India won by 11 run after they came from behind to win a blockbuster World Cup clash on Sunday in New York.
Pakistan lost their first wicket after skipper Babar Azam departed in the fifth over. The skipper was caught in slips by Yadav on Bumrah’s fourth delivery of his second over.
Pakistan pacers exploited New York’s overcast conditions to the fullest, limiting India to 119 in their clash on Sunday.
Barring a surprise, which they are fully capable of, the Green Shirts should be able to track down the 120-run target.
The tickets for the high-profile encounter were sold out months ago.
A loss in today’s match would significantly diminish Pakistan’s chances to qualify for the Super Eight stage of the 20-nation spectacle.
According to AccuWeather, there was a 43 per cent chance of rain before the start of the tie, a probability which rose to 54pc at 11am New York time.
Following a shocking loss against USA, Babar had acknowledged that his team had a tendency to underestimate less established ones at major tournaments, adding that his side played well below their standard in Thursday’s match.
The ICC will set up its Official T20 World Cup Fanpark at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for today’s match, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a post on X.
“So come one and all, enjoy the game on the biggest screens; with a musical concert and fun activities for all ages!” it said while describing the planned event.
VIP Stand tickets can be booked at t20worldcup.bookme.pk while entry for the general enclosures is free.
admitting that they have not been up to standard.
The temporary Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has hosted two games so far, both of which were low-scoring encounters due to the nature of the drop-in pitch which has made batting extremely difficult due to the movement and bounce.
While Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour has described it as a “challenging wicket”, boosted by a win over Ireland, he has asserted that his batters had the skills and experience needed to navigate that.
Gary Kirsten, the recently appointed white ball head coach of Pakistan, also remained optimistic, saying he expected a “favourable result”. To a query, he said that all-rounder Imad Wasim had become fully fit and was available to play against India.
“Two days ago is forgotten, we can’t take it back, it’s gone. We move on,” he told the media, referring to the defeat by USA.
Meanwhile, Rohit said his side will take the match ball by ball and over by over. Responding to a query about the pitch, he said regardless of the track behaviour, his team will play according to their plan.
“We are playing with eight batters so we look to bat aggressively to get runs quickly,” the skipper further said, stressing that he was not relying on one or two players.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir