IND vs PAK Match Preview
You want to pick players that will play big roles in the match to ensure you are always scoring points. You also need to have some differentiators in the team, calculated risks that could pay off big time.
India can be expected to go hard with the bat and so there is a chance it will lose wickets while trying to do so. You can look at middle order batters from India in this match as well.
Pakistan's openers are so consistent that you have to consider them as well.
Where our analysts think the match could be decided is between the Indian new ball attack that gets a lot of movement and the Pakistani top order that shields a relatively weak middle order.
Weather Report
The weather forecast has improved but rain is still around in MCG. A shortened match may be in store.
Pitch Report
The pitch is expected to be absolutely flat and excellent for batting. The bounce at the MCG is not too great and the spinners don't get any great resistance as well.
The straight boundaries are a bit shorter and batters can target them.
Notable stats
The Best of the Best
In Mohammad Rizwan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Babar Azam we will see the current three best batters in T20 cricket. Rizwan has the most runs and the highest average , but SKY has the highest strike rate.
Team News
Shan Masood is under a bit of an injury cloud and may not be available to play.
IND vs PAK Probable 11
IND Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- KL Rahul
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya
- Dinesh Karthik (Wk)
- Axar Patel
- R Ashwin
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Mohammad Shami
- Arshdeep Singh
PAK Playing 11
- Mohammad Rizwan (Wk)
- Babar Azam (C)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Asif Ali
- Haider Ali
- Shadab Khan
- Naseem Shah
- Shaheen Afridi
- Haris Rauf
Dream11 Prediction
We think this will be another very close match between teams that are a lot closer in strength than you may think. India is the better team and we think it could come out the winner.
Top Picks
Arshdeep Singh - picked to be the death bowler by India, Arshdeep has been a revelation with the new ball. He could be a real differentiator for your team.
Mohammad Nawaz - After seeing how well Nawaz batted in New Zealand and against India in the Asia Cup, another promotion up the order seems likely. He also matches up very well against the right hand dominated Indian batting line-up.
Rohit Sharma - an excellent player of high pace, Sharma has been the player to get India off to fast starts. He likes bounce and has a great record in Australia (and the MCG).
IND vs PAK Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Rizwan
Batters: R Sharma (VC), V Kohli , S Yadav , B Azam , L Rahul
All-rounders: H Pandya (C), M Nawaz
Bowlers: A Singh , S Afridi, H Rauf
