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India will lock horns with Pakistan in the second match of the Super 4 stage in the ongoing Asia Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 4.
India faced a major blow heading into the contest as star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to knee injury. Axar Patel, who was part of the reserves, has replaced him in the final 15.
On the other hand, Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani is out of the game with a suspected side strain. Mohammad Hasnain will replace him in the playing XI.
Pitch report
The grass is similar on both sides of the surface. There’ll be a lot more carry on this pitch after compared to Afghanistan-Sri Lanka game in the tournament opener. Any team winning the toss will look to bowl first.
Probable XIs
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- India wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 30-35
- Pakistan total: 150-160
Case 2:
- Pakistan wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 35-40
- India total: 160-170
Team batting second to win the contest.
