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Pakistan facing India bowlers

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Update: 2016-02-27 08:49:00
Pakistan facing India bowlers

DHAKA: Pakistan batsmen are facing the bowlers of their arch rival India in the fourth match of Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in city on Saturday (February 27).

Earlier, India captain Dhoni won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first on a greenish track here.

Dhoni said it was a harder surface than the first game with more grass, and there isn't much dew at the moment and this is why he wanted to give his bowlers first use of the conditions.

Afridi said he wanted to bat first anyway. He has four fast bowlers in his XI whereas India have only two.

Pakistan Team

Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi*, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan   

India Team

RG Sharma, AM Rahane, V Kohli, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni*†, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, A Nehra

** India-Pakistan duel on cards

BDST: 1941 HRS, FEB 27, 2016
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