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After a month’s five -day break, the Indian cricket team will be in action today. India has not played any match since the end of the Test series against England on August 4.
This time the format is T20 and the stage is the Asia Cup. India’s first match in the tournament will be with UAE in Dubai. The match will start at 8 pm according to Indian timing.
Both India and UAE are in Group A. The teams of Pakistan and Oman are also in this group. All the teams of the group have to play one match each. Top-2 teams will reach Super-4.
The biggest question- what will be the opening pair The biggest question in front of the Indian team is about the opening pair at this time. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson have been openers of the Indian T20 team since the T20 World Cup held in June last year. However, Shubman Gill is also included in the Asia Cup squad.
Abhishek Sharma is scheduled to open. He has been playing at this position in his career. Now Sanju will open with Abhishek or Gill is to take this decision to team management. If Abhishek and Gill open, Sanju can play on number-3. In this situation, Tilak Verma will have to sit outside. Captain Suryakumar Yadav can play on number-4.
Jitesh will play only when Sanju stays out Apart from opening, the second big question in front of India is about wicketkeeping. If Sanju plays, he will do the same wicketkeeping. If Sanju lives outside, Jitesh Sharma will take over the task of wicketkeeping. Two all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel are considered to be involved in the playing-11.
Two specialists will be fast bowlers in playing-11 The way the Indian team has practiced so far, it is indicating that three spinners will definitely be included in the playing-11. A spinner will be Akshar Patel. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty can also get a chance with him. Jasprit Bumrah is considered to be able to play in the fast bowlers. Harshit Rana can get a chance with him.
India has won the only contest against UAE In the T20 format, India and UAE have clashed only once before. India won by 9 wickets in the 2016 Asia Cup collision. Three times both teams have come face to face in ODI format. India won three times.
UAE coach India has won T20 World Cup UAE coach is Lalchand Rajput. The Indian team has won the 2007 T20 World Cup in their coaching. Greg Chappell gave up coaching of the Indian team after a poor performance in the ODI World Cup in 2007. Lalchand Rajput was given the responsibility of coaching for the T20 World Cup played the same year. India then won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final.
Possible playing-11 of both teams
- India Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
- UAE: Mohammad Wasim (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Asif Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Harshit Kaushik, Mohammad Joheb, Mohammad Jawadullah, Hyder Ali, Junaid Siddiqui, Mohammad Rohid.
Weather Report: Not expected of rain, temperature will be 34 ° degree
There is no possibility of rain in Dubai on Wednesday. But during the match, heat and humid players can disturb the players. Because, according to the weather website AQ Weather, Dubai’s temperature will be 34 degrees Celsius at 8 pm.
Pitch Report: Teams will bowl first
The pitch of Dubai International Stadium will usually be helpful for bowlers. The new ball will get the pacers swing, then the pitch will continue to slow down. The dew here will also prove to be a big factor, as the match will be played at night.
So far 110 matches have been played on this ground. Of these, 58 matches have been won by the first bowling team, while in 51 matches the first batting team has won. The first innings average score here is 139 and the average score in the second innings is 123 runs.