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Background
The men in blue will be looking to take their revenge over their arch-rivals on Sunday in the biggest encounter of this world cup.
Pakistan and India will go head-to-head in their opening game of this T20 World Cup 2022 at the MCG on Sunday (23rd October).
The last time when these two sides meet in the World Cup, Pakistan defeated India by record 10 wickets. This was also the first victory for Pakistan against India in any world cup game (either ODI or T20I).
In the group stage of the recently concluded Asia Cup, India registered a victory over Pakistan by 5 wickets in a closed encounter. But after the gap of just 7 days, the men in green came back strongly in the Super 4s to defeat India by 5 wickets while chasing 182 runs.
India has been looking in good form after the Asia Cup as they won home series against both South Africa and Australia.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team also registered an incredible 6-run victory over Australia in their warm-up match courtesy of an outstanding last over by Mohammed Shami who picked 4 wickets to defend 11 runs in the last over.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – Pakistan vs India
Date – 23rd October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at the MCG is 165 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between Pakistan and India in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 11
Pakistan won – 8
India won – 3
Tie/ No Result – 0
Pitch Report:
The pitch at MCG always gives value to good cricketing shots.
The pitch has been under covers from the last double of days due to rain so, the pacers will get some movement early on in the innings.
Both captains will like to chase the total on this wicket. The rain is also expected so, the DLS method will might also come into play later on.
Weather Report:
The temperature in Melbourne on Sunday is expected to hover around just 16°C with 74 percent humidity.
There is bad news for the fans as the weather forecast has indicated an 80 percent chance of rain during the match. The fans will hope to get a complete match but a washout is highly possible.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmad, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
India:
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mohamad Shami
Who will win?
Pakistan has played superb cricket against India in the last 12 months as they have managed to win 2 out of the last 3 games. They will be hoping to repeat their brilliant performance on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the men in blue have one of the strongest batting lineups in this tournament. India also has an excellent record in Australia as compared to Pakistan.
India has won 7 out of 12 T20I games while Pakistan is still searching for their maiden T20I win in Australia.
Hence, we predict that India will beat Pakistan in the 16th match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
