Ahmedabad: so friends! Finally, the day has come when the biggest match of the league stage of the ODI World Cup 2023 i.e. India-Pakistan match (India Vs Pakistan) will be played today i.e. on Saturday, 14th October. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 2:00 pm. The toss of this high voltage match will take place half an hour before this i.e. at 1:30 pm.
What will be Gill’s return?
There is news that Team India’s regular opener Shubman Gill may return in this match. In this regard, in the press conference held last Friday, captain Rohit Sharma had said that Shubman Gill is 99% available for selection, but the decision to include him in the playing-11 will be taken only before the match.
Actually, Gill was suffering from dengue, due to which he was admitted to a hospital in Chennai on Monday 9 October. According to the information, Gill has now recovered from this. At the same time, he also sweated in the nets on 12th and 13th October, seeing which he is expected to make a comeback in today’s match. Please note that due to dengue, Shubman was not available in India’s matches against Australia and Afghanistan.
Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur may be out
If Shubman is fit then Team India can give leave to Ishan Kishan today. If there is even a little help for the pacers on the pitch, then Mohammed Shami can also get a place in the playing-11 of Team India today in place of Shardul Thakur. Apart from these two players, there is little possibility of any other change in the team.
Third match in World Cup
Please note that India and Pakistan will play their third match in this World Cup today. Where before this, India had defeated 5-time world champion Australia in its first match. In the second match, there was a spectacular victory against Afghanistan by eight wickets. On the other hand, Pakistan has also won both its opening matches. He defeated Netherlands in the first match and Sri Lanka in the second match. If we talk about the World Cup, till now 7 matches have been played between the two and the host team has won all of them.
match stats
Let us see that India won 4 out of the last 5 ODIs. He had to face defeat in only one match. Whereas Pakistan has won 3 out of its 5 matches and lost 2.
Team India’s record against Pakistan in India
Talking about statistics, a total of 134 ODIs have been played between the two teams so far, out of which India has won 56 and Pakistan has won 73. However, five matches have also been inconclusive. Whereas in India, till now there have been a total of 30 ODIs between the two teams, out of which Pakistan could win in 19 and India could win only in 11.
what does the pitch say
If seen, the pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium is completely batting friendly. However, fast bowlers also get help here. But then as the match progresses, the spinners also start showing wonders. Dew is also seen playing a big role here. Now if there is dew today then the team batting in the second innings has the advantage here. So far 27 ODIs have been played in this stadium. The team batting first has won 14 matches and the team chasing has won 13 matches. That means the balance is expected to remain equal.
how is the weather
It may remain cloudy in Ahmedabad today, but the chance of rain is less. The temperature here today can be around 35 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Probable playing-11 of both the teams
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan/Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav. , Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.