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India and Pakistan are going to face face to face in the final of the Asia Cup for the first time in 41 years. Team India won the match between the two in the group and the Super-4 stage in a one-sided manner. Both matches were played in Dubai, now the final will also be held in Dubai on Sunday.
Emotions dominate many times in India-Pakistan match, due to which pressure situations are also formed. The Pakistan team was shattered due to pressure in the 2022 and 2007 T20 World Cups. However, in the Asia Cup final, there are 4 such factors, which are going to decide the result of the match.
In the story, they understand these 4 factors …
Factor-1: Confusion of Dubai Pitch and Toss Mathematics was very simple till the current Asia Cup on the pitch of Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Win the toss, choose bowling and win the match. Run chase was definitely difficult for the associate countries, but the same mathematics for Test playing nations was used on most occasions.
103 T20 matches were played in Dubai, the teams who batting in the first batting in 50 and later in 52 won. 42 T20s between the top-8 teams, the teams chased in 24 won. At the same time, there were 20 matches since 2018, only the teams who were chased 15 times got success.
According to the figures, bowling by winning the toss is beneficial, but this time the teams in 2 matches have also managed to defend the score of 168 and 135 runs. However, in both the T20 rankings, Bangladesh lost the match in the T20 rankings. This time the competition is going to be between number-7 and number-1 rank teams. In such a situation, both teams can remain in a position of confusion about what to choose by winning the toss. However, in view of the dew factor, more teams will be benefited in chase.
Factor-2: India’s opening pair Team India’s opening pair can take the match far away from Pakistan’s grip. Abhishek Sharma is in excellent form and has also put 3 fifty consecutive fifty in the Super-4 stage. He is the top run scorer of the tournament and scoring runs at a strike rate of over 200.
Abhishek scored fast runs on one end, while on the second end, Shubman Gill takes the innings forward. They score and score runs, on the other hand Abhishek plays shots openly. Both have also done century partnerships against Pakistan. In the 6 matches of the Asia Cup, both have added 273 runs at an average of more than 45. If both are stuck in the finals, the score will be rapidly delivered to close to 80 in the powerplay. Given the low-scoring pitch of Dubai, this score can also prove to be turning point.
Factor-3: Pakistan’s pace bowling Pakistan has 2 strong fast bowlers as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. Both have 9-9 wickets in the tournament. Haris took so many wickets in 4 matches, while Shaheen has played 6 matches.
Shaheen starts the innings with the new ball and puts pressure on the opposition team by dismissing the opening batter. On the other hand, Rauf harasses the batsmen with their pace and bounce in the middle and death overs. Haris has even dismissed India captain Suryakumar Yadav 3 times in 3 T20s. If Pakistan has to hold a match in the match, it is very important for both pacers to walk.
Factor-4: India’s spin trio India’s spin department can also create difficulties for Pakistan. Kuldeep Yadav is the top bowler of the tournament with 12 wickets in 6 matches. Varun Chakraborty and Akshar Patel have taken 4-4 wickets. The economy of both is less than 6.20.
Kuldeep definitely takes one wicket in every match against Pakistan. He has also taken 4 wickets against the team in the current tournament. Pakistani batters have had a lot of trouble in understanding Kuldeep and Varun’s spin. Apart from spinners, Jasprit Bumrah’s performance may also turn the final result towards India.