Ahmadabad (Web Desk): Arch-rivals Pakistan and India are set to lock horns in the biggest and most awaited match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Cricket World Cup today (Saturday).
The 12th match of the tournament is set to at 1:30pm local time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in India's Ahmadabad.
Full preparations have been made for the important match of the global even. The national cricket team participated fully in the training session to prepare for the match.
The players practised batting, bowling and fielding to overcome their weaknesses.
The weather is expected to be hot and humid on this high voltage match day between Pakistan and India.
According to Indian media, the weather is predicted to be hot and dry on Saturday, with the temperature expected to reach 36 degrees Celsius.
No opening ceremony was held for the 2023 World Cup but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has organised a pre-match show featuring some of the country's best musicians ahead of the high-profile Pakistan-India encounter.
Popular Indian singers like Arijit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, and Shankar Mahadevan will perform at the pre-match function. The ceremony before the Pakistan India match will start at 12 noon local time while the match will be played at 1:30pm local time.
Expected playing XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan/Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.