India and Pakistan will lock horns in a Group A game of the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York on Sunday, June 9. Rohit Sharma & Co registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland at the same ground. Pakistan, on the other hand, suffered a humiliating defeat to the United States. Babar Azam & Co put up a poor performance and lost the match to USA in the Super Over at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
IND vs PAK, pitch report and weather condition
The pitch of Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York is balanced. The average first innings score on this ground in the last four matches has been 112 runs. The team batting first on this ground has won 50% of the matches.
Speed or spin?
80% of the total wickets on this ground have been taken by fast bowlers. So it should be a good idea to choose fast bowlers for your fantasy team.
Weather Report
The temperature will be around 19 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be 75%. The wind speed is expected to be 5.91 m/s. The weather is expected to be cloudy during the match, which may help the fast bowlers in movement. Light rain is expected which may affect the playing conditions.
India vs Pakistan, face to face
In the 12 matches played between these two teams, India batsmen have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Pakistan bowlers have earned the most fantasy points.
Both the teams last played against each other in the Super 12 – Match 4 of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022 where Hardik Pandya scored 132 fantasy points for India while Iftikhar Ahmed topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Pakistan with 83 points.
IND vs PAK, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
Shaheen Afridi is a left-arm fast bowler who has scored an average of 77 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, has a fantasy rating of 9.9 and is a safe bet for your Fantasy XI fantasy team. Shaheen has taken nine wickets in the five matches he has played recently.
Axar Patel (India)
Axar Patel is a spin-bowling all-rounder who has scored an average of 64 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, has a fantasy rating of 7.7 and can be a good safe choice for your fantasy XI team. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox and has taken four wickets in the recently played five matches. He is also a useful batsman and has scored 86 runs in recent matches.
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 62 fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 8.9. He is a top-order right-handed batsman and has scored 108 runs in the recent five T20 matches.
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Babar Azam is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 56 fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 8.2. Babar is a top-order right-handed batsman who has scored 187 runs in the last five matches.
Hardik Pandya (India)
Hardik Pandya is a safe bet for your fantasy team. He has an average of 54 fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 8.3. Pandya has scored 58 runs in the recent five matches. He is also a great bowler, bowling right-arm medium pace and has taken seven wickets in recent matches.
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Jasprit Bumrah is a great player for your Fantasy XI fantasy team. Bumrah has scored an average of 47 fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 7.8. He is a right-arm fast bowler and has taken nine wickets in the recent five matches.
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Shadab Khan is an all-rounder who has scored an average of 46 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, has a fantasy rating of 7.5 and can be a good option for your fantasy XI team. The right-handed batsman has scored 58 runs in the recent five matches. Shadab has also been successful with the ball, taking one wicket in recent matches.
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
Mohammad Rizwan can be a good choice for your Fantasy XI team. He has an average of 45 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 8.4. He is a top-order right-handed batsman and also does wicketkeeping. In the recent five matches, Rizwan has scored 163 runs.
Arshdeep Singh (India)
Arshdeep Singh is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Arshdeep has an average of 42 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 7.3. He bowls left-arm medium-fast and has taken eight wickets in the recently played five matches.
India vs Pakistan, Teams
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill (travel reserve), Rinku Singh (travel reserve), Khaleel Ahmed (travel reserve) and Avesh Khan (travel reserve).
Pakistan (PAK): Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abbas Afridi and Abrar Ahmed.
IND vs PAK, Fantasy XI Team
Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Rizwan and Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Virat Kohli and Babar Azam
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Shadab Khan, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh
Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
Vice-Captain: Virat Kohli
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