The Pakistan cricket crew will tackle arch-rivals India within the twelfth match of ICC World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, October 14. Babar Azam and co. are coming into this encounter on the again of consecutive victories and so are India. But just one crew will emerge victorious on this contest. The two arch-rivals locked horns within the Asia Cup Super 4 match just lately and Pakistan misplaced that match by an enormous margin of 228 runs. They acquired outplayed in all departments and that is why they are going to be desperate to give you a a lot better efficiency this time.

Here, we will check out the anticipated Pakistan taking part in XI for this significant ODI conflict in opposition to the Indian cricket crew.

Openers: Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq

Abdullah Shafique walked into the Pakistan lineup within the earlier match and made an on the spot impression. The right-hander performed a superb innings of 113 and will likely be keen to hold that type ahead into the India vs Pakistan encounter. Imam-ul-Haq, however, has encountered failures in each video games up to now with scores of 15 and 12 to his identify. The southpaw must step up on this extremely necessary fixture.

Middle-order: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel

Babar Azam, the Pakistan cricket crew captain, has struggled to get going. He has registered scores of 5 and 10 within the two video games up to now and he will likely be desperate to make issues work on this high-stakes conflict. Mohammad Rizwan, however, has carried out nicely in each video games up to now. He adopted up his 68 in opposition to the Netherlands with one other very good knock of 131* in opposition to Sri Lanka.

The left-handed Saud Shakeel has additionally justified his place within the Pakistani aspect. He was adjudged the Player of the Match in opposition to the Netherlands for his distinctive knock of 68 after which he additionally did nicely in opposition to Sri Lanka to contribute 31 runs at a vital juncture.

All-rounders: Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz

The Pakistan all-rounders have been quiet up to now. Iftikhar Ahmed did play a superb cameo of an unbeaten 22 from simply 10 deliveries in opposition to Sri Lanka and likewise claimed a wicket within the recreation in opposition to the Netherlands along with his off-spin. But Shadab Khan, a leggie, and the left-arm orthodox Mohammad Nawaz are but to carry out to their potential. Both spin bowling all-rounders have been costly with their bowling they usually have not contributed a lot with their batting both. So, this India vs Pakistan match goes to be a superb alternative for them to showcase their expertise.

Bowlers: Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pacer Hasan Ali is taking part in for Pakistan within the absence of Naseem Shah and he has been delivering. After selecting up a few wickets in opposition to the Netherlands, Hasan Ali delivered with 4 wickets in opposition to Sri Lanka. He was a bit costly, although, conceding 71 runs in his 10 overs in opposition to the Lankans.

Left-armer Shaheen Afridi hasn’t been performing to his potential both. He has claimed solely a few wickets within the two video games up to now and was fairly costly in opposition to Sri Lanka. Haris Rauf, nevertheless, has been bowling nicely. After registering figures of three/43 in opposition to the Netherlands, he went on to assert two wickets in opposition to Sri Lanka.

Pakistan’s predicted XI for Cricket World Cup 2023 conflict in opposition to India:Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf