The match between India and Pakistan is to be held in the T-20 World Cup today on 15th February. There is a possibility of some rain in Colombo. Before the match, know the weather conditions, pitch report and why the toss will be most important for both.
India vs Pakistan Match Today: A high-voltage match is to be held between India and Pakistan in the T-20 World Cup on Sunday 15 February. In the 27th match of Group A, both the teams will face each other at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The best news for India is that their great opener Abhishek Sharma is fit and can play in today’s match. He also attended the practice session on Saturday, a day before the match. Know the weather of Colombo before the match, pitch report and advantages and disadvantages of winning and losing the toss.
Threat of rain on the match in Colombo
India-Pakistan match is to start at 7 pm. However, it started raining from Saturday night itself, due to which the ground has been covered with covers. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a 50% chance of rain there. If the match cannot be played due to rain then both the teams will be given 1 point each. No reserve day has been kept for this match.
Toss Importance: How important is the toss in Premadasa Stadium?
R of Colombo. All three matches of the current tournament at the Premadasa Stadium have been won by the teams batting first. In the first match, Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl, but Sri Lanka won. In the second match, Australia won the toss and batted first and defeated Ireland. Whereas, in the third match, Australia bowled first after winning the toss and had to face defeat by Zimbabwe. Looking at all the statistics, the team winning the toss in Colombo can bat first.
Dew Effect: No effect of dew in Colombo
In South Asia, usually in the months of January-February, batting becomes easier in the second innings due to dew falling in the evening. But there is no possibility of dew in Colombo at present. In such a situation, chasing the batting vehicle in the second innings can be a bit difficult.
Pitch Report: How will the pitch be before the match?
The Colombo pitch starts breaking up in the second innings, which helps the spin bowlers to a great extent. Not only this, fast bowlers also get benefit from the ball stopping. So far 41 wickets have fallen on this pitch, out of which 21 have been taken by fast bowlers and 20 by spinners. That means the ratio is approximately 50:50.
Pakistan’s probable playing-11
Salman Ali Aga (captain), Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq and Abrar Ahmed.
India’s probable playing-11
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh/Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah.