World Cup Live: Ahmedabad Pitch In Focus As India Face Pakistan

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Current standings

India has played two matches in the tournament and they are currently ranked third on the points table, while Pakistan have also played two matches in the tournament and they are currently ranked fourth on the points table.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Pitch report

The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad is a balanced pitch. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 223 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: All eyes on Ahmedabad pitch

All focus will be on the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shubman Gill will play a huge role in today’s match, if he finds himself a place in the team. The batter dominated IPL 2023 with his powerful hitting, especially in Ahmedabad. Apart from this, the only question that India seek answer now is whether to play R Ashwin or Shardul Thakur, with both being contestants for the No. 8 slot. If the pitch is a batting paradise, then Shardul is a better choice but if there is a bit of grip available, Ashwin is the more viable option with longer boundaries on each side.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Will Gill play?

India opener Shubman Gill missed out on the first two matches of the ongoing Cricket World Cup. However, India skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that the 24-year-old batter is most likely to play against Pakistan. “99 percent he is available for tomorrow’s game,” Rohit said during the pre-match media conference. Gill looked in fine touch during an extended session at the Motera on Friday.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: The Shaheen factor

Shaheen in Urdu means ‘King of Birds’ and Rohit won’t mind clipping his wings at the earliest inside an imposing amphitheatre that can house 132,000 people. Shubman Gill is recovering well post dengue and if he is ready to do to Shaheen what he did in the Asia Cup in Colombo with those half a dozen fours in Powerplay, then half the job of deflating Pakistanis would be done.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: High-voltage clash

Rohit Sharma’s poise, Virat Kohli’s intensity and Jasprit Bumrah’s cerebral artistry make India overwhelming favourites against arch-rivals Pakistan in the World Cup match in Ahmedabad on Saturday that has a compelling socio-political context, implications of which transcend beyond the 22-yards. On paper, India is a far superior side and with a batting line-up filled with alpha-male characters, it will all depend on how well left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s first spell pans out as the cross-border neighbours might not be short on intent but certainly in terms of ammunition. But this is a match where emotional quotients play a role and it has created heroes and villains in equal measure over the years.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ODI World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan, straight from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Stay tuned for all the live updates.