IND vs PAK: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against India- ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 16

IND vs PAK: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against India- ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 16. Pakistan will lock horns with India in their opening game of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The IND vs PAK match will take place on October 24 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams are part of group 2 in the tournament. New Zealand, Afghanistan, Namibia, and Scotland are the other teams part of group 2.

Pakistan played two warm-up games in the tournament. They won against West Indies but lost to South Africa. On the other hand, India played two warm-up games against England and Australia and won both of them. India has faced Pakistan 5 times in T20 World Cup and won all of them. Ahead of the IND vs PAK match in T20 World Cup 2021, here we take a glance at Pakistan’s predicted playing XI in the match.

IND vs PAK: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against India- ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 16

Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Mohammed Rizwan will the be opener and wicketkeeper for the team in the opening game against India. Rizwan could not hit big knocks in the warm-up games. He got out for 13 and 19 in both the games. However, he has been in good form during this year.

Babar Azam (C)

Babar Azam will be the skipper of Pakistan during ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lead the side against India in the opening game. Azam is one of the topmost batsmen in international cricket at present. In the warm-up games, he smacked a half-century in one game.

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Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar Zaman will be another player in the team. During the warm-up games, Fakhar Zaman showed an impressive batting form. He smacked unbeaten 46 in one game and 52 in the other match. Hence, he is in good batting form and the team might not bench him in the first match.

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez will be another batsman in the team and mostly play at the middle-order. During the warm-up matches, Hafeez got out for a duck in one game and scored 13 in the other. However, he is a good choice for a middle-order batsman in the team and might make it to the playing XI in the opening game. Moreover, he can also bowl and will be an added bonus for the team.

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik will be another player in the team. With his experience, Malik is a crucial batsman for Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. In the warm-up matches, he scored unbeaten 14 in one game and hit 28 in the other. Malik has shown a decent batting form.

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Asif Ali

Asif Ali might be another player that Pakistan might pick in the opening game against India in T20 World Cup 2021. In the one game that he batted, he scored a quickfire 32 off 18. Hence, with his hard-hitting batting style, he can be a good batsman for the team at the lower middle-order.

Khushdil Shah

Khushdil Shah might be another batsman in the team. He did not bat or bowl during the warm-up games. However, he has a good T20I career under his belt for Pakistan so far. Pakistan might give him a chance during the opening clash against India.

Imad Wasim

Imad Wasim will be the spinner in the team. During the warm-up matches in T20 World Cup 2021, he gave an outstanding bowling performance. He picked 2 wickets against South Africa and 1 wicket against West Indies. Moreover, he also bowled at a brilliant economy rate in both games.

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Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi will be the first pacer in the team. The left-arm pacer is the most crucial pacer for the team in T20 World Cup 2021. He showed brilliant form during the warm-up games. He picked 2 wickets each in both the warm-up matches against West Indies and South Africa.

Hasan Ali

Hasan Ali will be another pacer in the team. Ali showed an impressive performance in the warm-up games. He grabbed 2 wickets for 21 against West Indies. Against South Africa, he emerged expensive with 52 runs in 4 overs. He is a crucial pacer for Pakistan in the tournament and highly expected to be part of the opening game.

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Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf will be another pacer that Pakistan might pick in the opening game against India. Rauf remained wicketless in the warm-up match against South Africa. However, he grabbed 2 wickets against West Indies. He might be the third pacer that Pakistan can go with against India.