Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan, Match 2, Preview, Pitch Report, Broadcast details and all you need to know

India and Pakistan are all set to cross their swords in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022. Both teams will play this match tomorrow the 28^th of August (Sunday). It is the first time these two Asian giants face each other after the previous encounter in the T20 World Cup 2021. In that match, the men in green defeated the Indians with a massive margin of 10 wickets.

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The Indian side will be eyeing to clear off their account with the arch-rivals for the last defeat. Whereas, the Pakistani team will be looking to register the second consecutive win against the Indians in any major international tournament.

Speaking of the Pakistani team, then they played only T20I against Australia back in the month of April. In that match, Australia defeated Pakistan by three wickets and successfully chased down the target of 163 runs.

Taking a discussion bit ahead, here we’ll have a look at all the details of the much-anticipated encounter between India and Pakistan. It will include the preview of the match along with predicted playing XIs and all the details you need to know.

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India vs Pakistan, Details of the match

Venue – Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Timing and Date – 7.30 PM, 28^th of August (Sunday), According to the Indian Standard Time

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India vs Pakistan, Broadcast Details

Star Sports Network will telecast the match live on television. Whereas digital telecast of the match will be available live on Disney+ Hotstar.

India vs Pakistan, Pitch Report and Playing conditions

The weather and atmosphere in Dubai are quite a bit hot and dry. Apart from that, the dew factor does not have any more effective role in the light. It translates into the fact that tossing is going to be very crucial. The surface of DICS will provide a tough fight between the bat and the ball.

Speaking of the wicket a bit more, then the captain who will win the toss will definitely want to bowl first. It will be due to the current conditions in Dubai.

India vs Pakistan, Predicted Playing XIs of both the teams

India

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.