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DUBAI: Cricket fever has reached its zenith as the two arch-rivals and Asia giants India and Pakistan are set to lock horns once again in a span of one week in the high-octane clash of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 Super Fours.

In less than a week, the arch-rivals will meet again, and they could do so two more times in the current year.

The two sides last met in the Group A fixture of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 when India edged past Pakistan by five wickets in a final-over thriller.

All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya played the pivotal role in the much-needed victory for the defending champions as the duo put on a match-defining 52-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

India, however, will be missing the services of their last match’s top-scorer against arch-rivals Pakistan as Jadeja has been ruled out of the continental event with a knee injury. Whereas, their right-arm pacer Avesh Khan will also miss the anticipated clash due to fever.

The Green Shirts, however, who seek revenge to their last week’s bitter defeat at the hands of their arch-rivals India, sustained an alike setback as their young right-arm pacer Shahnawaz Dahani has been sidelined from the all-important clash with a side strain.

Despite Dahani’s unavailability, Pakistan still have two right-arm pacers – Mohammad Hasnain and Hasan Ali, who can fill into the Playing XI as suitable replacement.

Following the injuries scare, both sides will now be heavily relying on their top-order despite Babar Azam being out of touch, having managed to amass 19 in two matches.

On the other side, Pakistan will be hoping that their spin department works flawlessly and will be overjoyed if Naseem Shah manages to match his performance from the previous time the two Asian powerhouses met.

Before taking the field in a much-anticipated clash India are currently unbeaten in the tournament with two victories in two matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong respectively.

Pakistan, however, managed to win one game out of their two group fixtures against Hong Kong as they thrashed the associate side by a massive margin of 155 runs. The resounding victory might play a morale booster for the Green Shirts.
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Apart from all these factors, another component that holds importance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the toss and due factor. It is often said the side winning the toss in UAE is more likely to win the match as well and the stats too proved it right from the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-10, India-8, Pakistan-2

Hardik Pandya displayed an all-round performance and Ravindra Jadeja shone with a brilliant 35 to power India seal a final-over thriller against Pakistan in their opening match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.

IND 148-5 (19.4 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl the final over

IND 141-4 (19 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl the 19th

IND 127-4 (18 Overs)

Naseem comes to bowl his last

IND 116-4 (17 Overs)

Babar calls Haris back into the attack

IND 106-4 (16 Overs)

Dahani comes to bowl his last

IND 97-4 (15 Overs)

14.2: Back of a length and zipping in from over the wicket at 142ks, it looked a lot quicker than that, though. Surya clears his front leg, slog and misses the ball altogether. Naseem hits his target and delivers the big breakthrough for Pakistan.

Naseem comes back

IND 89-3 (14 Overs)

Babar brings Dahani into the attack

IND 83-3 (13 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

IND 77-3 (12 Overs)

Nawaz continues

IND 69-3 (11 Overs)

Shadab comes again

IND 62-3 (10 Overs)

9.1: Kohli sends it straight down long-off’s throat. That was a bit of a gift to Iftikhar, who takes the simplest of chances. He struck it through the line, but didn’t get the distance on it, and it almost felt like catching practice for the fielder. Huge moment in the game.

Nawaz continues

IND 53-2 (9 Overs)

Shadab continues

IND 50-2 (8 Overs)

7.6: Rohit came down the ground to try and smash this through the line over mid-off, but he miscues it to long-off, where Iftikhar holds on to it

Mohammad Nawaz replaces Haris

IND 41-1 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

IND 38-1 (6 Overs)

Haris continues

IND 29-1 (5 Overs)

Dahani replaces Naseem

IND 23-1 (4 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Dahani

IND 15-1 (3 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 10-1 (2 Overs)

Shahnawaz Dahani to bowl from the other end

IND 3-1 (1 Over)

0.2: Inside edge dragged onto the stumps, and Rahul departs first ball! Naseem strikes on his second ball, and Pakistan have their perfect start!

