MANCHESTER – Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against thearch-rival India in the most anticipated match of the ICC Cricket World Cup2019 at the Old Trafford, Manchester today.
As many as one billion people are expected to watch the match ontelevision. It’s a special time. It’s an opportunity for cricketers tocement their legacies and bring joy to their countries.
Pakistan comes into this match with one win and two losses. The team so farhas lived up to its unpredictable tag as they lost to West Indies andAustralia but surprisingly beat tournament favourites England.
Strict security measures have been put on to avoid any eventuality beforethe big match of the world cup.
Since 2006, Pakistan and India have clashed against each other in 30 ODImatches, out of which India has won 19. Pakistan managed to win only onegame (Champions Trophy final) of four matches against India under thecaptaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed,
India has won two games against Pakistan under skipper Virat Kohli of threetotal matches.
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Pakistan:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & WK), Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam, MohammadHafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amirand Imad Wasim
India:
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (WK),Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, YuzvendraChahal and Jasprit Bumrah.
