Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first against the archrivals Pakistan.

Babar Azam too anticipated for a fielding innings but the greens are forced to bat infront the top pacers of India.

Talking about the playing XI, Ravichandran Ashwin is a surprising inclusion by team India as there is no place for Chahal. Dinesh Karthik is the preferred wicket-keeper for today’s game as Rishabh Pant is benched once again.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shami, and Arshdeep Singh are the top pacers for the blues which will be competing the Pakistani bowling unit, which includes Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
TOPICS: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 MCG