India and Pakistan meet for the second time in a week as they clash in the Super Four Stage of the 2022 Asia Cup on Sunday evening in Dubai. India are unbeaten in the tournament after beating Pakistan and Hong Kong. Pakistan thrashed Hong Kong on Friday. Read on as we preview this day-night match. The game gets underway at the Dubai International Stadium.
India have looked a class above the rest so far in the competition. They will relish the opportunity to take on Pakistan at the same venue where they beat them last Sunday.
Pakistan were competitive against India for much of the contest last week but will need to raise their game to win this match. They were dominant against Hong Kong.
We expect yet another thrilling contest between two arch rivals on the field.
How To Watch
Match: India vs Pakistan
Date & Time: September 4 @ 7:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
TV Channel: Star Sports Network
Online Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar (Try for free)
Watch in Australia, Canada & USA: YuppTV
Team News
India: Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are yet to make a big contribution in this series. Virat Kohli has been good with scores of 35 & 59 in the 2 matches played so far. The middle order duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were the standout players in the 2 matches played so far. Ravi Ashwin and Deepak Hooda might play in the starting XI in place of injured Ravindra Jadeja & Avesh khan respectively.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been excellent with the new ball and death overs and has claimed 5 wickets so far. Hardik Pandya will be a vital cog in India`s bowling unit. Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh went for a lot of runs in the last game with the former struggling big time. Yuzi Chahal will be partnered by Ravi Ashwin in the spin department with Deepak Hooda`s part-time off-spinners providing the depth.
Pakistan: Mohammed Rizwan (78 runs) and Fakhar Zaman (53 runs) stitched together a brilliant 116-run partnership for the second wicket after the early loss of Babar Azam. Khusdil Shah gave the perfect finish with his 15-ball busrt of 35 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, and Shadab khan add depth and balance to their playing XI.
Pacers Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani gave them a perfect start dismissing the opposition`s top-3 cheaply inside the powerplay. Spin duo of Mohammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan then ran through the Hong Kong line-up with combined figures of 4.4-0-13-7 in the match and bowled out the opposition for just 38 runs.
India vs Pakistan Probable Playing XIs
India Team: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant/Dinesh Karthik, Ravi Ashwin, Yuzi Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda
Pakistan Team: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani