New Delhi: India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, February 23. The hosts lost their opening match against New Zealand by 60 runs while the Men in Blue won their first match against Bangladesh by six wickets in Dubai.
In India’s opening match, Shubman Gill played a sensational unbeaten knock of 101 runs off 129 balls and won the ‘Player of the Match’ award. Mohammed Shami picked up five wickets and restricted Bangladesh to a total of 228 runs. He became the fastest bowler to claim 200 ODI wickets in terms of ball bowled, overtaking Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s record.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma also achieved a major milestone in the match and became the second-fastest batter in ODI cricket to score 11,000 runs. The hosts need to win their encounter against India to keep their Champions Trophy campaign alive while a win against Pakistan will almost confirm the semifinal place for the Men in Blue.
India vs Pakistan live-streaming
When will the match between India and Pakistan be played?
The match will be played on Sunday, February 23.
What time will the India vs Pakistan ODI match begin?
The match will begin at 02:30 PM IST, with the toss scheduled at 02:00 PM IST.
Where will the ODI match between India and Pakistan be played?
The ODI match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium.
Where to watch the India vs Pakistan ODI match on television in India?
The ODI will be live-telecasted on Star Sports 1 (English) and Star Sports 1 Hindi in India.
Where to watch the online streaming of the ODI match between India and Pakistan?
The ODI match can be streamed on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
Probable XI
India’s probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana.
Pakistan’s probable XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan (WK), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Dubai Weather report
As per AccuWeather, The weather in Dubai is expected to be partly cloudy and warm. At the time of the match in the afternoon, The temperature is expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius, while it will go down to 22 degrees Celsius in the evening.
Dubai International Stadium Pitch Report
The Dubai International Stadium is expected to assist the fast bowlers with some early movement. But, the surface will get better for the batting as the match progresses. The spinners are expected to come into play in the middle overs. There was no dew in the India vs Bangladesh match but it might become a key factor in the mega clash.
Head to head
India and Pakistan have played 135 ODI matches, and the Men in Blue have won 57 out of them, while Pakistan won 73 and five matches ended in no result.
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