The cricket battleground is being set up in Colombo, the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match will be played today, the players of both the teams have raised their arms, under favorable conditions, they will try to control each other with spin weapons.
Pakistani spinner Usman Tariq is riding on Indian nerves, the losing side will have a chance to win the final match and advance to the next round. The strictest security measures have been taken for the match.
All the tickets were already sold, now the sale continues in the black, the arrival of a large number of Indian and Pakistani fans from all over the world has boosted Sri Lanka’s tourism, but the dark clouds in the sky are still there to scare.
According to sources, the match between the traditional World Cup rivals is always the most special one, but this time Pakistan’s announcement of boycott over India’s negative behavior and then Bangladesh’s determination to get justice added to the interest of the match.
The two teams will play a day-night match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, the Green Shirts are now determined to play well, whichever team wins Sunday’s match will enter the Super 8, the losing side will also have a chance to progress by winning the final match.
Conditions look good for spin bowling, Pakistani spinner Usman Tariq has made India sleepless with his incredible action.
The fast attack will be led by Shahin Afridi and Fahim Ashraf, Fahim was not caught with the ball by the team management in the last match, while Shahin is not in his original form.
Aggressive Abhishek Sharma is recovering fast after a stomach ailment, he has also come to Colombo with the team, but it is yet to be decided whether he will be fit or not.
Indian batsmen Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav are in good form, while Hardik Pandya has established himself as an all-rounder.
The Pakistani batting will depend on the attacking openers of Sahibzada Farhan and Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Agha is also expected to perform well in the one-less, Babar Azam will be the most dependable batsman of the team.
Shadab and Faheem have proved their mettle with the bat, but Usman Khan, who was dismissed for zero in both the matches, is largely missing from the team.
Understanding India’s Varun Chakraborty’s spin bowling will be a test for the Pakistani batsmen, as Patel is also a good spinner.
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Tight security arrangements have been made for the high-voltage match, with armed personnel shadowing both teams, security extending to hotel stays, practice sessions and match day movements.
The match will start at 19:00. Cricket’s biggest match boosted Sri Lanka’s tourism, with Indian and Pakistani fans arriving in Colombo from all over the world.
On the other hand, there are still dark clouds in the sky to scare, it was already predicted to rain on Sunday, the fans are praying that it will not rain, both teams practiced hard on the last day.
It is worth remembering that 16 international T20 matches have been played between Pakistan and India so far, out of which India won 12, Pakistan won 3, the famous “Ball Out” match in 2007 was a draw.
Today in Colombo it was predicted to rain at different times, but now it is said that the chance of rain in Colombo today is gradually decreasing.
According to the announcement of the Meteorological Department of Sri Lanka, the weather will be cloudy, there is no chance of heavy rain in the match.
The Sri Lanka Meteorological Department has warned that there is a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal which means a 70% chance of rain, 5.1mm of rain between 6 and 7pm, light rain and showers between 7 and 10:8 (3.8mm).
There is also a chance that the rain will reduce during the match, but there is at least a 50-60% chance of rain between 1pm and 7pm, so fans should be mentally prepared for possible delays or frequent stoppages of the match.
Although there will be 60 minutes of extra time, Premadasa Stadium also has a good drainage system and special ground staff protocols designed to prevent Colombo rains and unlike many international venues that only cover the pitch, Premadasa has a sheet to protect the entire playing field.
Under normal conditions the pitch is usually playable within 45 to 60 minutes after the heavy rain stops.
