Asia Cup 2016, India vs Pakistan T20: Where to watch live, prediction, preview, betting odds and team news
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Friday, 26 February 2016
Asia Cup 2016, India vs Pakistan T20: Where to watch live,
prediction, preview, betting odds and team news
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Rohit Sharma hit 83 of 55
balls during India's opening Asia Cup win over hosts BangladeshGetty
India take on Pakistan in the fourth match of the 2016 Asia Cup
T20 tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh on 27
February.
Match starts at 1.30pm GMT. Live
coverage of the game is available in the UK on Star Life OK, At Pakistan Time
Match Start on 6:30PM on channel of PTV Sports..
Overview
Saturday's
(27 February) clash between India and Pakistan in the 2016 Asia Cup is the most
anticipated tie of the tournament as is the case in most tournaments which
involve the two sides at least for Asian fans across the world. The series,
which has been contested 12 times since its launch in 1984, will be played for
the first time in the T20 format.
India
are the favourites to win the tournament on the back of a successful tour of
Sri Lanka and Australia, and are already on top of the points table with a win
in their first game against hosts Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma continued his form
from Australia and will be key for India in the tournament and the upcoming T20
World Cup. Virat Kohli, who was rested for the tri-series, will hope to get
back his rhythm and a game against their arch rivals should have all the
players fired up.
Apart
from batting, the bowling is also formidable with Ravichandran Ashwin leading
the way. He is a tricky customer, especially on sub-continent wickets. Ashish
Nehra has also been striking and showed his value in the opening game when he
took three wickets against Bangladesh.
Pakistan
are playing their first game of the tournament and are facing India for the
first time in over a year. Their last meeting was in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
when India won by 76 runs. Despite the lack of T20 cricket for Pakistan, their
players will be well prepared for the contest as they are coming into the
tournament on the back of the recently concluded Pakistan Super League.
The
focus in the Pakistan camp ahead of the game is likely to be on Mohammad Amir,
who is making a comeback to international cricket following a five-year ban due
to spot fixing.
Prediction
India
to win
Betting odds (888sport)
·
India to win: 10/21
·
Pakistan to win: 28/17
Team news
India
Squad: MS
Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh
Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin, Ravindra
Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Hardik
Pandya.
Pakistan
Squad:
Shahid Afridi (C), Anwar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khurram Manzoor,
Mohammad Amir, Mahammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Mahammad Nawaz, Mohammad Sami,
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz.
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