A high-voltage match will be played between India and Pakistan today in the T20 World Cup 2024. Both the teams are preparing fiercely for this match to be held at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. While the Indian team won the last match, Pakistan had to face an upset against America. Now when both the teams will face each other, they will forget all the previous results and try hard to defeat each other.
However, the road ahead looks a bit difficult for Pakistan. To reach the next round i.e. Super-Eight, they will have to win all their upcoming three matches. At the same time, India has two points after one match and its net run rate is very good. Defeat in this Group-A match will make Pakistan's path more difficult, as America has won two out of two matches. One more win will take America to the Super-Eight round. At the same time, after losing against India, Pakistan will have a maximum of four points.
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India Opening Batsman: In the match against Ireland, superstar batsman Virat Kohli came out to open with Indian captain Rohit Sharma. In such a situation, the pair of both these players can be seen opening. Rohit batted brilliantly against Ireland. He led the team to victory by scoring a half-century in the match. On the other hand, Kohli is known for playing big innings. Rishabh Pant can once again get a chance at number three. Pant played many powerful strokes in the last match. Pant can also get the responsibility of wicketkeeper.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal might have to sit out once again due to the same playing-11. Kuldeep might not be able to make an impact due to the pitch helping the fast bowlers. There is also a possibility that if the groundsmen continue to roll the pitch, then there might be some improvement in the pitch for the spinners. So far, teams have struggled to score past 100 runs on this ground. However, after the clarification given by the ICC, it is expected that the pitch will play better during the India-Pakistan match and good cricket will be seen between the two teams. Akshar bowled one over against Ireland on Wednesday and also took a wicket. In such a situation, the team management may be forced to keep Kuldeep out. The team will also have an additional spinner in the form of Ravindra Jadeja.
Talking about the team combination, the Indian team can play this match without any change. Axar Patel can once again be preferred over Kuldeep Yadav due to his all-round ability. Bowlers have dominated the New York pitch. In such a situation, having depth in batting will prove beneficial for any team. Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer has also advocated giving preference to Axar in the team. The New York pitch has been criticized a lot because all the matches played on this ground so far have been low-scoring. Instead of fielding Kuldeep on this pitch conducive to fast bowling, playing with an additional batsman in Axar can be useful for the team.
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India defeated Ireland in their first match of Group A on the same ground on Friday. After bowling out Ireland for 96 runs, India chased the target with eight wickets to spare. In this match, India came out with four fast bowlers. Hardik Pandya took three wickets. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets each. Mohammad Siraj took one wicket. Team India also has an additional fast bowling option in the form of Shivam Dubey if needed. Apart from this, doubts remain about Rohit Sharma as well. He suffered an arm injury during the match against Ireland. After this, according to media reports, he also got injured during the practice session. In such a situation, there is doubt about his playing. If he does not play, Hardik Pandya will be seen captaining. The BCCI had confirmed that his injury is not very serious. He had to retire hurt against Ireland just as a precaution.
Jasprit Bumrah can be seen shouldering the responsibility of the fast bowling attack. Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep Singh can get a chance in the team to support him. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav can get a place as spinners. Kuldeep has been performing well for some time now and he proves to be very economical in T20 cricket.
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