Asia Cup: Game 2
Stadium: Dubai International Stadium
28th August 2022.
India will take on Pakistan in the second match of the Asia Cup group stage at Dubai International Stadium. This is the biggest match in the competition. Who will come out on top after forty overs?
India form
India has been very consistent in the past year in the T20 circuit. They have not lost any of the T20 series they have taken part in this calendar year. They are coming on the back of back-to-back T20 series wins against England and West Indies. KL Rahul is back in form after returning from injury and Kohli is roaring to go in the biggest match of the competition. India was humbled the last time they played Pakistan in an ICC tournament. They will be looking to rectify their mistake from last time and get a crucial win to get the Asia cup rolling.
India Predicted Lineup
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
Pakistan form
Pakistan has not played any T20 since April. They lost that game against Australia however they have won both the series they played in this year. Pakistan has a formidable batting attack led by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan who are ranked first and third in T20 rankings respectively. They were on top of the form and helped Pakistan win by 10 wickets the last time these teams played against each other. The other hero of the win Afridi will not be partaking in this tournament due to injury. Despite that, Pakistan has enough firepower to take the game against their fierce rivals.
Pakistan Predicted Lineup
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
Expert betting tips
The pitch will help the batters as we have often seen at this ground. It will also help bowlers in the powerplay and the teams should take full advantage of it. India looks better on paper going into the game and we expect an Indian win.
Prediction
- W1 After First 6 Overs (2Way) for 1.616;
- Total Over 310.5 for 1.995;
- Top Batsman Of The Match Babar Azam/Mohammad Rizwan - W1 for 1.908