The big match day is upon us again. The arch-rivals Pakistan and India are set to face each other for the 4th time in the span of one year. Pakistan won two of the last three encounters, including the last T20 World Cup game in Dubai.

Weather permitting, the Sunday game will be the first for both Pakistan and India in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia, and looking to start it with a win as this match will most probably decide the semifinalist from Group B.

Weather prediction

The good news for fans is that the weather prediction has slightly got better as compared to Saturday in Melbourne and we might see some ply.

Since the start of the mega event, weather on match day is the most discussed topic. It has been raining heavily in Melbourne for the past few days and is still predicted during the match. However, the chances of rain during the match have now decreased from almost 90% to 50%, and that too at the end of the match. The fans are expecting to see a full match.

Head to Head

Pakistan and India have faced each other in 11 T20 internationals in which India is leading the chart with eight wins while three matches were won by Pakistan.

Interesting fact: Two of Pakistan’s total three wins came in the last three meetings.

Batting 1st: Only 3 matches are won by the team batting 1st and India won all of the 3 matches.

Batting 2nd: 8 matches are won by the team chasing the totals.

Match prediction

Toss is going to play a huge role in predicting the winner. The Team batting first and putting in a good total will definitely get an advantage as there are chances of some rain in the end.

According to the weather report, it’s 55% Pakistan while 45% India looking at the wind, and Indian batters struggle against the swing.

Pakistani fast bowlers have an edge with the bowl with pace and bounce. Swing is going to play a huge role for both teams. Pakistan is having a slight edge due to their strong bowling lineup while Indian batting is a pretty experienced side on Australian conditions as compared to Pakistan. Pakistan might have some middle-order issues while the Indian top order might struggle against the new ball, especially against Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Expected playing XI

Pakistan

1. Babar Azam
2. Mohammad Rizwan
3. Shan Masood
4. Haider Ali
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
6. Asif Ali
7. Shadab Khan
8. Mohammad Nawaz
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Haris Rauf
11. Naseem Shah

Complete squad

1. Babar Azam 2.Mohammad Rizwan 3.Shan Masood 4.Haider Ali 5.Iftikhar Ahmed 6.Asif Ali 7.Shadab Khan 8. Mohammad Nawaz 9. Shaheen Afridi 10.Haris Rauf 11.Naseem Shah 12. Khushdil Shah 13. Fakhar Zaman 14. Mohammad Hasnain 15. Mohammad Wasim Jr.

India Expected XI

1. Rohit Sharma
2. KL Rahul
3. Virat Kohli
4. Surya Kumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Dinesh Kartik
7. Axar Patel
8. Yuzvendra Chahal
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11. Arshdeep Singh

Complete squad

1. Rohit Sharma 2. KL Rahul 3. Virat Kohli 4. Surya Kumar Yadav 5. Hardik Pandya 6. Dinesh Kartik 7. Axar Patel 8. Yuzvendra Chahal 9.Mohammad Shami 10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 11. Arshdeep Singh 12. Deepak Hooda 13. Rishabh Pant 14. Ravichandran Ashwin 15. Harshal Patel

Pakistan vs India Live Streaming

T20 World Cup live streaming details

Live streaming platforms to watch ICC Men’s T20 World Cup are given below.

T20 World Cup live streaming in Pakistan:

Viewers from Pakistan can enjoy live streaming Online on these platforms.

1. Ary Zap (both Android and IOS)
2. Daraz App (both Android and IOS)
3. Tapmad (both Android and IOS)

Live Streaming Tv channels:

Live Streaming Tv channels In Pakistan Are:

1. A Sports
2. PTV Sports
3. Ten Sports

Rest of the world:

International viewers can watch streaming online on:

1. ICC TV

TV channels across the world:

Tv channels streaming matches across the world are given below:

1. Australia:

Fox Sports, Channel Nine

2. New Zealand

Sky Sport

3. Caribbean

ESPN

4. Bangladesh

Gazi TV

5. Canada

Times Internet (Willow)

6. USA

Times Internet (Willow)

7. United Kingdom

Sky Sports

8. Sub-Saharan Africa

SuperSport

9. Singapore

StarHub

10. Malaysia

Astro

11. Hong Kong

Now TV

12. PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands

PNG Digicel