Pakistan will take on India in the 16th match of the T20 World Cup today at Melbourne stadium with higher chances of rain despite the forecast on Saturday evening coming down to 70%.
The mega competition of the mega event, the big match between Pakistan and India will take place today in the T20 World Cup, the fans are excited about the high-voltage match. There are higher chances of rain that could affect the match or the short-format play would be further shrunk.
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam said whatever the situation is, we are ready to contribute the maximum in the match.
The remarkable thing about today’s match is that traditional rivals India and Pakistan are going to start their T20 World Cup campaign by playing a match against each other.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has said that if the T20 match between Pakistan and India is affected due to the match, then his team is also ready for the short game.
Addressing the press conference yesterday, he said that if the game is affected due to rain, he will take a decision according to the situation. Sharma said that there are different stories being heard about the weather in Melbourne.
Responding to a question, Rohit Sharma said, “BCCI will decide whether India will tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup or not. But right now we are only focusing on our WC’s match” ‘
On the unavailability of his pacer Jasprit Bhamrah and top all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma said the Indian team is strong enough to face the challenge.
On the other hand, in today’s match, the Pakistan cricket team’s prominent batsman Fakhar Zaman will not be available for the team due to an injury.
Azam confirmed in a press conference that Fakhar Zaman will not be a part of the team in the match against India. He said that Fakhar Zaman is not fully fit due to which he will not be available for our first match. Fakhar Zaman has been replaced with a fully fit Shan Masood in the Pakistani squad.
Babar Azam had said that the pressure will be reduced with a big match against India in the high-voltage Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.
Babar Azam had said that “There is no doubt that it will be a high-pressure game match but we will try to take it normally and trust our skills and practice.”
So far 11 matches of the T20 format have been played between Pakistan and India, out of which India has won 8 matches while Pakistan has won 3 matches.