IND vs PAK: Pakistan has revealed its cards, announcing the playing XI 19 hours before the epic showdown against India.

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Pakistan has made no changes to its team for the match against Nepal. Apart from three fast bowlers, the Pakistani team management has included three spin bowling all-rounders in the playing XI.

In the Asia Cup, India will face Pakistan on Saturday. Fans from both countries are eagerly anticipating this match. However, about 19 hours before the match, Pakistan has revealed its cards. They have announced the playing XI for the epic showdown against India. The match will be played on Saturday at 3:00 PM Indian Standard Time. The toss will take place half an hour earlier, at 2:30 PM. India has not yet announced its playing XI. Rohit Sharma and the company will announce the playing XI at the time of the toss.

Pakistan has made no changes to its team for the match against Nepal. The Pakistani team management has included three spin bowling all-rounders in the playing XI, in addition to three fast bowlers. Furthermore, the team’s batting looks quite strong. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq will be opening the innings. In the middle order, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Salman Agah will feature. In the lower order, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz may also contribute with the bat. In the pace attack, apart from Nasim Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf will be in focus.

Pakistan’s playing XI for the match against India: Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Agah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Nasim Shah, Haris Rauf.

India hasn’t lost to Pakistan in One Day Internationals (ODIs) for six years. The last time India suffered defeat was in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy. Since then, India has beaten Pakistan twice in the Asia Cup 2018 and once in the 2019 World Cup. In the last 10 encounters between the two teams, India has won seven matches, while Pakistan has won three. India last lost to Pakistan in an ODI Asia Cup match in 2014.

In the context of ODIs, India and Pakistan have faced each other 13 times in the Asia Cup. India has maintained a slight edge, winning seven matches, while Pakistan has won five. One match ended in a tie. Overall, in the 132 ODIs played between India and Pakistan so far, Pakistan has won 73 matches, while India has won 55. Four matches ended without a result.

For the upcoming Asia Cup, both teams have announced their squads:

India:

  • Rohit Sharma (Captain)
  • Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain)
  • Shubman Gill
  • Virat Kohli
  • Shreyas Iyer
  • KL Rahul
  • Suryakumar Yadav
  • Tilak Varma
  • Ishan Kishan
  • Ravindra Jadeja
  • Shardul Thakur
  • Akshar Patel
  • Kuldeep Yadav
  • Jasprit Bumrah
  • Mohammed Shami
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • Sanju Samson (Backup)

Pakistan:

  • Abdullah Shafique
  • Fakhar Zaman
  • Imam-ul-Haq
  • Babar Azam (Captain)
  • Salman Ali Agha
  • Iftikhar Ahmed
  • Tayyab Tahir
  • Mohammad Rizwan
  • Mohammad Harris
  • Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain)
  • Mohammad Nawaz
  • Usama Mir
  • Faheem Ashraf
  • Harris Rauf
  • Mohammad Wasim Jr.
  • Nasim Shah
  • Shaheen Afridi