T20 World Cup 2024 IND vs PAK: Match 19 Dream11 Top Captain, Vice-Captain Picks And Player Stats

Babar Azam will be important for Pakistan in the match [AP Photos]

India (IND) and Pakistan (PAK) are all set to take on each other in the 19th T20 International of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. The match will be played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday, June 09th, 2024 at 8:00 PM IST. The arch-rivalry clash is set to be the highlight of the group stage of the tournament, given their history. It is a box-office contest and everyone would be looking forward to it.

Ahead of the game, here is a look at the essential player stats, the top captain and vice-captain choices and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.

IND vs PAK: Important Player Stats (Top 5 Players)

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IND vs PAK - Toss Factor

Team India faced Ireland in a match at the venue recently. The wicket at the venue tends to assist the spin bowlers making stroke-play quite difficult. The skipper winning the toss might prefer to chase.

Scenario: If India win the toss

• India will field first after winning the toss. Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant will be the best choices while chasing a target from the batting line-up of India.
• Bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya will be crucial for India to put Pakistan under early pressure.

Scenario: If Pakistan win the toss

• Pakistan will too like to field first after winning the toss. Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, and Mohammad Rizwan will be the best choices in Pakistan's batting.
• All-rounders like Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed will be crucial in both stages of this innings for Pakistan.
• Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf will be playing an important part while bowling first.

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IND vs PAK Top Captain and Vice-captain Picks

Scenario: If India Fields First

Hardik Pandya (IND): Hardik Pandya will be the batting All-rounders but Hardik did well in the match against Ireland with ball also. He has scored 40* runs and picked-up three wickets in that match. He has a good record against Pakistan in ODIs and T20Is.

Babar Azam (PAK): Babar Azam is arguably one of  the best batsmen in the world currently. He has scored 44 runs in the last match and he will be eyeing score big against their arch-rivals. He is a great fit for this category.

Scenario: If Pakistan Fields First

Rohit Sharma (IND): If India bats first, then Rohit Sharma will open the batting with Virat Kohli, Rohit is more of an aggressor from his end who like to score quick in the powerplay. In the last match against Ireland, Rohit fired in a low-scoring chase and scored 52 runs and he will be a good pick for the C/VC option for this game.

Virat Kohli (IND): Virat Kohli is an prime choice for captaincy in your Dream11 team. Virat Kohli will open the batting. Virat likes to take his time to get set in the middle and go after the bowlers later on the innings. Kohli has a brilliant record in the tournament against Pakistan and will be the key player in the match.

IND vs PAK High Risk, High Rewards

Jasprit Bumrah (IND): Jasprit Bumrah’s exceptional pace and precision are vital assets for India. His ability to dismantle any batting line-up makes him a key player to watch, the star pacer is likely to bowl an over in the end-powerplay and the middle overs phases respectively.

Shadab Khan (PAK): Shadab Khan is a very good all-rounder who can bat well in the middle order and bowl some important overs for his team. In the last match, he scored 40 runs, and he can pick important wickets with the ball.

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IND vs PAK Stay Aways

Azam Khan (PAK): Azam Khan has been completely out of form; he has scored only 11 runs in the last three T20 innings and got out by scoring zero in two innings. He could be avoided for this fixture.