India win toss, opt to bowl first. R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami make it to India’s XI. Pakistan’s line-up is along expected lines, and it will be interesting to see how Shaheen Afridi goes too, having just returned from his lengthy injury layoff.
India XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Pakistan XI: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
🚨 Toss Update & Team News from MCG 🚨@ImRo45 has won the toss & #TeamIndia have elected to bowl against Pakistan. #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK
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🚨 T O S S A L E R T 🚨
India win the toss and opt to field first 🏏
Our lineup for the match 🇵🇰#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/tTjEQh17OI
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 23, 2022
