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Background
The second match between India and Pakistan will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday, 4 September 2022.
This is part of the Super Four contest.
India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in their last match, thanks to a man-of-the-match performance by Hardik Pandya.
The other key performer was Bhuvneshwar Kumar who rocked the Pakistani batting line-up with his first-over dismissal of Babar Azam.
Head to Head record
India and Pakistan have played each other ten times in T20 internationals.
India has emerged winners eight times.
Pakistan has won just two of these encounters.
Weather report
Dubai is in the throes of a heat wave.
The sky will be quite clear and there is no chance of rain.
The minimum temperature will be 30 degrees and the maximum temperature will touch 40 degrees Celsius.
Humidity will be around 44% which will make it a very sweaty affair.
Team News
India has been hit by a major injury blow.
Ravindra Jadeja, India’s most experienced T20 all-rounder and a proven performer has suffered a right knee injury.
Axar Patel, who was a standby player, is Jadeja’s replacement.
Avesh Khan’s form is another source of worry as he was ineffective against Pakistan and leaked runs against Hong Kong.
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma also need to step up if India is to progress in the tournament.
While Rohit’s place is assured, India might think of playing Rishabh Pant instead of KL Rahul.
On the other hand, Pakistan has also suffered a major blow in the bowling department.
Fiery pacer Shahnawaz Dahani suffered a side strain and could be replaced by Haris Rauf or Mohammad Hasnain.
Current form of key players
Hardik Pandya is in blazing form with ball and bat.
In the first match against Pakistan, he scored 33 vital runs and grabbed three wickets.
Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as India’s most consistent T20 batter. He has already scored 86 runs in this competition and can be India’s key performer again.
Bhuvi has been the pick of the Indian bowlers with 4 wickets.
Virat Kohli has also managed to find form with 94 runs, so far.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan has amassed 121 runs and is the biggest threat to India’s prospects.
Naseem Shah has been the bowling sensation of the tournament.
He has taken four wickets already and is capable of generating genuine pace and bounce.
Mohammad Nawaz is a left-arm spinner who can be a handful on Dubai’s spin-friendly tracks.
He has already claimed six wickets.
India Likely 11
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan Likely 11
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
Who will win
India’s batting is a worry as their top order is struggling.
Also, its bowling lacks bite, apart from Bhuvi and Hardik Pandya.
Overall, Pakistan looks like a team that doesn’t depend on a handful of players.
Pakistan has more match-winners compared to India.
Hence, our prediction is Pakistan will win.
