India will face an unpredictable Pakistan in the mother of all clashes in the ongoing world cup in Manchester on 16th June. The two teams last met in the super four stage of 2018 Asia cup where men in blue emerged victorious by a convincing margin. Pakistan led by Sarfaraz Ahmed will be high in confidence after pipping England and putting a good show against Australia in their last encounter. India will come to the match after a washout against New Zealand and the lack of match practise can be a thing to worry for the team management.
Head to head in world cup
Matches– 6
Pakistan won– 0
India won– 6
Match details
Match timings: 3 PM in India, 2:30 PM in Pakistan and 10:30 AM in England
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match date: 16th June, 2019
Pitch report
A total of 46 matches have been played on the venue and the team batting first has won on 18 occasions while the chasing team has won it on 27 occasions. The pitch will get better for batting as the day progresses.
The pitch at Old Trafford does not have a tinker of grass cover on it. The newly prepared pitch is hard and solid but it may contain some moisture as the ground was covered due to rain. The pitch may suit the fast bowlers with an added advantage of overcast conditions which may prevail through the course of the day. However, if a batsman stamps his authority in the center then it will be tough job for the bowlers.
The team winning the toss should bowl first as the conditions will suit the fast bowlers.
Live streaming
You can catch the action unfold on Hotstar mobile app or go to www.hotstar.com. Sky Sports will have the broadcasting rights in England.
Where to watch on Television
Star Sports network– India and subcontinent
Sky Sports- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
SuperSport- South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
OSN- Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports Australia and Channel 9- Australia
Willow TV- USA
Sky TV and Prime- New Zealand
Ten Sports and PTV- Pakistan
ESPN- Caribbean
Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV- Bangladesh
SLRC- Sri Lanka
Fox Network Group- China and South East Asia
Digicel– Asia Pacific
Radio Television Afghanistan– Afghanistan
Yupp TV- (Continental Europe and Central Asia)
Other streaming or Television options
In the rest of South Asia which includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Fox Sports will telecast highlights at noon each day. The channel will also telecast late-night replay of the best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 moments at 10pm, local time.
Weather forecast
Rain has allready spoiled four encounters in the ongoing world cup for which ICC is widely criticized by the cricket fans all over the globe. India’s high profile encounter against Pakistan garners alot of ticket sale at a much higher price and also the rise in television viewership that makes it a much awaited clash.
However, with the unpredictable rain playing its part, rain can also spoil the play in Manchester on Sunday when these two fierce rivals face each other.
According to Accuweather, the conditions will remain overcast throughout the course of the day which will benefit the seamers. BBC has reported that there are no chances of rain on Sunday but the cloudy conditions may be a bad sign for the game of cricket. And English weather is bound to fail the predictions.
Here is the hourly forecast of rain on Sunday
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik(W), MS Dhoni (W), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijay Shankar and Shikhar Dhawan(injured)
Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (C and W), Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz