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul come out to bat for India. Naseem Shah to lead the bowling attack for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (2nd INNING)

Indian pacers utilized the short pitch deliveries to dismantle Pakistan batting line-up for 147 despite a gritty knock from Mohammad Rizwan in the high-octane clash of Asia Cup 2022.

PAK 147-10 (20 Overs)

Arshdeep to bowl the final over

PAK 136-9 (19 Overs)

18.3: Full again from Bhuvneshwar, skids back in to ping the pad on the knee-roll. Not bat involved. Ball-tracking suggests it would have shaved the top of the stumps.

18.2: Bhuvneshwar spins around for an lbw appeal and the finger goes up. Shadab challenges the on-field out decision. Very full and ducks back in to catch the batter on the crease.

Bhuvneshwar comes to bowl his last

PAK 124-7 (18 Overs)

Avesh comes back

PAK 114-6 (17 Overs)

16.3: Slower leg cutter from Bhuvneshwar. Asif lofts in the air, does not get enough elevation. Picks out Surya at the boundary.

Bhuvneshwar comes back into the attack

PAK 111-5 (16 Overs)

Chahal comes to bowl his last

PAK 103-5 (15 Overs)

14.3: Five short balls, five wickets for India. This is Pandya’s third. Dug in short and angling across off from over the wicket. Shah leaps off his feet and swishes it straight to Jadeja at sweeper cover. Shah mistimes a cut and holes out This is turning out to be a terrific spell from Pandya.

14.1: Another short ball. Another wicket for India. Hardik bounces out another batter. Banged in short and keeps ducking in with the angle from over the wicket. Rizwan looks away and is surprised by the bounce. He goes low, aims to ramp half-heartedly and ends up guiding this 141kph delivery into the hands of Avesh at deep third.

PAK 96-3 (14 Overs)

Avesh comes back

PAK 90-3 (13 Overs)

12.1: Lifter outside off, 142ks, rushes Ahmed into a hook. He weakly flaps at the ball and top-edges it behind to DK who leaps and grabs the ball.

Pandya comes back into the attack

PAK 87-2 (12 Overs)

Chahal comes again

PAK 76-2 (11 Overs)

Jadeja continues

PAK 68-2 (10 Overs)

Chahal continues

PAK 63-2 (9 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja comes to bowl his first

PAK 59-2 (8 Overs)

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack

PAK 51-2 (7 Overs)

Hardik continues

PAK 43-2 (6 Overs)

5.5: The extra bounce beat him, or so it seemed, but it’s taken the faintest of nicks! The Indian players didn’t appeal much, but Fakhar just walked off. Not sure the umpire even raised the finger.

Avesh Khan replaces Arshdeep

PAK 30-1 (5 Overs)

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack

PAK 23-1 (4 Overs)

Arshdeep continues

PAK 19-1 (3 Overs)

2.4: Bouncer from Kumar and it got big on Babar as he looked to pull it to square leg.

Bhuvneshwar continues

PAK 14-0 (2 Overs)

Arshdeep to bowl from the other end

PAK 6-0 (1 Over)

Babar and Rizwan come out to bat for Pakistan. Bhuvneshwar to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNING)

DUBAI: India won the toss and elected to field first in the high-voltage clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh

DUBAI: India won the toss and elected to field first in the high-voltage clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh

KARACHI: With only a few hours left before the action begins at the glittering Dubai International Stadium for one of the biggest rivalries, cricket fever reaches its zenith as the two Asian giants and arch-rivals Pakistan and India are set to lock horns today in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.

In less than a year, the arch-rivals will meet again, and they could do so three more times in the current year.

The two sides last met in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 when Pakistan thrashed their arch-rivals India by a massive margin of 10 wickets to claim their maiden triumph over the Men in Blue in a world cup game.

The humiliating defeat at the hands of Pakistan and then New Zealand resulted in halting India’s chances to secure a semi-final berth in the tournament.

The Men in Blue, therefore, will now be seeking to avenge their bitter defeat.

India, however, were jolted by an injury scare ahead of Asia Cup 2022 as their ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the continental event. Whereas, Pakistan also suffered an alike setback in the form of left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi ruling out due to a knee injury.

