India vs Pakistan - 28th August - Pre Match Discussion Thread

[vvvslaxman]

Dahani looks like Pujara

[Bigg Brother]

LOL  Some really cringey pics coming out.. What's with this new found love for opposition,If you want to show then do it against every opposition. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

10 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Last 14 T20I's in Dubai, 13 have been won by the chasing side and the margins of victory have often been massive. 

 

Defending is a nightmare here . Hopefully , we win the toss.

it was mostly due to dew which wont be their this time , as tournament progresses it will get tough to bat 2nd . Specially with the heat , pitches will only go towards the slower side. 

 

[Lone Wolf]

These evening game annoys the most...  7:30 PM IST might be night in India but not in Gulf ffs...  Match should start at 9:30 to compensate for dew & minimize any sort of advantage to chasing sides.  UAE is known for defending totals but these pathetic timings aren't helping matters. 

[Lone Wolf]

20 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

it was mostly due to dew which wont be their this time , as tournament progresses it will get tough to bat 2nd . Specially with the heat , pitches will only go towards the slower side. 

 

Pitch had a bit of juice yesterday...  Track would still be fresh.  I think Pacers will come into play.  First couple  of overs need to be bit watchful. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

9 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Pitch had a bit of juice yesterday...  Track would still be fresh.  I think Pacers will come into play.  First couple  of overs need to be bit watchful. 

they left grass yesterday, i doubt it ll have much impact , since sun will bake it down in the day . It will be the same pitch so im not sure how much wud left, yea new kookabura under light wud do but for how long lets see

[Stan AF]

Mehhhh !!!!!!...

 

I'm more looking forward to seeing the twin towers destruction by explosives in Noida today.

[Lone Wolf]

47 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

they left grass yesterday, i doubt it ll have much impact , since sun will bake it down in the day . It will be the same pitch so im not sure how much wud left, yea new kookabura under light wud do but for how long lets see

Won't they cover the pitch till then?  I suppose lateral movement will be a lot less compared to last match but it still will be there for first few.  Pitch isn't dead for sure. 

Naseem's initial burst will be interesting.  Rest others are more hit the deck kind. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

10 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Won't they cover the pitch till then?  I suppose lateral movement will be a lot less compared to last match but it still will be there for first few.  Pitch isn't dead for sure. 

Naseem's initial burst will be interesting.  Rest others are more hit the deck kind. 

i doubt they do that

[Lone Wolf]

11 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

i doubt they do that

Yes I mean that's the standard procedure..  They will take off the covers probably couple of hours before the game.  Era of uncovered pitches is long gone. 

[HamHindustani]

1 hour ago, Stan AF said:

Mehhhh !!!!!!...

 

I'm more looking forward to seeing the twin towers destruction by explosives in Noida today.

Same here. Not much interest for this game. 

[Austin 3:!6]

Koi match thread bana do pls

[AuxiliA]

Kohli should open. That's the best spot fir him. He does well against them. Might reduce the chances of an early collapse. If we don't gift them wickets early, we can easily out bat them. 

[Nikhil_cric]

3 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

it was mostly due to dew which wont be their this time , as tournament progresses it will get tough to bat 2nd . Specially with the heat , pitches will only go towards the slower side. 

 

No its just not just the dew. Last world t20, I remember Finch saying that there wasn't much dew but the ball slided onto the bat better in the 2nd innings regardless.

Even yesterday, batting got easier in the 2nd innings