India vs Pakistan Preview & Prediction
When is India vs Pakistan on and what time does it start? India vs Pakistan will take place on Saturday 14October, 2023 – 09:30 (UK)
Where is India vs Pakistan taking place? India vs Pakistan will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India
Where can I get tickets for India vs Pakistan?
What channel is India vs Pakistan on in the UK? India vs Pakistan will be televised live on Sky Sports
Where can I stream India vs Pakistan in the UK? Sky Sports subscribers can stream India vs Pakistan live on Sky Go
THE LOWDOWN
INDIA
Coach: Rahul Dravid
Captain: Rohit Sharma
- India’s hot start to the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup on their own home turf continued with a rampant eight wicket win over Afghanistan, chasing down 273 in just 35 overs as captain Rohit Sharma bounced back from his duck vs Australia in style, scoring a seventh ICC Cricket World Cup century.
- Shubman Gill has missed India’s opening two games with dengue but has travelled to Ahmedabad and isn’t out of contention when it comes to selection for this match, with Ishan Kishan having scored 0 and 47 so far opening with Rohit.
PAKISTAN
Coach: Grant Bradburn
Captain: Babar Azam
- Like India, Pakistan are unbeaten so far at the tournament and are coming off the back of having set a record ICC Cricket World Cup run chase, 345 against Sri Lanka with ten balls and six wickets remaining.
- Mohammad Rizwan was the star of the chase with an incredible 131 not out, but the wicket-keeper-batter was plagued throughout with a back problem which will need monitoring but isn’t expected to keep him out of action.
THE PREDICTION
Always the most anticipated of all ICC Cricket World Cup encounters, Pakistan will be hoping that this is finally the tournament that sees them defeat their biggest rivals on the biggest stage in cricket, having lost all seven previous encounters with India. So far though, Pakistan have faced two of the weakest bowling attacks across the group stage in Netherlands and Sri Lanka. India will prove a far tougher challenge for their batters with experience, pace and spin all in abundance. The hosts also come into this game with their big batting stars hitting top form, Virat Kohli recording back-to-back half-centuries and Rohit a hundred last time out. Factor in home advantage, alongside that fearsome World Cup record over Pakistan and India are the team worth backing to keep their 100% record going in this competition.
