Cricket turns to a different level when it meets with the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan. The blockbusting rivalry is going to start in an unknown Cricketing place- Nassau County Cricket Stadium, New York.
The newly constructed 34,000 seater Nassau County Cricket stadium has so far hosted four matches, but Sunday’s blockbuster match is expected to be the first full house at the venue in this T20 World Cup.
India-Pakistan arch-rivals. Photo: collected.
India defeated Ireland in their opening match while Pakistan did Pakistan thing, they lost to the USA side unexpectedly. The situation does not favour Pakistan before the biggest match against India. Men in Blue will start as the favourite against wounded Pakistan, who are eagerly looking for a bounce back.
Pakistan celebrates wicket. Photo: collected.
The New York pitch remains the biggest concern for both sides. After many low-scoring matches, the venue favours crazy things like uneven bounce, swing and low bowl which make it difficult to bat for the batters.
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Unlike ODIs and Tests, India have met only 12 times in T20 international cricket, with India winning nine of them and Pakistan managing three. In T20 World Cups, India has won six matches and Pakistan made it once, their last win coming back in the 2021 edition in Dubai, where Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan successfully chased Indain’s 151 totals. India defeated Pakistan the last time when they met in the T20 World Cup — in Melbourne in November 2022. India won three of their last five matches against Pakistan.
Probable XI:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan/Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
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