India eye victory against arch rivals Pakistan in 2018 Asia Cup
Date and Time : 19th September 2018, 5:00 PM IST
Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Team India laboured through to victory yesterday against underdogs Hong Kong to qualify for the Super 4’s. It shows the team is yet to show it’s best cricket and I am sure the game today against Pakistan will get the best out of India.
India come after a long tour England and have to adjust to the warm and testing conditions of the UAE. But I am sure India will do it’s best and hopefully will retain the title.
On the other hand, Pakistan hammered Hong Kong in their opening game and are also through to the next round. But they will be eager for success against their nemesis India.
2017 Champions Trophy winners Pakistan are a dangerous outfit and on their day can be a threat to anyone and they will be looking to win the Asia cup for sure.
Both teams have an identical head to head record when it comes to the Asia Cup. It means someone will go ahead on Wednesday.
Team news and possible line-ups
Pakistan will likely play the same XI against India as in the previous game against Hong Kong.
As for India, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are both available and will likely play against Pakistan.
Pakistan XI : S. Ahmed (C & WK), I. Ul-Haq, F. Zaman, B. Azam, S. Malik, A. Ali, H. Ali, S. Khan, Ashraf, U. Khan, Amir.
India XI : R. Sharma (C), Dhawan, Rayudu, D. Karthik, Dhoni (WK), Jadhav, B. Kumar, Bumrah, K. Yadav, Chahal, K. Ahmed.
Prediction
It’s a tough call to predict the outcome of an India Pakistan game. May the best team on the night which commits less mistakes win this game.
