Asia Cup 2022, Game 2: Match Preview: India vs Pakistan
India and Pakistan will play one another in their Asia Cup 2022 opening encounter on Sunday, August 28, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India last played against the West Indies in a T20I series earlier this month. The series was won 4-1 by India. India destroyed the host team by 68 runs in the 1st T20I, by 7 wickets in the 3rd T20I, by 59 runs in the 4th T20I and by 88 runs in the final T20I. The second T20I was won by West Indies by 5 wickets.
Pakistan last faced Australia in a T20I match in April this year. By three wickets, Pakistan lost that match. In a recent ODI series, Pakistan thrashed the Netherlands by 3-0. The Netherlands were defeated by Pakistan in the 1st ODI by 16 runs, the 2nd ODI by 7 wickets, and the 3rd ODI by 9 runs.
Head to Head: There have been 9 T20I matches between Pakistan and India so far. Pakistan only won 2 of those games, whereas India won 7 of them. In the previous five games, India had won 4 while Pakistan had only 1 victory. The two teams will face off at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium for the second time.
India will be led by Rohit Sharma at the 2022 Asia Cup. KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rishabh Pant are some key batsmen for the team. Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are a few of the team's crucial bowlers.
Pakistan's 2022 Asia Cup captain is Babar Azam. Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, and Fakhar Zaman are some of the team's key batsmen. Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, and Usman Qadir are a few of the team's top bowlers.
PAK Squad: Babar Azam (C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain