistan in this World Cup. The pacer is leading the wickets charts with 10 wickets at a very healthy economy of 4.73 and is coming on the back of a fifer against Australia. While Amir holds the key with the new ball, Wahab Riaz and Shaheen Afridi are the others in this bowling group whom the Indian batsmen will be wary of. Wahab notched three wickets against England and he can add some vital runs with the bat down the order as well.
Pakistan have managed just three wins from the seventeen matches they have played so far this year in the fifty-over format. At the moment, they don't find themselves in a very comfortable position in this World Cup as they are lying in the eighth position on the CWC 2019 points table with just three points from four games. Pakistan began their campaign on a losing note with a heavy seven-wicket loss to the West Indies at Nottingham but came back strongly to stun hosts England by 14 runs at the same venue. Their next fixture against Sri Lanka at Bristol got washed out before they suffered a 41-run defeat against Australia in their previous match at Taunton.
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir
India and Pakistan have played 127 completed one-day internationals against each other in the past with the scoreline reading 73-54 in favor of the latter.
India have beaten Pakistan six times in the last eight ODI encounters between the two nations. India won both their matches against them in last year's Asia Cup at the UAE.
The two teams have faced each other just once at the Old Trafford in the 50-over format. The match was played at the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup with India emerging victorious by 47 runs.
Matches Played | IND Won | PAK Won | Tie | No Result |
131 | 54 | 73 | 0 | 4 |
India begin as outright favorites to win this CWC 2019 match at 1.38 with Betrally and 1.40 with Betway and Bet365. Pakistan are the bookmakers' underdogs for this game and are being offered at 2.87 on Betway, 3 on Bet365 and 2.95 on Betrally.
This will be a high-pressure contest for both the teams due to the growing tensions between the two countries. But it is going to be an even more important game for Pakistan who have only three points from four matches. A loss at this stage will make things difficult for them as they would then have to win all four of their remaining fixtures in order to progress to the semi-finals. India, on the other hand, will be going into this game high on confidence after having secured convincing victories over South Africa and defending champions Australia. They also have the edge over their opponents as they have always beaten them in World Cup matches.
The win over tournament favorites England earlier in the competition will inject some belief into the Pakistani camp, but we expect Virat Kohli and company to prevail in this blockbuster clash and maintain their pristine World Cup record against the men in green.
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