After outperforming West Indies on all three fronts, England have climbed to no. 2 spot in points tally with three wins in four matches.
Match 22 will see Old Trafford filled to the brim, as one of the most-awaited cricketing rivalries undergoes on Sunday, India takes on their arch-rivals Pakistan.
Where these two meet, a drama and high voltage game are expected, the two have faced each other six times in World Cup history, and Pakistan has never tasted a win.
India is currently at no. 3 spot with 2 wins in three match, and one game being abandoned due to rain, whereas Pakistan is at the eighth spot with just a single win four matches. With a dominant previous record, India will look to continue the same with a win on Sunday and reclaim the no. 2 spot in the points tally.
Match Details
India vs Pakistan, Match 22
16 June, 3:00 PM IST
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Pitch and Weather Report
Finally, after a week in Manchester sunshine spells were seen on Friday, it is expected to be a dry and clear day but with the trope, there is heavy rain threat in afternoon hours. Captain winning toss will look to field owing to rain expectations and overcast conditions.
With dry pitch, teams might put their spinners to field in the clash.
Squads
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.
Team News
India
Virat Kohli’s led side will be eager to take the field against Pakistan after the previous match against New Zealand washed out.
With Shikhar Dhawan being ruled out for some time KL Rahul is likely to open with Rohit Sharma, which again leaves no. 4 spot vacant, the vacancy is likely to fill by either Dinesh Karthik or Vijay Shankar.
So far in two matches played, India hasn’t played left any area unattended, and in the previous match, they put to display an exceptional show of batting
Yuzvendra Chahal has been in good touch so far and providing with breakthroughs at critical junctures.
Pakistan
Pakistan after registering a promising victory against the hosts England, despite good comeback in the latter half of the match against Australia failed to color things their way.
After a continuous failure in the batting department, skipper Sarfaraz might think to get Haris Sohail in the playing 11 against India.
Pakistan will look to replicate Champions Trophy 2017 Final's performance on Sunday, to open their account against India in World Cup history.
The likes of Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir have done a commendable job so far, and two have a decent record against India too, no doubt these will be the players to watch out for Pakistan on Sunday.
Fantasy Prediction
MS Dhoni, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Imal-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Hafeez, Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Mohammad Amir. Captain: Virat Kohli, Vice Captain: Hardik Pandya.
