India vs Pakistan
Asia Cup T20 Match Prediction & Tips
Time: 28 Aug, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series: Asia Cup T20I Match 2
Venue: Dubai Intl. Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Info:
Rohit Sharma has been one of the stars of IT20 cricket for over a decade and the opener is a strong choice for India’s highest run scorer in this match. With the ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been in strong form during the tours of England, Ireland and West Indies. He is well worth backing as India’s top wicket taker against Pakistan.
Babar Azam does not struggle with his batting in many conditions or against many attacks. He averages over 45 in this format and is our tip for Pakistan’s highest run scorer in this game. With the ball, Haris Rauf has 42 wickets in IT20s and the pace bowler is our pick for Pakistan’s top wicket taker in this match.
KL Rahul has been a very consistent presence for India over the last 18 months and we recommend backing him to score over 27.5 runs in this fixture.
Live Streaming:
TV Channels:
This match will be shown live on Star Sports Network and DD Sports.
Live Streaming:
Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
44% humidity, clear skies and no threat of rain throughout this match. The temperature will be in the mid-low 30s.
🏟️ Pitch:
We have come to expect a good batting wicket at this ground. A par score will be around 180 and most observers expect the pace bowlers to get plenty of carry on this surface.
Venue Scoring Stats:
Total matches: 61
Batting first won: 34 (55%)
Bowling first won: 26 (42%)
1st inn avg score: 144
2nd inn avg score: 122
Highest Total: 211/3
Lowest Total: 71/10
Highest Chased: 183/5
Lowest Defended: 134/7
Toss Prediction:
Although it is always tempting to bat first and post a total which puts the opposition out of the game. We expect both teams to elect to field first if they win the toss.
Team Form in Last Five Matches:
IND:
W, W, W, L, W
✅✅✅ ❌ ✅
PAK:
L, W, W, W, W
❌✅ ✅✅✅
TEAM NEWS:
IND Team News:
The holders of the Asia Cup have excellent depth in all formats of cricket and IT20 is no different to the others. Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are the only injured players from a first choice squad but both would add to the XI. It will be very interesting to see the batting order which India select in this match.
PAK Team News:
Any team in the competition would want to have Shaheen Shah Afridi’s skills with the ball at the start and end of the innings and his absence will be greatly missed by Pakistan. He is the only player who has had to pull out of the originally announced squad
IND Predicted11
1.Rohit Sharma(C)
2.Lokesh Rahul
3.Virat Kohli
4.Suryakumar Yadav
5.Rishabh Pant(WK)
6.Hardik Pandya
7.Ravindra Jadeja
8.Ravichandran Ashwin
9.Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10.Yuzvendra Chahal
11.Arshdeep Singh
PAK Predicted11
1.Mohammad Rizwan(WK)
2.Babar Azam(C)
3.Fakhar Zaman
4.Haider Ali
5.Asif Ali
6.Khushdil-Shah
7.Shadab Khan
8.Mohammad Nawaz
9.Naseem-Shah
10.Shahnawaz Dhani
11.Haris Rauf
Team Updates
India (IND)
Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul will probably open the inning.
Virat Kohli will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant will handle the middle-order batting.
Rohit Sharma will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Rishabh Pant will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pace attack of his team.
Pakistan (PAK)
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam will probably open the inning.
Fakhar Zaman will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Haider Ali and Asif Ali will handle the middle-order batting.
Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Mohammad Rizwan will do the Wicket Keeping for Pakistan.
Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Naseem-Shah and Haris Rauf will lead the pace attack of his team.
Winning Chances:
Whenever these two teams come up against each other, the whole of the cricketing world stops to watch. This will be no different and we are anticipating a very entertaining contest. The injury of Shaheen Shah Afridi means that we expect to see a victory for India.
India are favourites to beat Pakistan at odds
IND Key Players:
Rohit Sharma
The skipper is 10 runs behind Martin Guptill as the leading run scorer in this format. The 35 year old has scored four international centuries in IT20s.
Suryakumar Yadav
The middle order batter impressed at the top of the order during the recent tour of West Indies. He is now an established member of the white ball side.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The right arm fast medium bowler has plenty of experience at this level and regularly leads the attack in this format. He has 73 wickets in IT20 cricket.
with Recent Form
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
[0W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 3W]
Ravindra Jadeja
[(27, 1W), 16, 1W, 29]
Lokesh Rahul
[30, 1, DNB, 49, 55]
Hardik Pandya
[28, 1W, (31, 1W), 1]
Yuzvendra Chahal
[4W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W]
Virat Kohli
[17, 16, 11, 1, 45]
Rohit Sharma
[33, 11, 0, 64, 17]
PAK Key Players:
Mohammad Rizwan
The keeper-batter averages over 50 in this format and has scored 13 half-centuries and one ton since making his IT20 debut in 2015.
Babar Azam
The skipper has been in fantastic form with the bat across all formats for many years. He made half-centuries in all three of the ODIs against Netherlands earlier this month.
Haris Rauf
With Shaheen Shah Afridi out of the side, Haris Rauf will be expected to lead the pace attack. He has best figures of 4-22 in this format.
with Recent Form
Babar Azam
[91, 57, 74, 1, 77]
Fakhar Zaman
[26, 3, 109, 35, 17]
Naseem-Shah
[5W, 2W, 3W, [3W, 1W,]
Haris Rauf
[3W, 3W, 0W, 4W, 2W]
Shadab Khan
[1W, 48*, (86, 4W), (22, 2W)]
Mohammad Rizwan
[69*, 14, 11, 15, 59]
Team Forms:
IND Team Form:
India have been in very good form in this format since their poor start to the T20 World Cup last year. They are targeting their fourth successive win in this match.
PAK Team Form:
Pakistan were beaten by Australia in their last IT20 fixture but prior to that had won six successive matches since the T20 World Cup Semi-Final in November.
SQUAD:
India:
Rohit Sharma(C), Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik(WK)
Pakistan:
Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Babar Azam(C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Khushdil-Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem-Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim, Iftikhar-Ahmed.