New Delhi: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening T20 World Cup match Sunday.
Both Pakistan and India have fielded three seamers and two spinners in their respective playing XIs.
India has preferred Dinesh Karthik ahead of Rishabh Pant in the wicketkeeper’s role.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel are the two spinners, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh are the three seamers.
Team India squad
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
Team Pakistan squad
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah. (Input from PTI)
Catch all the live action from India vs Pakistan match here:
2:43 pm: Pakistan makes a fine recovery led by fearless Iftikhar
Make no mistake, Pakistan made a fine recovery led by fearless Iftikhar. But with Shadab’s quick departure pendulum swings again.
2.29 pm: Time to convert 1s into 2s and 2s into 3s
That stage in the game when Sunil Gavaskar unleashed his ‘chapati’ ball: time to convert 1s into 2s and 2s into 3s.
2:19 pm: A bad misjudgement
That was a bad misjudgement from Ravichandran Ashwin. Started for the catch too late. How expensive will that reprieve for Shan Masood be?
1.55 pm: Arshdeep and Bhuvi have Pakistan’s top order
No doubt about it. Arshdeep and Bhuvi have Pakistan’s top order in some panic for now. Both show the value of disciplined, workman-like fast bowling. Even if the cricket commentariat won’t build mythologies around you
1:45 pm: Arshdeep Singh brilliant first delivery!
Brilliant first delivery from relative international rookie Arshdeep Singh. Classical left-arm pacer’s dismissal of the world’s best batter today. No celebration by commentators like it might have been if an Afridi had got rid of a Rohit or a Kohli like this.
Source: The Print
