India will begin its T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 23, 2022. This will not only mark the start of both the countries’ World Cup campaign, but will also be the first clash to be hosted by the stadium during a global cricket event.
The official Twitter handle of Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) shared pictures of some of the ongoing work on the ground on social media. Vehicles and machines were being used to operate the playground.
MCG tweeted, “And just like that… cricket is loading.”
So far this year, fans have faced three major clashes between the two Asian giants, one in women’s cricket and two in men’s cricket.
The India and Pakistan women’s teams gave fans their first taste of this great rivalry on July 31, 2022, when they participated in a cricket tournament at the Commonwealth Games 2022. In this clash, Pakistan were bundled out for just 99 runs in 18 overs and Sneh Rana’s spin (2/15) made her opponent dance to her tune. Chasing 100, India did their job comfortably with eight wickets in 11.4 overs. Smriti Mandhana scored 63* in 42 balls to give the team an easy victory.
India will create history by winning silver medal in cricket at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Star-studded men’s teams from the two countries clashed on August 28 to make the start of the Asia Cup 2022. What fans found was one of the best clashes between the two sides in recent years as this wire went down.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/26) and Hardik Pandya (3/25) were absolutely lethal at their pace, bowling Pakistan out for just 147 in 19.5 overs. Star batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored 43 runs in 42 balls for Pakistan.
Chasing 148, India lost openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul early on, but innings from Virat Kohli (35), Ravindra Jadeja (35) and Hardik Pandya (33*) gave the Men in Blue two balls to spare. Won by five wickets. ,
Exactly a week later on 4 September, the two sides clashed again during the Super Four stage of the tournament.
In that match, KL Rahul (28) and skipper Rohit Sharma (28) and Virat Kohli’s blistering knock of 60 off 44 balls took the Men in Blue to 181/7 in their 20 overs. Spinner Shadab Khan (2/31) was the leading bowler for Pakistan.
Rizwan (71) and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz (42) turned things in Pakistan’s favor with their quick innings and Arshdeep’s dropped catch by Asif Ali added a lot of drama and tension to the match, which India won by five wickets with a single ball. lost. give up.
This defeat became a major reason for Team India’s early exit from the Asia Cup 2022. They also lost their next game to Sri Lanka and failed to defend their title by finishing third in the Super Four stage.
So when the Men in Blue step inside the coveted, packed MSG in October, they will have on their mind to avenge their two extremely painful losses to Pakistan, the first being a 10-wicket loss to Pakistan in the 2021 edition. Will have to face of the tournament, due to which India were knocked out of the tournament in the Super 12 stage itself.
A defeat in the Asia Cup would also be fresh in his mind, a defeat that denied him his chance to become the King of Asia for the eighth time.
All eyes will be on stars like KL Rahul, Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah etc. to perform to the best of their ability.
India squad for South Africa T20I: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
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