India vs Pakistan World Cup 2022 Match Predictions & Betting Tips

The T20 World Cup 2022 cricket tournament is just about a few days away, and as always the main clash is between leaders India and Pakistan. The opponents will face off on October 23.

India vs Pakistan: Introduction:

The rivalry between India and Pakistan in the game of cricket is one of the most intense sports competitions in the world. The strained relations between the two countries are the result of unpleasant diplomatic relationships and the clash that was instigated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and the Kashmir fight. It result in the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two countries that had a common heritage in the game of cricket.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Odds and Predictions

The T20 World Cup 2022 cricket tournament is just about a few days away, and as always the main clash is between leaders India and Pakistan. The opponents will face off on October 23, a day after the Super 12s start in the tournament.

In 2007 India was the winner of the first edition, then Pakistan went on to win the following edition in 2009. So, both teams would work hard to record their names on the trophy one more time.

This extreme sporting rivalry has made all the followers and bookmakers energetic. Cricket lovers are waiting for the day of the match and odds are being prepared by all the best cricket betting sites. Most people are more interested in India vs Pakistan match. They love to bet when the match is between these two rivals. Tournaments gain their boom when it comes to India vs Pakistan.

India vs Pakistan Overview

Last year Pakistan has beaten India by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup. India came back powerfully and excelled over Pakistan by 5 wickets during their group stage encounter in Asia Cup T20 recently. Within a week, Pakistan turned it around and eclipsed India by 5 wickets to deny them a place in the Final match. 

So, concentrate on the tips and predictions to get that decisive advantage before placing a bet on the match of India vs Pakistan.

Tournament Structure:

To understand World Cup 2022 betting tips you have to understand the tournament structure first.T20 World Cup 2022 comprises 16 teams that will play the match in three stages. The top 8 teams have already been qualified for the Super 12s.

In the first stage, there will be a match between the remaining 8 nationals which are Zimbabwe, UAE, Ireland, Scotland, Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, and West Indies. There will be two groups. Group A and group B. each consist of 4 teams. The top two teams from each group will be qualified for super 12s.

Now here is the second stage which is also called the super12s stage. It also consists of two groups. Each group has 6 teams, 2 from round or stage 1 and 4 that were already qualified for super 12s. The top two teams from each group will be eligible for the next stage.

Now the third stage is the knockout stage. This stage has two semi-finals. The top two teams will be qualified for the final match.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Strengths of India

Both India and Pakistan are amazing teams, Indian batsmen are usually rated better than their competitors. On the other hand, Pakistani fast bowlers are better than Indian fast bowlers. Both teams are astonishing and can beat anyone on their day.

Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin are marvelous spinners While Chahal is known for staying forward in batting, R Ashwin keeps the art of flawless protective bowling that keeps pressure on the batsman.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Strengths of Pakistan

The biggest strength of the Pakistan cricket team is its fast bowling attack. The pitch in Australia has a lot of bounce and pace. ICC Cricketer of the year 2021, fast bowling all-rounder Shaheen Shah Afridi is also the power of his team. He bashed India with his overwhelming new-ball spell.

Naseem Shah is another hero of a Pakistani cricket team. He has a record of back-to-back sixes in the final over against Afghanistan.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Squad

India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has chosen Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel while announcing the squad for the T20 World Cup. Injured Ravindra Jadeja will be replaced by Axar Patel.

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Harshal Patel.

Pakistan

The outstanding performance of Naseem Shah forced Pakistan Cricket Board to select him. Fakhar Zaman performed very poorly in the Asia Cup so he would be replaced by Test opener Shan Masood. Shoib malik is not playing in the team anymore.

Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir.

Significant Players of India

Virat Kohli

An extraordinary 100 against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup was a reappearance to the earlier captaincy of India. He is doubtless the best batsman in India in Australian conditions. He has over 3500 runs in T20is at an average of around 52, which exceeds 90 when he plays at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Hardik Pandya

He is the foremost strength of his team. He is an all-rounder. His performance was outclassed in the IPL season as he scored 487 runs and 8 wickets.

Significant Players of Pakistan

Babar Azam

The Pakistan captain has an average of 42.36 in T20Is, at a strike rate of 128.81 In the last edition, Pakistan beat India just because of Babar Azam.  He scored 152 runs in partnership with Mohammad Rizwan. But there have been fears over his form. He had an unfortunate Asia Cup campaign and averages only 11.33 in 2022.

Mohammad Rizwan

The Pakistan wicketkeeper is the main member tasked with providing stable starts. the second-highest run-scorer in PSL’s latest season was Muhammad Rizwan. He enhanced Pakistan’s hopes and qualified them for the Asia Cup final.

T20 World Cup 2022 India vs Pakistan Predictions:

India entered the Asia Cup on the back of a great run of results. At home, they have beaten West Indies (3-0) and Sri Lanka (3-0) and drew with South Africa (2-2). Then they registered series wins in England (2-1), Ireland (2-0), and West Indies (4-1).

However, the mixed Asia Cup campaign has upset the momentum.

In the meantime, Pakistan had only played 12 T20Is since the T20 World Cup last year. They recorded series successes over Bangladesh (3-0) and West Indies (3-0) in 2021, before dropping their only T20I against Australia this year.

In the Asia Cup, however, Pakistan boomed back to form and reached the final. Going by the current situation, Pakistan holds an advantage over India.