India and Pakistan are set to take on each other in the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The arch rivals last met two months ago during the Asia Cup held in Dubai, where Shaheen won by five wickets. This new Australian stage serves as a redemption ground for the Blue Army, until rain ruins the plans. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has flagged a 90 percent chance of rain in Melbourne, with parts of the country facing severe rain for the third day in a row.
Ahead of the India vs Pakistan T20 match, former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has made a bold prediction, even picking his four semi-finalists for the tournament. “Yes, we have a very good chance. This team is well balanced and we have the combination to go out and do well. In fact, I am very optimistic about my chances and going the full distance.” Wire, referring to India’s chances of winning the World Cup. Apart from India, he listed three other teams which he is looking to finish in the final stage – Pakistan, Australia and England.
Like South Africa, New Zealand is also a dark horse… These conditions are faced by South Africa at home in September-October. They are used to such conditions,” he said in relation to the inclement weather conditions.
IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup: What time is the India vs Pakistan T20 match?
The T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan is scheduled from 1:30 PM on Sunday, 23 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. The coin toss will take place half an hour before the start of the match, 1 pm for India / 6:30 pm ACT for Australia.
IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup: How to watch live stream?
The India vs Pakistan T20 match – along with other upcoming games in the series – will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar,
You can try watching without a subscription, but the free account will only let you watch five minutes of live cricket content.
a Disney+ Hotstar Super Subscription – Which lets you watch on any device – Starting at Rs. 899 per year. Disney+ Hotstar Super offers ad-supported content with 1080p resolution and two devices at once.
If you only watch on the phone, a Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription is recommended. Priced at Rs 499 annually, it offers 1080p resolution but is limited to only one screen at a time.
On TV, India vs Pakistan T20 match will be telecast on star sports Network – which includes Star Sports 1 and Star Sports Select HD channels.
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Team
Official Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has removed the squads required for both teams:
India’s starting XI (at the time of writing): Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami.
Babar Azam is the captain for Pakistan, while Mohammad Rizwan is the only wicketkeeper. The rest of the lineup consists of Khushdil Shah, Shan Masood, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf.
In front of whom is India’s next match?
India will play against the Netherlands on Thursday 27 October at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. The second T20 ODI will start at 12:30 PM IST.