Pakistan will play India again in the first of the Super 4s clashes on Sunday (September 4) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Digital Desk: Pakistan made a significant statement of intent by defeating Hong Kong by a vast margin of 155 runs, while also qualifying for the Super 4s of the Asia Cup 2022 at the Sharjah cricket stadium.
Pakistan began its campaign with a setback to arch-rivals India but rallied to win a point against Hong Kong. They will now meet India in the first of the Super 4s clashes on Sunday (September 4) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and the thrill of witnessing their favourite teams in one of the most anticipated clashes will return to the onlookers.
The news of spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, will be unable to continue competing in the Asia Cup 2022 suffering from a knee injury, gave the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team a devastating blow. Axar Patel has taken over for him. Given that both cricket players have comparable talents, it is a resembling replacement.
Jadeja's dismissal has undoubtedly opened doors for Rishabh Pant, who missed the most recent match against Pakistan since Dinesh Karthik was chosen as the wicketkeeper instead of him.
In the Super 4 match against Pakistan, India might continue to use Karthik. Pant might still be left off the starting lineup since India cannot face Pakistan with just 5 bowlers. They would either select Axar in the lineup or Deepak Hooda, who is also a capable bowler.
Avesh Khan hasn't had a great start, but since India won't have a backup pacer with them against Pakistan, he might be supported once more to play.
The team commanded by Babar Azam should compete against the team that destroyed Hong Kong the day prior. They won't want to get their hands on the winning combination.
Pakistan will seek to carry over the strong performance against India on September 4 now that their batsmen are in better shape.
India Predicted starting lineup for the match: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Deepak Hooda/Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Avesh Khan.
Pakistan's predicted starting lineup: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Shahnawaz Dahani.
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