India and Pakistan will renew their rivalry in Asia Cup 2022 on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday, August 28. Each groups could be hoping to put in writing a brand new chapter on this blockbuster on-field conflict. The Males in Inexperienced could be oozing with confidence, having registered an emphatic 10-wicket win over their arch-rivals on the similar venue final October.
Forward of the high-octane conflict, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each side. Giving additional clarification on the identical, he stated that Pakistan are too over-dependent on their top-order skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, whereas the Males in Blue have been taking part in an excellent model of cricket ever since they misplaced their first two group fixtures within the final yr’s T20 World Cup.
Scott Styris on India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 encounter
“They rely so closely on this man right here, Mohammad Rizwan, together with Babar Azam, as a result of in the event that they get them off to a begin, there’s a number of energy hitting to return. So, subsequently, they may look to supply the bottom after which Fakhar Zaman of this world with all that energy and that left-handed form of selection as effectively. I believe coming in and perhaps seeking to assault the spinners, specifically, I believe may work in Pakistan’s favour”, stated Styris whereas talking on SPORTS18’s day by day sports activities information present ‘SPORTS OVER THE TOP.’
“Nicely, as we all know, India has a really sturdy T20 league as effectively. I believe it’s the power to return collectively and play the fashion and model of cricket that most closely fits your gamers. I believed that was the large trick that India missed on the final T20 World Cup, because it took them about two video games. The 2 losses that they had earlier than they only began to go after the opposition, impose themselves with the expertise and ability that they’ve received. I need to see India do this on this Asia Cup”, he added.
Each groups will miss their tempo spearheads, Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi. Whereas Bumrah has been dominated out because of a again damage, Shaheen shall be out of motion because of a knee damage. The momentum is in India’s favour as they’ve received all of the bilateral T20I sequence each house and away in 2022 whereas Pakistan misplaced the solitary T20I encounter that they performed this yr at house in opposition to the reigning T20 world champions Australia.
