India face Pakistan in a Group A fixture of the Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai on Sunday (August 28). Afghanistan trounced Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the opening game of the tournament on the same pitch on Saturday, with their seamers dismantling the Lankan top order.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra predicted that a minimum of three wickets will fall in the powerplay. He reasoned:
Chopra, however, still feels that Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma will make decent contributions with the bat. The cricketer-turned-commentator said:
Babar and Azam are expected to open the batting for their respective sides. The two skippers will hope to see off the threat of the new ball and make match-defining contributions.
“Six or more sixes will be hit in this match” - Aakash Chopra
Chopra does not expect too many maximums to be struck in the India-Pakistan game. He explained:
Chopra concluded by predicting an Indian win in Sunday’s clash. The former India opener elaborated:
Pakistan thrashed India by 10 wickets in the last meeting between the two sides at the T20 World Cup 2021. The Men in Green will however miss the services of Shaheen Afridi, who was the principal architect of their win in that game, on Sunday due to a knee injury.
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