LIVE | T20 WC IND vs PAK playing 11: Malik likely find place in Pak line-up

File Photo: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli need to come today as India eyes sixth consecutive win over Pakistan in T20 World Cups

Virat Kohli-led India will face Babar Azam's Pakistan in a high octane Group 2 clash in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. Pakistan has already announced its 12-member squad for today's match against India. Meanwhile, the Indian fans have to wait till 7 pm today to know the India playing 11. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami is expected to lead India's pace attack while Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's inclusion as third pacer will largely depend on pitch conditions. The experienced Indian spinner R Ashwin might not find a place in India playing 11 as mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy automatically get a spot over his latest IPL stint.

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Coming back to Pakistan playing 11, the squad announced by Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the press conference on the eve of the match includes the name of veterans Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. Malik and Hafeez bring a comforting amount of experience to the Pakistan side. The experienced duo would provide much-needeed strength to Pakistan's brittle middle order. 
 

T20 WC, India vs Pakistan playing 11 predictions 

India playing 11 (probables): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami.

Pakistan playing 11 (probables): Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.

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IND vs PAK head-to-head 

Total matches: 8

India won: 7

Pakistan won: 1

The two arch-rivals have met each other five times at a T20 World Cup and 'Men in Blue' have won on all the occasions

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When will the IND vs PAK T20 WC 2021 match be played?

The IND vs PAK match is scheduled to take place on October 24, Sunday.

Where will IND vs PAK match will be played?

The venue for the India vs Pakistan T20 match is Dubai International Stadium.

What will be the match timings for the T20 match between IND vs PAK?

The match between India vs Pakistan will begin at 7:30 pm IST.

At what time will the IND vs PAK match live toss take place?

The IND vs PAK live toss between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled start of play that is 7:00 pm IST.

Which TV channels will telecast the IND vs PAK 2021 match live in India?

The IND vs PAK will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 HD/SD with English commentary, while Star Sports Hindi with Hindi Commentary.

How to live stream the IND vs PAK IPL 2021 match in India?

The live streaming of IND vs PAK match will be available on Disney+Hotstar app in four languages.

Here are the squads of both the teams:

India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar
Kumar, Mohammad Shami

Pakistan full squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik.