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We see a clip from the players walking onto the pitch at the start of the match, Virat gives Babar an affectionate pat on the back. Good to see.
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Go off without incident. Cute children in white T-shirts look absolutely thrilled to be mascots. India huddle, and Babar and Imam stroll out.
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India: Rohit Sharma, (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
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An unchanged side.
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Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (capt and wkt), Tayyab tahir, Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
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Imam-ul-Haq replaces Fakhar Zaman, who picked up an oblique injury against New Zealand.
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They wait for Ravi Shastri to finish his boxing-match exuberances. Rohit Sharma, all in royal blue, has his hand in his pocket; Mohammad Rizwan, in a lime green top, dark green trousers, tucks his hands behind his back. Rizwan calls heads – and heads it is!
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Hello! What better reason to roll out of bed on a Sunday morning than for India v Pakistan, cousin v cousin, grudge v gripe, cricket con passione.
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We’re in Dubai today, due to the Indian government/BCCI’s refusal to play in Pakistan, and the match is a sell out. In fact it was a sell out within minutes of the tickets going public – expect a choppy sea of blue and green shirts, alongside the cacophony of noise,
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The last time the two countries met in an ICC 50-over game was at Ahmedabad during the 2023 World Cup, India knocking off an easy win by seven wickets in the 31st over.
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They’re huge favourites today too, and come into the game having beaten Bangaldesh on Thursday, thanks largely to a century from Shubman Gill and five wickets from Mohammad Shami. Pakistan, meanwhile, crashed and burned against New Zealand, losing by 60 runs, and face being knocked out early from the first ICC event they’ve hosted in 29 years.
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But forget the stats deep-dive for now. This is Pakistan. This is Pakistan v India. Anything is possible.
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Play starts at 9am GMT, and there’s plenty of space on the OBO sofa.
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Important Events
8th: Pakistan 37-0 (Imamul Haq 10, Babar Azam 19) Axar Patel time, all the long levers and huge shades. He spins the ball around from giant hand to giant hand – a replay from the game with Bangladesh shows that he is challenging both ends of the bat. However, here Babar, dance and defeat him halfway between the four of them.
7th: Pakistan 31-0 (Imam UL Hak 9, Babar Azam 14) Hardick will replace Shami, the five-wicket hero against Bangladesh and remain off the field. He is as slim as bamboo, with diamond earrings on each leaf. Babar stares at his shoulders before driving the offering outside the stump through the covers of the four.
Sixth: Pakistan 26-0 (Imam UL Hak 9, Babar Azam 10) The imam is turned over again by the Hashit, and his feet are rooted in the wrinkled form. Annoyed, he flies on the fourth ball, but misses again on the sixth, but only gets the inner edge. One run – from a wide run.
Shami is stupid
Fifth: Pakistan 25-0 (Imam UL Hak 9, Babar Azam 10) The Imam is seduced and bites at the Shami as the ball passes the outer edge. Another beauty of Shami is the slips praised. But here is Physio, which massages Shami's right calf. He finishes over but leaves the field. This could be big news.
You can see clips from players walking on the pitch at the start of the match. I'm happy to see it.
Fourth: Pakistan 22-0 (Imam UL Hak 6, Babar Azam 10) Come to Babar and don't put the maroon in – and he goes here and whips Harshit for the four from outside the stump, then drives with four more on the glorious stride and cover. Pakistan took over 10 to reach 22 against New Zealand. Here we will make it after 4 times.
Third time: Pakistan 14-0 (Imam UL Hak 6, Babar Azam 2) Shame again, and this time I'm more control. The Imam plays with glittering glasses under the helmet, darts balls, and makes mistakes, but gathers a handful of runs on either side of cricket.
Second time: Pakistan 10-0 (Imam UL Hak 2, Babar Azam 2) Harshit Lana, on the other end, a good heavy ball practitioner. Pakistan takes a simple single from his start – not completely persuasive. Hersit joins a wide party on one of the legsides, as the smell of brewed coffee wafts out of the kitchen. Babar picks up one couple from his waist.
