ICC Men’s CWC 2023: Can India make it 8-0 against Pakistan in World Cups?
The 12th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between arch rivals India and Pakistan on October 14 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Head-to-Head
India and Pakistan have played 134 ODIs against each other since 1978, of which India have won 56, Pakistan have won 73, with five matches not producing a result. In India, these two teams have played 30 ODIs between 1983 and 2013, with India winning 11 and Pakistan winning 19. At the World Cups, India and Pakistan have met seven times between 1992 and 2019, with India winning on all seven occasions.
| Particulars | India | Pakistan |
| ICC ODI Rankings | 1 | 2 |
| Performance in ODIs overall | 56 | 73 |
| In India | 11 | 19 |
| At World Cups | 7 | 0 |
Performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 so far…
India and Pakistan have started their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign on a positive note. While India have won their first match against five-time champions Australia (by 6 wickets) at Chennai and second match against Afghanistan (by eight wickets) at Delhi, Pakistan, on the other hand have defeated Netherlands (by 81 runs) and Sri Lanka (by 6 wickets) at Hyderabad.
India v Pakistan: Squads, injury updates, playing conditions, weather, and players to watch out for
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
Injury updates
India’s talented opening batter Shubman Gill, who is suffering from dengue missed the first two matches. Though he has travelled to Ahmedabad and was part of the practice session, there are still doubts whether he will be fit to play. For Pakistan, centurion in the last match against Sri Lanka, Mohammad Rizwan was seen in some discomfort. Besides Rizwan, there are no injury scares in the Pakistan team.
Playing conditions
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the encounter between India and Pakistan. It will be a day night match. While India will play their 19th ODI here, having won 10 and lost eight, Pakistan will play their second ODI here, having won their first against India in 2005. The venue will host its second game of this World Cup. The first match played here was a high scoring one with more than 550 runs being scored. Expect another run feast.
Weather
The weather is expected to be mostly sunny and warm. The maximum temperature attained during the day will be 36 degrees Celsius. The cloud cover will be 14% and there could be 1% chance of rain. The wind will blow from the west-northwest.
Players to watch out for
For India, it will be Virat Kohli who will grab all the attention. He has started his World Cup campaign with fire scoring back-to-back half centuries. Against Pakistan, he will want to add to his ODI centuries’ tally of 47. Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah has been the biggest positive for India. He has picked six wickets in two matches and bowled well with the new ball and towards the end of the innings.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan, who scored a match winning century against Sri Lanka in his last outing will be expected to deliver again, provided he is fit and available for the game. Besides, captain Babar Azam, who has not yet scored big will look to get going against India. In the bowling department, while the expectations would have been from Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead the attack, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf have been more successful with six and five wickets, respectively.
Match details
Date: October 14, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Live streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
All the statistics are sourced from ESPN Cricinfo