Preview: India, Pakistan set for T20 World Cup opener

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Pakistan gained the outing in Dubai final yr, sealing their first win over India in World Cups.

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The South Asian neighbours will meet within the opening match of Group 2 of the Tremendous 12 stage [Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images]

Who: India vs Pakistan
The place: MCG, Melbourne, Australia
When: Sunday, October 23, 7pm (08:00 GMT)

It’s the principle occasion earlier than the ultimate. India vs Pakistan on the T20 World Cup 2022 will happen in Melbourne on Sunday.

And it’s each side’ match opener.

The South Asian neighbours will meet within the opening match of Group 2 of the Tremendous 12 stage. A win for both facet will bag them two factors as they kick off their marketing campaign in the hunt for a second T20 title.

Rain anticipated

However dampening the temper, and the edges’ hunt for 2 factors, is the anticipated rain.

There was a 90 % likelihood of rain affecting the fixture – which later acquired lowered to 75 % – with a excessive likelihood of showers in the course of the match within the night which begins at 7pm (08:00 GMT), based on the Australian Authorities’s Bureau of Meteorology.

Face to face

India maintain a transparent benefit over Pakistan within the shortest format of the sport.

They've gained 9 of the 12 matches in opposition to their neighbours. Two of Pakistan’s three wins have come within the final yr, one in all which was finally month’s Asia Cup in Dubai.

T20 World Cup historical past

India gained the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, beating Pakistan by 5 runs within the last. Pakistan then took the title away from India two years later in London.

Neither group has gained the title since then, though India got here shut in 2014, dropping to Sri Lanka within the last.

Tickets, anybody?

Tickets for the sport on the close to 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) offered out inside 5 minutes and organisers predict a packed stadium on Sunday night.

Final T20 World Cup assembly

Pakistan registered their maiden World Cup win over India on the T20 occasion in Dubai final yr: A ten-wicket drubbing.

India set Pakistan a goal of 152, because of Virat Kohli’s 57 and Rishabh Pant’s 39 after Shaheen Shah Afridi had lowered them to 331 for 3 in six overs.

Pakistan’s chase was comfortably accomplished by captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.

‘At all times particular taking part in in opposition to Pakistan’

“It’s all the time particular taking part in in opposition to Pakistan as a result of there's a particular hype round that match,” India’s wicketkeeper Pant stated forward of the conflict. “There are a lot feelings concerned, not just for us, however the followers and everybody.

“It’s a distinct environment and once we have been singing our nationwide anthem, I really get goosebumps.”

Latest report

India are available in to the match on the again of two T20 collection wins at dwelling over Australia and South Africa.

Additionally they have the benefit of arriving in Australia a lot sooner than Pakistan and taking part in two apply matches in opposition to a neighborhood facet.

Pakistan made it to the ultimate of the Asia Cup final month, however misplaced by 23 runs. They then misplaced a intently contested T20 collection at dwelling in opposition to England however gained a tri-nation collection in New Zealand.

Harm updates

India can be with out star fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has been dominated out of the match with a again harm, and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who's recovering from knee surgical procedure.

Pakistan, in the meantime, can be notably buoyed by the return of their tempo spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi who has a superb report in opposition to India’s batsmen of late. High-order batter Fakhar Zaman can be anticipated to be again for Sunday’s conflict.

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