IND vs PAK, 16th Match Preview

Group 2 of the Super 12 stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup gets underway as India and Pakistan go head to head at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday evening. India finished third in Group 2 in the 2021 T20 World Cup with Pakistan topping the group but knocked out at the semi-final stage. India have incredible depth in this format and have beaten South Africa and Australia in their last two IT20 series. They will need to be at their best in this game but will be confident of getting the win. Pakistan reached the final of the 2022 Asia Cup but then lost the seven-match series against England. However, they then beat New Zealand and Bangladesh to win the tri-nation series. India will need to be very wary of Pakistan.

IND vs PAK, 16th Match Details

India vs Pakistan – 16th Match

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground – Melbourne

Date & Time: 23th October at 1:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs PAK, 16th Match Pitch Report

The Melbourne Cricket Ground often provides an excellent contest between bat and ball. We expect a par score to be no higher than 175. It will be humid from the start of this fixture in Melbourne with cloud cover throughout. There could be a rain shower towards the end of the fixture.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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IND vs PAK, 16th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Pakistan Probable Playing XIs

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Topmost Picks for IND vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, 16th Match:

Top Picks – Pakistan

• Babar Azam- the skipper is always under pressure to deliver but has an excellent overall record. He has a top score of 110 not out this year and an overall IT20 average of 43.66.

• Shaheen Shah Afridi- the opening bowler is a genuine wicket taking threat throughout any innings. The 22 year old has a strike-rate of 18.8 in IT20s.

Top Picks – India

• Suryakumar Yadav- the number four batter has hit 801 runs in IT20s this calendar year, second only to Mohammad Rizwan across all players.

• Virat Kohli– the former India skipper has hit an unbeaten century against Afghanistan, a fifty against Australia and 49 not out against South Africa in IT20s over the past six weeks.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs PAK Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam(VC), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs PAK Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan(C), Babar Azam, KL Rahul(VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Fakhar Zaman, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Shami, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammad Rizwan

Vice-captain – Babar Azam, KL Rahul

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan

IND vs PAK 16th Match Probable winners:

Pakistan’s over-reliance on the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is well documented. However, with Shaheen Shah Afridi back and bowling to a high standard, they should never be written off. Whenever these two countries meet you are guaranteed an entertaining and pressure-filled game. With this being their opening match of this competition, this should be no different and we are predicting a close contest. Overall we are backing India to get the victory. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.