Match Prediction:
On Saturday, match 12 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup takes place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with hosts India taking on archrivals Pakistan. India has had a solid start to the tournament, defeating Australia by 6 wickets with 52 balls remaining and Afghanistan by 8 wickets with 90 balls remaining. Pakistan also has a perfect record after an 81-run triumph against the Netherlands in Match 2 before falling to Sri Lanka by six wickets with 10 balls remaining on Tuesday. Continue reading for a preview of this game. The day-night match begins at 14:00 local time.
So far in the tournament, India has shown their quality with victories over Australia and Afghanistan. Afghanistan threatened to overwhelm the Indian bowlers at times, but the hosts eventually won with 15 overs remaining. Pakistan would need to put on a fantastic display to win this game.
Pakistan had two comfortable victories in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, but we expect this to be their most difficult game to date. They have a horrible record against India, who will be difficult to beat in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd in Ahmedabad.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
The last eight ODIs at this venue have been won by the side batting first and four by the team batting second. However, with teams preferring to field first in this year’s Cricket World Cup, we anticipate that both captains will opt to field first.
Weather Report:
Friday afternoon will be mostly bright, with some cloud cover in the evening. The temperature will be in the 30s for the majority of the game, with humidity levels expected to reach 80% towards the finish.
Pitch Report:
The pitch in Chennai is always one that provides turn for spin bowlers. On Friday, we predict a par score of approximately 300 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
India Preview:
Although Shubman Gill has returned to the squad after missing the first two games due to sickness, we do not expect the right-handed batsman to be pushed back into the lineup, especially after Ishan Kishan hit a run-a-ball 47 on Wednesday. We expect Ravichandran Ashwin to return on a pitch with a little more turn than the one in Delhi.
India Squad Predicted:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan Preview:
Abdullah Shafique, who replaced Fakhar Zaman at the top of the order prior of the game against Sri Lanka, is certain to keep his berth after reaching an ODI century on his World Cup debut. Pakistan is expected to be unchanged for this match.
Pakistan Squad Predicted
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
India vs Pakistan Prediction:
In the ODI World Cup, India has a 7-0 record against Pakistan. Furthermore, they have gone undefeated in the last five One-Day Internationals against them. However, Pakistan will enter this game with increased confidence and will be optimistic about their chances. India will have a minor advantage because they are the home team and have been in fantastic form in recent weeks. Despite the absence of Gill, their batting is quite powerful, and their bowling has lots of wicket-taking possibilities. We believe the game will be decided by who bowls the best. Both sides have good hitting lineups and should do well on this surface. India’s bowling attack, on the other hand, appears to be more potent for these circumstances, and their excellent spin bowling could be the difference here. Pakistan has some fantastic seamers on their team, but their spinners could let them down. This is a difficult game to predict, but we believe India will win.
