ICC CT 2017 | India v Pakistan | 4th June, 2017 | Birmingham | India innings

[big_gamer007]

India to bat first, Rohit and Sharma need to play out first 7-10 overs

 

[Runner Up]

Pakistan (Playing XI): Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali

 

[super hitter]

Now it cannot get better then that, Bowling first

 

[90MPH]

Right decision to bowl first.

Weather forecast not certain plus I think Paks best chance to beat India is to restrict them and then chase it.

 

[uberkoen]

Imad is in?

That's a poor poor decision. Would've rather had Fahim instead of Imad.

Tail looks weak again now

 

[Square Drive]

World's best spinner not playing eh?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

We're fielding boys !!!

 

[super hitter]

Bad decision, we are going to score so big. They will give up before even they bat.

And no matter what we would've made, you would've chased

 

[Sports_Psychologist]

So Fahim Ashraf not playing!!! Only hitter we had..

 

[Rayyman]

Regardless of what happened at the toss. I am backing the boys no matter what!

 

[JibranAnsari]

So we dropped the guy who won us the last game , albeit a warmup.

Lol.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Ashwin left out.

 

[Rafay Shafiq]

Pakistan as usual not ready to take risk so no faheem

 

[QalandarFan]

Holy I am so excited! Lets go Pakistan!!!!!!

 

[Square Drive]

Won the toss and chose to bowl; perfect!

Kohli can chase anything and besides, with rain scheduled, we need to be chasing.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I predict india scoring 365.

 

[Saurav]

World's best spinner not playing eh?

he is. Sir Jadeja :

 

[big_gamer007]

Expected line ups from big teams nothing surprising..

 

[super hitter]

Pakistan looks extremely mediocre, Ashwin out from Indian side

 

[dauntless]

Wahab to step up today.

 

[IAJ]

It is so typical, Pakistan winning the toss and the Sun is out. When Pakistan bats it will rain and the dampmess of wicket will make it hard for them to score.

 

[uberkoen]

Pakistan as usual not ready to take risk so no faheem

Fahim is as much a risk as Imad. Actually, Fahim is a better bat than Imad as he showed in the last game and in terms of bowling we have a lot of options so you can quickly change if Fahim startings going for runs.

This is a poor decision.

 

[big_gamer007]

Babar Azam getting good Coverage casuals will know about him now.. Good for the kid

 

[letme alone]

we back our team ..

 

[waleed88]

It is so typical, Pakistan winning the toss and the Sun is out. When Pakistan bats it will rain and the dampmess of wicket will make it hard for them to score.

India will be bundled for a small total, so we will the bat 50 overs and win the game

 

[uberkoen]

It is so typical, Pakistan winning the toss and the Sun is out. When Pakistan bats it will rain and the dampmess of wicket will make it hard for them to score.

This was obvious from the weather forecast. Overcast conditions expected around 3 and will continue till late in the evening.

 

[Red Devil]

Ashwin and Shami left out, surprising.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Man should have got Fahim in somehow. No hitting power at all

 

[waleed88]

Expecting Rohit, Rahane and Kohli to be knocked over by Amir in the first over

 

[srh]

Why the stadium is not full?

 

[waleed88]

Ashwin and Shami left out, surprising.

Overconfidence

 

[Itachi]

We'll lose. Don't have trust on this team

 

[TalhaSyed]

I think it's a very good & brace shout from Sarfaraz to bowl first.

If we batted first no target we would set would be particularly safe against this Indian batting line up.

It's also good to see Sarfaraz trusting his batsmen to chase down a target

If there is also a chance of rain later on - it's a lot better to chase to know exactly what you need to do to win.

Inshallah hope fortune favours the brace and we pull off a win!

 

[IMMY69]

Wickets is going to be good for 100 overs so with Rain expected Safaraz did right thing by bowling first.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Why the stadium is not full?

Exactly what I thought

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wahab will go for 90
Shadab for 60(7 overs)
Amir 50
Hassan 60
Imad 60 (8)
Hafeez 40(5)

5 leg byes.

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[last_knight]

Shadab is playing. We are already on right track.

Under 250 if Imad takes the new ball.

 

[castortroy]

Let's be honest. Pak will not score anything less than 250 and pak will struggle inevitably

 

[Manager101]

Shadab is playing. :-D

Would like to watch the battle between Kohli and Shadab.

 

[sundries]

Wanted India to bowl first .. Team batting second has a huge advantage with rain around ..

 

[dhurandharj]

Jadeja based on current form ( leaving fielding comparison aside) is much better than Ashwin. However, disappointed Sammy missing out, such a wonderful attacking bowler.

 

[Shafi]

If Pakistan lose this Pakistani fans will be ready with eggs back in Pakistan.

Not players but Inzi certainly deserve this for selecting this rubbish squad

 

[castortroy]

I mean India won't score anything less than 250

 

[LegendInzi]

I predict india scoring 365.

