IND vs PAK Reside Rating T20 World Cup: India vs Pakistan full scorecard; Toss, enjoying XI at 1:00 PM IST newest updates

Howdy and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE protection of the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Floor in Melbourne on Sunday.

Excellent news! The MCG is bathed in sunshine, the skies have cleared. We're set for an on-time begin.

INDIA PREDICTED XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.

PAKISTAN PREDICTED XI: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.

PREVIEW

A gray shroud moved throughout the moist skies, and as Melbourne stirred awake, some residents have been out operating, a couple of walked their canines, birds sought worms in damp parks, and at a church, full granite and charm, a pair bought married. Simply as trams did their Saturday runs, the solar peeped out, and it was time for cricket.

If there may be an ICC Twenty20 World Cup match on the town, the town didn’t supply any clue. Previous the Yarra River and the Rod Laver Tennis Area, which can witness a post-Roger-Federer-Serena-Williams-era Australian Open in January, drums may very well be heard. Quickly the Melbourne Cricket Floor, with its historical past and the statues of Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne, loomed, and Indian followers have been milling round.

Lastly there was a buzz because the stage was set for Sunday’s contest between India and Pakistan. Break up by the Radcliffe Line and hamstrung by the absence of bilateral fixtures, the sub-continental neighbours have discovered their cricketing jousts being restricted to ICC occasions or continental tournaments just like the Asia Cup. During the last yr, the rivals have faced-off thrice – as soon as through the 2021 T20 World Cup and twice within the current Asia Cup.

India could have an total edge in ICC contests, however Pakistan has slowly turned the tide, successful a hyped encounter final yr and equally will take coronary heart from the 1-1 end result within the current Asia Cup. Rohit Sharma leads a staff that ought to appropriate a historic vacuum: India final gained an ICC event - the Champions Trophy – in 2013.

The Males in Blue step in with out two stars – Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. Even when the injured duo will probably be missed, the squad has the previous to lean on for the feel-good vibe. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly skipped the inaugural 2007 version, and M.S. Dhoni led a younger staff to a cup triumph. Even this present outfit has many gamers who, in Check whites, have humbled the Aussies of their yard.

Rohit, Okay.L. Rahul and Virat Kohli lead the batting charts that attracts its x-factor from Suryakumar Yadav. In opposition to an incisive Pakistan assault additional strengthened by the return of pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi together with his left-arm angle, India has to bat deep. The likes of Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik have a process readily available even whereas the choice to discipline Rishabh Pant, resulting from his success in Australian situations, is a lingering temptation. If Mohammed Shami performs, he has to fill Bumrah’s footwear and equally masks Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s rustiness. The spinners have a problem, however huge grounds supply safety, offered the fielding delivers.

The common trope from the times of Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan has been about Indian batting and Pakistani bowling. It could be true. However equally, the style wherein the Indian assault can management Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and the remaining will add an additional important thread. The whimsical Melbourne climate could queer the pitch, whereas Sunday will empty out streets from Rawalpindi to Rameswaram.

- Okay.C. Vijaya Kumar