Pakistan and India are playing in the highly-awaited match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
Pakistan have included Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan in their squad replacing Asif Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Rain can be a spoiler in today’s contest as UK’s Met Office has forecasted the weather in Manchester as cloudy changing to heavy rain by lunchtime.
As many as one billion people are expected to watch the match on television. It’s a special time. It’s an opportunity for cricketers to cement their legacies and bring joy to their countries.
Pakistan comes into this match with one win and two losses. The team so far has lived up to its unpredictable tag as they lost to West Indies and Australia but surprisingly beat tournament favourites England.
The Green Shirts will be looking to win their first-ever match against India at the World Cup. India, on the other hand, is unbeaten in the tournament. They have outclassed South Africa and Australia in their previous encounters of the tournament.
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