India and Pakistan meet in the sixth match of the 2014 Asia Cup on Sunday
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Date: Sunday, Mar. 2, 2014
Start time: 8 a.m. GMT (2 p.m. local)
Live on: Star Life OK (Sky Channel 783, UK)
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Date: Sunday, Mar. 2, 2014
Start time: 8 a.m. GMT (2 p.m. local)
Live on: Star Life OK (Sky Channel 783, UK)
Overview
Few encounters in world sport stir more emotion and passion than India and Pakistan's clashes in cricket's One-Day International arena.
The rich and colourful history of the rivalry between the two nations has been set against an undercurrent of political and cultural tension, seeing their battles on the cricket field grow to embody a heightened ferocity that few sporting clashes can match.
On Sunday, the two countries will resume hostilities when they face off for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy in June.
Interestingly, both teams arrive at the sixth match of the ongoing Asia Cup in similar circumstances, having comfortably brushed aside an inferior opponent despite succumbing to Sri Lanka.
Under the guidance of Virat Kohli, India will look to repeat the manner of their performance against Bangladesh, when their top order displayed the formidable strength it has grown renowned for.
Kohli himself was magnificent in that match, blazing 136 from 122 deliveries to steer the Indians home. With Shikhar Dhawan also looking in good touch after his 94 on Friday, India's hopes against Pakistan will be pinned to the fortunes of their batsmen.
Pakistan, meanwhile, will look to exploit the weaknesses that are inherent in India's bowling stocks, given the powerful batting displays that have become associated with Misbah-ul-Haq's team in recent months.
Much of that duty will fall to Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez at the top, while Shahid Afridi will look to punish India's struggles with the ball towards the end of an innings.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (c), Varun Aaron, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Ishwar Pandey, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Fawad Alam, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Talha, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Gul
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