1st time: Pakistan 6-0 (Imam UL Hak 1, Babar Azam 0) The pitch looks like rounded oatmeal. Mohammad Shami has balls, twists and turns at the top of his mark. The first ball is in the money, the second is wide and well stopped by the divingraful. Another wide, and third, fourth, fifth – this is very helpful for Pakistan, which has gone on a gloomy, late start against New Zealand.
The ground doesn't look full – yet – but the dominant shirt color is definitely blue.
national anthem
I'll go out without any problems. Cute kids in white t-shirts look absolutely thrilled to be mascots. The Indhudl, Babar and Imam take a walk.
“Morning Tanya.” Good morning Krishnamoll's v!
“This is a cricket classic!
“I grew up in the 80s and 90s and saw Pakistan beat India regularly: Miandad, Abbas, Raza.
“The table then continued to turn and spin. Recently, Pakistan wins is considered to be upset, but sadly, irresponsible actions and politicians being politicians on both sides. Thanks to this, the match is seen as a war between the two countries. The death of the Indian Pakistan clash, which is simply considered a match of cricket, will remain my biggest disappointment in life.”
The commentator will bite the conditions. A slow pitch, someone who does well is the one who spins the strike. Good score? 250 minimum.
“Is there a space behind the sofa?” asks Michael White. Of course give a few minutes of warning for Quick Hoover.
India XI
India: Rohit Sharma, (Capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shrayas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
Unchanged aspect.
Pakistan XI
Pakistan: Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Sheikh, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain and Wake), Teiyab Tahir, Salman Aga, Kushdir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Nasem Shah, Harris Rauf , Abrah Ahmed.
Imam ul Haq replaces Fakar Zaman, who suffered an oblique injury against New Zealand.
Lizwan: It looks like a good surface. When playing ICC events, all games are important. The boys were well versed in this situation and we have done well on the ground as well. We lost our last game, but that's the past for us. One change: Fakar's Imam.
Rohit: It's not on the same surface, but it's similar to what we played in the last game. It may be slower. A great opportunity to come out and do what we do as a team. The way we played the last game…it wasn't easy for us and we had to work our own way. You want to test yourself and be under pressure. We play the same team.
Pakistan wins a toss and bats
They wait for Rabbi Shastri Finishing the vibrancy of his boxing match. The Rohit Sharma is all in royal blue and has hands in their pockets. Mohammad Rizwan is a lime green top and dark green pants, and carves his hands behind his back. Lizwan calls the head – and that's it!
Looking back a little 8 years Thanks to Fakar Zaman's fantastic century and Mohammad Amir's thrilling opening spell, the 2017 Champions Trophy when Pakistan flipped the table in the finals, upside down India in the finals and upside down Pakistan in the finals. – Heading to the final.
The toss takes about 10 minuteshot, hot, hot day – 33 degrees just after noon. The start at 1pm means that the captain of the call has no dew to consider.
preamble
Hello! India v Pakistan, cousin v Cousin, Grudge v Gripe, why better than cricket than getting out of bed on a Sunday morning Con Passion.
Today we are in Dubai. The match is sold out as the Indian Government/BCCI refuses to play in Pakistan. In fact, it was sold out within minutes of tickets being published.
The last time the two countries met in the ICC 50 over game was in Ahmedabad at the 2023 World Cup, with India knocking off an easy victory with seven wickets on the 31st.
They are still a big favorite today, and on Thursday they defeated Bandesh to join the game. It is mainly thanks to the first century from Shubman Gill and five wickets by Mohammad Shami. Meanwhile, Pakistan collided with New Zealand and burned down, losing by 60 runs and was knocked out early from the first ICC event it hosted in 29 years.
But for now, forget about the deep statistics. This is Pakistan. This is Pakistan vs India. Anything is possible.
Play starts at GMT at 9am and there is plenty of room on the OBO sofa.
