India vs Pakistan: Pakistan's Predicted Playing XI Against India - ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12, Group 2, Match 16

Pakistan take on India in their first Super 12 clash at the MCG on October 23, Sunday. The super 12 round began on October 22 with the first match between Australia and New Zealand- the finalists of last year’s T20 World Cup. The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final will be played on November 13.

India and Pakistan met recently in the Asia Cup. The teams played two games with India winning one and Pakistan one. Pakistan beat India in the knockout stage to send them out of the tournament. In the last two years, the impact of the rivalry has notched up a few levels with India losing two of the three games.

After missing the Asia Cup with a knee injury, Shaheen Shah Afridi is back in the side for the T20 World Cup. He rattled India by taking three wickets in the previous T20 World Cup game against India. This time around again, he will be the biggest threat for India heading into the marquee clash. In this article, we take a look at Pakistan’s predicted playing X for the game against India.

India vs Pakistan: Pakistan’s Predicted Playing XI Against India – ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12, Group 2, Match 16

Babar Azam (C)

After a forgetful Asia Cup campaign where he just scored 65 runs in six innings, Babar would be looking to get back into the very first game against India and make a statement.

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Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Rizwan scored the most runs in the Asia Cup and is the most in-form Pakistani batter at the moment. He will be key for his side in the series. He has scored 193 runs against India so far in T20Is.

Shan Masood

Masood took a blow on his head during the preparations but is expected to be fit for the clash against Pakistan. He is a new addition to the squad which has most of the players from the previous tournament.

Mohammad Nawaz

The left-arm spinning all-rounder can slot in at number four. He played a few good knocks in the Asia Cup including a cameo against India scoring 42 off 20 balls.

Khushdil Shah

Another hard-hitting southpaw, Shah can bat at number five. He also was a part of Pakistan’s Asia Cup squad.

Asif Ali

Hard-hitting finisher Asif Ali can slot in at six. He has not been in the best of form in recent times. He was not at his best in the Asia Cup and would like to contribute to his team.

Shadab Khan

Shadab will be Babar’s deputy in the series. He will have a role to play with both bat and ball. The leggie bagged 8 wickets in the multi-nation Asian championship.

Haris Rauf

Rauf will lead the seam attack for Pakistan. He ended the Asia Cup with 8 wickets. Haris is a part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad.

Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen will be the second pacer in Pakistan’s playing XI against India. He is fit and raring to go in the World Cup after missing out on the Asia Cup. His pace is up there as well.

Naseem Shah

Naseem was a big positive for Pakistan in the Asia Cup campaign. He ended the series with seven wickets from five games. He made his T20I debut in the series.

Usman Qadir

Qadir will conclude Pakistan’s likely playing XI as the second specialist spinner in the lineup. He will pair up with Shadab Khan to create problems for India. He will be one of the five specialist bowlers for Pakistan.

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