Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat first in their second champions trophy match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, against India.
Winning the toss, Pakistani skipper Mohammad Rizwan said: “Will bat first, looks like a good surface. Want to put up a good target. Every match is important in ICC events, we will keep things normal.”
He is confident as players are familiar with the conditions. He added: “We have done well here and we want to do our best today. We lost our last game, but it is past for us now.”
Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma said: “Doesn't really matter, they won the toss so we'll bowl first. Looks similar to the last game, the surface is on the slower side.”
“We have an experienced unit in batting so we know what we need to do if the pitches get slower. Need an overall performance from the team - with bat and ball. The last game wasn't an easy one for us, which is always nice.”
India is playing with the same team they played against Bangladesh, while Pakistan is playing with a change- Imam to replace Fakhar.
Pakistan Playing XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
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