Ahmedabad: The time is up for the most awaited clash of the tournament – two-time champions India up against 1992 winners Pakistan – at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
This is the 12th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup tournament and both the teams will play their third match. Also, this is the eighth meeting between India and Pakistan in 50-over World Cups and Pakistan are yet to beat India in World Cups.
Looking at the stats, in the past four decades, since the 1980s, the two sides have played a total of 204 times, where Pakistan have won 88 matches compared to India’s 73 victories. In 134 ODIs, India have won 56 matches compared to 73 matches by Pakistan.
While in World Cups, India won all the 7 ODIs. In T20Is, India won 5, Pakistan won 1, and one resulted in a tie. However, In the Champions Trophy, Pakistan remained undefeated in 3 matches compared to India, which won only two matches.
India vs Pakistan ICC World Cup 2023: Probable Playing XI
India: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
How to watch
The India vs Pakistan match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. The match starts at 2 pm.
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