Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the all-important toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14 (Saturday). India made one change to their playing XI as Shubman Gill returned and Ishan Kishan made way for the right-handed batter. Pakistan went in with the same playing XI that featured in the previous match.
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Both teams come into this game on the back of strong performances in their opening World Cup 2023 matches. India, under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, showcased their prowess by defeating the formidable Australians and later dominating Afghanistan in Delhi. Pakistan, not to be left behind, started their campaign with a convincing 81-run win, followed by an impressive chase of 345 runs against Sri Lanka.
Historically, India boasts an unblemished record against Pakistan in ODI World Cup encounters, having won all seven previous matches.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr
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