Oct 23, 2022
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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India are favourites to win
Group 2 of the Super 12 stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup gets underway as India and Pakistan go head to head at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday evening. India finished third in Group 2 in the 2021 T20 World Cup with Pakistan topping the group but knocked out at the semi-final stage. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 19:00 local time.
India have incredible depth in this format and have beaten South Africa and Australia in their last two IT20 series. They will need to be at their best in this game but will be confident of getting the win.
Pakistan reached the final of the 2022 Asia Cup but then lost the seven-match series against England. However, they then beat New Zealand and Bangladesh to win the tri-nation series. India will need to be very wary of Pakistan.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, ESPN and PTV.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar
Both teams will be comfortable batting first if required but we predict that the captains will choose to field first if they win the toss in this match.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground often provides an excellent contest between bat and ball. We expect a par score to be no higher than 175.
It will be humid from the start of this fixture in Melbourne with cloud cover throughout. There could be a rain shower towards the end of the fixture.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2022
With the exception of right-arm pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah who was ruled out of the tournament with a back injury earlier this month, India are at full strength ahead of this game of T20 World Cup 2022. They rotated players against South Africa and tried some new pairings but we expect them to revert to their best XI here.
India were beaten in their final IT20 against South Africa but won the previous four in this format.
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Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Bhivneshwar Kumar
This match will see the return in a competitive fixture of pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi who was last seen in action during a Test match in mid-July. He will form a very strong pace bowling partnership with Haris Rauf. Pakistan have no injury worries ahead of this game.
Pakistan enjoyed an excellent tri-nation series in New Zealand and won four of their last five IT20s.
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahemd, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
India lead Pakistan 7-3 in the overall IT20 head to head although it was Pakistan who won the last meeting between the sides during the 2022 Asia Cup last month.
| Matches Played | IND Won | PAK Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The bookmakers are expecting a close game between these two great rivals. However, India are clear favourites ahead of this Group 2 opener.
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Pakistan’s over-reliance on the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is well documented. However, with Shaheen Shah Afridi back and bowling to a high standard, they should never be written off.
Our batting tips are KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli for India. Rahul averages 39.57 and has hit two centuries in IT20s.
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Shan Masood are our batting recommendations for Pakistan. Masood has hit two half-centuries in this format since making his debut just over a month ago.
Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh are our picks with the ball for India. Kumar has taken 85 wickets in IT20s.
We are backing Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan with the ball for Pakistan. Rauf has been in fantastic form leading the attack whilst Afridi was out injured.
Whenever these two countries meet you are guaranteed an entertaining and pressure-filled game. With this being their opening matches of this competition, this should be no different and we are predicting a close contest. Overall we are backing India to get the victory.
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