Cricket matches between India and Pakistan have always been the most anticipated ones and the rivals have had many close encounters on the cricketing. Confident India takes on erratic Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in one of the most eagerly awaited encounters of the tournament on Sunday. The weather is set to play a key role to decide who gets to win this tie. Fans from both teams would love to see a full 50-over match between the two neighbouring rivals but according to the current weather forecast, there is a high possibility of rain in Manchester on gameday.
This once in a blue moon clash is an ineluctable clash for the ardent fans. The fact that India has never lost to Pakistan in the World Cup, makes it even more compelling. India has been in a sublime form in this premier tournament while Pakistan struggling to ameliorate their form. India has not lost any of its matches in this edition of the quadrennial tournament while Pakistan has only managed to win one match and sits on the second last position of the points table. However, both the teams possess remarkable players, who have the ability to get their team over the line single-handedly.
Probable XI
India: Virat Kohli (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav
Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (C/wk), Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman
Dream 11: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
