As Pakistan thumped Hong Kong by a margin of more than 150 runs yesterday, the second India Vs Pakistan contest was set up in Asia Cup 2022. India had already qualified for the super 4 round by beating Pakistan and Hong Kong in the group round and as Pakistan beat Hong Kong, their qualification to super 4 was confirmed as well.
Pakistan might have struggled to stitch a clinical performance against India in their first game, but against Hong Kong, they were at their best as they didn’t give the associate nation any chance at all to even compete in the game. Pakistan’s fast bowlers again cranked up good speeds and the spinners came to the fore as well on a tricky Sharjah surface.
India has lost the services of Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the super 4 contest against Pakistan, but they wouldn’t be too bothered about that, as they have got a like-for-like replacement in Axar Patel. However, India would like to show a bit more urgency with their top-order batting as they start their campaign in super 4.
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Pitch report for India Vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 super 4 round
This match will be played in Dubai again, where the first India Vs Pakistan contest had taken place and the Dubai surface in Asia Cup 2022 so far has been a bit bouncier than usual. One of the gameplans of India’s bowlers against Pakistan last game was to use short deliveries directed at the batsmen’s body and it worked to perfection as the Pakistan batsmen were cramped for room and mistimed a lot of short balls up in the air.
If the surface is of the same nature again, which it is expected to be, the fast bowlers might try to rely on slightly shorter lengths for the second game in a row.
Probable XIs
India
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pakistan
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
Final prediction for India Vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 super 4 round
The final prediction is for India to secure their second victory over Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 and get onto the board with their super 4 points tally.
