MANCHESTER - Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against the arch-rival India in the most anticipated match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Old Trafford, Manchester today.
As many as one billion people are expected to watch the match on television. It’s a special time. It’s an opportunity for cricketers to cement their legacies and bring joy to their countries.
Pakistan comes into this match with one win and two losses. The team so far has lived up to its unpredictable tag as they lost to West Indies and Australia but surprisingly beat tournament favourites England.
Strict security measures have been put on to avoid any eventuality before the big match of the world cup.
Since 2006, Pakistan and India have clashed against each other in 30 ODI matches, out of which India has won 19. Pakistan managed to win only one game (Champions Trophy final) of four matches against India under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed,
India has won two games against Pakistan under skipper Virat Kohli of three total matches.
Playing Xi
Pakistan:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & WK), Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim
India:
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah.