The Men in Blue will face Pakistan in their opening match of the upcoming T20I World Cup 2022 on October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, will compete in the ICC T20I World Cup in 2022 hoping to win their first championship since the competition’s inaugural victory under MS Dhoni in 2007. India is in Group 2 of the tournament, alongside teams from Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh.

Records of India and Pakistan at MCG

– India has competed in 4 T20 Internationals at MCG, winning two and losing one. One match was called off.

– Pakistan has only played one T20I match at the MCG, which they lost.

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Last Five T20I matches of both the teams

India (most recent from the left): L, W, W, W, W

Pakistan: W, W, L, W, W

Overall stats of T20Is at MCG

1. Number of matches played – 18

2. Team batting first won – 7

3. Team batting second won – 10

4. No Result – 1

5. Average score for the team batting first – 139

6. Average score for the team batting second – 127

7. Highest score at MCG – 184/4 by AUSW vs INDW

8. Lowest score at MCG – 74/10 by Ind vs AUS

The average first-innings total over the past three games at the MCG was 145, indicating that the pitch is a good one to bat on. In those three games, pacers have taken 23 of the 28 wickets. Given that the size of the playing field will undoubtedly be a factor, the spinners should also be given a chance. Since the chasing team has won the last three games here, teams are more likely to choose to bat second after winning the toss. 

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India probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal

Pakistan probable XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi