OPENORS- BABAR AZAM AND MOHAMMAD RIZWAN
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are among the best t20 opening pairs in world cricket. The captain of Pakistan, Babar Azam, is currently no 1 ranked batsman in T20 and ODI formats. He has dominated in all forms of cricket off late. His partner Mohammad Rizwan has grown from strength to strength.
He scored 281 runs in 6 innings in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He is also in the 3rd position in the ICC T20 points table. The performance of this pair will play a major role if Pakistan is to defeat India and march ahead in the Asia Cup.
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MIDDLE ORDER- FAKAR ZAMAN, ASIF ALI, KHUSHDIL SHAH
Fakhar Zaman, since his debut in white ball cricket, has become a very destructive batsman who can play fearless cricket. His strike rate of close to 132 in T20 gives him the tag of an explosive batsman. To accompany him, we can see Asif Ali coming in the middle order for Pakistan.
He is known for playing some blinder knocks in the white ball format. Having a strike rate of close to 145 is enough to give fear to the Indian bowlers. Khushdil Shah can be another middle-order batsman against India. He can hit the ball to long distances and can also chip in with crucial overs.
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ALLROUNDERS- IFTIKHAR AHMAD, SHADAB KHAN
Iftikhar Ahmad and Shadab Khan can be the two all-rounders in the playing X1 for the match against India. Both these are quality all-rounders and can score runs along with picking wickets. Shadab Khan was one of the highlights of PSL, playing some match-winning knocks. Both these slow bowlers can be very handy on the UAE wickets.
BOWLERS- USMAN QADIR, HARIS RAUF, SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI, SHAHNAWAZ DAHANI
Pakistan’s bowling attack against India will most likely constitute players such as Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shahnawaz Dahani. Usman Qadir will be the lead spinner for Pakistan.
They have all-rounders such as Iftikhar Ahmad and Shadab Khan, who can also roll their fingers. Pakistan has a good bunch of pace bowlers, and the trio of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Shahnawaz Dahani have the potential to dismantle the Indian top order.
INDIA VS PAKISTAN HEAD TO HEAD IN ASIA CUP
India and Pakistan will be playing for the 15th time against each other in the Asia Cup. India has dominated with a win-loss ratio of 8-5. One match ended in a no result. India has defeated Pakistan in the last two encounters in the Asia Cup.
INDIA VS PAKISTAN KEY STATS IN ASIA CUP
Most Runs For India in Asia Cup Vs Pakistan – Rohit Sharma -328 runs
Most Runs For Pakistan in Asia Cup vs India- Shoaib Malik – 400 runs
Most Wickets For India In Asia Cup vs Pakistan – Hardik Pandya – 3 wickets
Most Wickets For Pakistan In Asia Cup vs India- Mohammed Amir – 8 wickets