The Green Shirts then sustained another blow to their bowling department as Mohammad Wasim Jr also ruled out with an injury. His ouster left Pakistan with a relatively inexperienced fast bowling attack out of which will be a debutant Naseem Shah in a high-voltage clash. The spin attack will be the key point for the side that features Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz.

Despite Bumrah’s unavailability, India still have a rather strong attack, having the likes of Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Both sides will be heavily relying on their top-order. Pakistan on the trio of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Fakhar Zaman. Whereas, India will be hoping for their top four – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav – to fire.

Before taking the field in a much-anticipated clash India played 22 T20Is in the ongoing year and lost only four out of them. The top-ranked T20 side did not lose any series in the same period.

Pakistan, on the other hand, played only one T20I in 2022, that was against Australia back in April and lost by three wickets.
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Apart from all these factors, another component that holds importance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the toss and due factor. It is often said the side winning the toss in UAE is more likely to win the match as well and the stats too, proved it right last time round in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Asia Cup: Matches-14, India-8, Pakistan-5, NR-1

DUBAI: In less than two and a half hours, the first batch of tickets for the eagerly awaited Asia Cup 2022 match between the arch-rivals Pakistan and India were sold out after being put on online sale.

According to the details, after waiting for hours many cricket fans were left disappointed as the online tickets for India vs Pakistan blockbuster match, scheduled on August 28, dried up minutes after being put on sale. Very few tickets with rates starting from 2,500 AED were available and those sold out within minutes.

“The first batch of tickets for India vs Pakistan match has been sold out and the organisers will release the next batch of tickets in the following days. All other matches remain on sale, so please stay in the queue to buy tickets,” Platinumlist, the official ticketing site, posted on their website.

Fans had been anxiously waiting to book seats for the Pakistan-India match since Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced their ticket sales for the tournament.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Asia Cup 2022, featuring six teams, will take place from August 27 to September 11 in UAE.

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DUBAI: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting backed India to win their much-awaited clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022.

Ponting, while featuring in the latest episode of ICC Review, responded to the host Sanjana Ganesan’s query to pick the winner of the upcoming clash between India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 and predicted the defending champions to emerge victorious.

“I’ll stick with India to win that clash (August 28 match) against Pakistan. That’s taking nothing away from Pakistan because they are an incredible cricket nation that continues to present out-and-out superstar players,” Ponting said.

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The legendary Australian captain then went on to term India the favourites to win the Asia Cup by asserting that they are tough opponents to beat in any tournament.

“It’s always hard to go past India in any tournament, not just an Asia Cup, but I think every time we talk about the T20 World Cup which is coming up, I think that India will be right in the thick of it there,” Ponting predicted.

“Their depth is definitely better than the other teams and I think India will win the Asia Cup,” he continued.

It is pertinent to mention here that the arch-rivals Pakistan and India will square off in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022 on August 28.

Furthermore, the last time two sides locked horns in a T20I, Pakistan outclassed India by 10 wickets to register their maiden victory over their arch-rivals in a world cup game.

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COLOMBO: Pakistan Men’s Cricket team are set to take on their arch-rivals India on August 28 as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the forthcoming Asia Cup 2022.

Before taking on their arch-rivals in ICC T20 World Cup 2022, the Green Shirts will be squaring up against India in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 on August 28.

The men in blue will be seeking vengeance for their humiliating 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Whereas, Pakistan will be looking to carry their domination in rather suitable conditions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the continental event moved from Sri Lanka due to an ongoing political turmoil in the Island.

Cricketing fans! Get ready to witness Asia's best, battling it out to become Asia's best!🔥👊 Here's how this year's Men's Asia Cup is lined up. Mark your calendars📆 Tell us in the comments, which team are you supporting?#ACC #cricketlove #cricket #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/DYTBjXnFke

— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) August 2, 2022

The glittering event will feature six teams including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. Whereas, a qualifying team from the first round will make their way to the final round and join India and Pakistan in Group A. Group B, on the other hand, comprise hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

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