India vs Pakistan at 2024 T20 World Cup – Match preview and result prediction

Cricket’s most watched rivalry will resume in the West as India and Pakistan gear up for the marquee T20 World Cup clash at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York. With stakes and advertisement prices even for a 10-second slot at an all-time high, the mother of all cricket clashes promises to deliver at the biggest stage in the shortest format.

Here is the match preview and result prediction for the India vs Pakistan game at 2024 T20 WC.

The Big Preview

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The Indian Team will enter this contest following a thumping win over Ireland (by eight wickets) in their tournament opener at the same venue. With several changes to the playing XI, including Virat Kohli opening with Captain Rohit Sharma and keeper-batter Rishabh Pant playing at number three, India seemed to find a better balance in their quest for an ICC trophy in over a decade.

Although Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from the XI raised a few eyebrows, the bowling attack stood up to the reputation, with everyone contributing on the drop-in pitch. India could bring in the unorthodox spinner for the high-voltage clash against Pakistan, considering their skipper, Babar Azam, tends to struggle against the left-arm spinners.

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Since the middle order had a field day during the first game, it would be exciting to see how the power hitters, including Suryakumar Yadav and two all-rounders Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya, fare against seam-heavy Pakistan bowling.

Meanwhile, two standout performers – Virat and Jasprit Bumrah, will hog all the limelight, with fans eager to watch Kohli going against Haris Rauf in New York.

On the other hand, Pakistan has everything to play for after what happened to them in their game against the co-host USA. Pakistan’s confidence and tactics are all over the place, putting them in a dicey position against their arch-rivals.

However, they still have plenty of positives to look at, including Imad Wasim’s availability for this match and how the left-arm duo of Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Amir hold a psychological advantage over Rohit and Kohli at the top.

Per various sources, the pitch for this game is said to be the best on the square thus far, and with slight overcast conditions over the head, the bowlers might get some purchase early on.

India might be the easy favourite entering this contest, but Pakistan can shock the world with an unexpected win at the new venue in New York.

Predicted Playing XIs of both teams –

India -Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh

Pakistan- Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir and Haris Rauf