Agree. I dunno why he chose to bowl first. Pitch looks an absolute belter. Probably they were too focused on rain stoppages and took that into consideration. But given the conditions at Edgbaston right now, I think Kohli would be a very pleased man.

 

[IMMY69]

Looks like 40 Indians for every Pakistany in the crowd.

 

[Barragan]

No Faheem, disappointing.

Shadab is playing and a good call, but he needs to be used from the 35th over or so onwards, otherwise he will get hammered like he did against the WI and those pitches were turning massively.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Gotta try restricting them to less than 300

 

[Haripotter]

Good toss to win . The match is already won at toss.
It is gonna be a 20 over shootout for Pakistan batting , no matter how much India scores.

On the hind side , India has two of the world's best death bowlers and t20 specialist bowlers in bumrah and bhuvi.
So this can be anyones game

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Feels were playing 1 spinner too many

 

[Yatoo]

India to score 311-6

Wahab Riaz to go for 88 runs in 9 overs.

Shadab Khan to be pick of bowlers



Pakistan 267 for all out in 47.3 overs

 

[castortroy]

Pak batting looks so weak

I can see India seamers going through them

 

[captain crook]

Jadeja will be handful in the 2nd innings. Need to watch out for him.

 

[dauntless]

Rohit sharma will say today to amir come to India we will see.Steyn!!!

 

[sundries]

I think the toss has Balanced​ this game out ..

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Should've batted first. There's very little chance this crap ball swings.

 

[Rayyman]

Ganguly says the pitch has bounce. So look out for Wahab Riaz and Imad Wasim with the ball.

 

[shariqnoor]

Useless bowling lineup with Wahab and Shadab. Expecting both of them to go for 70+ runs. A leg spinner against India is nuts.

Hope I'm wrong but I can't see India scoring anything less than 320 here unless we have an Amir special (which hasn't happened since 2010).

 

[ExpressPacer]

I wanted 1 out of Azhar, Shezzy and Haf but looks like we're playing all of them!

 

[Zak_Fan]

Ashwin and Shami left out, surprising.

Resting them against the minnows.

 

[castortroy]

Pak won't chase anything above 250

India probably have better seamers

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

On the hind side , India has two of the world's best death bowlers and t20 specialist bowlers in bumrah and bhuvi.
So this can be anyones game

yep this! This is where Fahim could have been useful instead of Wahab as Fahim is good at smashing slower balls and yorkers.

 

[dauntless]

No mercy today for Indian team.Crush them

 

[LegendInzi]

Best case is India gets out under 250.
Our best case if we over-stretch would be 210-220 against the red-hot Indian bowling.

 

[castortroy]

I agree playing a leggie against India is suicidal

 

[Bilal7]

Sab log two rakaat nafl shukranay ki niyat karlo.

GET ROHIT OUT IN THE FIRST OVER, PLEASEEEE!!!!

 

[LegendInzi]

Absolute props to Pakistani fans who are in stadium to support the team. It takes lots of courage to face humiliation.

 

[daytrader]

Good decision to bowl first but poor to drop Faheem. If wahab goes for plenty we don't have a backup for him. Should've played Faheem instead of Shehzad

 

[ExplicitAI]

Ganguly says the pitch is orangey and any team winning the toss should bat first

 

[shaaik]

I ain't convinced that Sarfaraz has made a right call considering india is playing a batsman short here it would hv forced me to bat first but then there is always a chance of some thunder clouds later in the day which is probably why sarfaraz did what he wanted to do. It's a huge gambe and if rain doesn't come into play in the second innings , I think it's india 80 and pakistan 20 till then.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hype...

 

[Zak_Fan]

Overcast conditions, fresh pitch.. feel scared for Dhawan.

 

[LegendInzi]

Key Indian players today:
-- Sharma
-- Kohli, duh
-- Jadeja the bowler
-- Bhuvi

 

[LegendAli]

Absolute props to Pakistani fans who are in stadium to support the team. It takes lots of courage to face humiliation.

From one legend to another, please sit down.

 

[dauntless]

Hasan Ali is going to be crucial today.

 

[saeedhk]

Horrible decision. We should always bat first irrespective of pitch or weather conditions. We just don't ever learn. 320+ on the cards.

 

[Pete Rose]

India to bat first, Rohit and Sharma need to play out first 7-10 overs

I think that's how they will play. India usually start solid (4 - 4.5 runrate) against Pakistan. Although the evidence on hand is meager

 

[srh]

What are the betting odds?

 

[uberkoen]

Overcast conditions, fresh pitch.. feel scared for Dhawan.

Overcast conditions? Hardly. The sun is out.

 

[uberkoen]

Absolute props to Pakistani fans who are in stadium to support the team. It takes lots of courage to face humiliation.

Pathetic.

 

[Pete Rose]

Generally speaking - Pakistani batting gets more stage fright than bowling. So in some way, its better for Pakistan to go forward with its stronger suit.