India vs Pakistan Free Live Streaming Asia Cup 2014

So here is the mother of all clashed back again. Its India vs Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2014 and one can’t miss the biggest match of the tournament for sure. This will be the first game the two teams will play since the Champions Trophy and stakes are gonna be high. Its the match where the fans of both the nations want their teams to perform and win and for teams also this is a crucial game.

he action moves to Dhaka, a venue both teams are more familiar with. Two years back, when India and Pakistan faced off here, during the Asia Cup, a Virat Kohli sizzler had sealed the deal for the world champions, while it also turned out to be Sachin Tendulkar’s last game. Now, Kohli is held with the same awe as Tendulkar was in the 1990′s and has been entrusted with the task of leading the team in Dhoni’s absence.

After a successful 2013, India started touring overseas and were once again badly exposed in South Africa and New Zealand. A rusty bowling performance against Bangladesh was countered by Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane before the batting imploded and the bowling showed some fight in a two-wicket loss against Sri Lanka. But despite that loss, Kohli impressed with his proactive attitude and aggression.

India were defending an average 264 but Kohli backed his spinners to keep a tight leash on Sri Lanka in the middle overs and used his seamers wisely. Not for a moment, did the young captain allow his side to drop their intensity and that quality will be handy in what is bound to be an adrenaline-packed tie against Pakistan.

Like India, Misbah-ul-Haq’s men also lost to Sri Lanka but go into the Sunday game with a win under their belt. However, Pakistan have a bonus point in their kitty and thus sit cushioned at second in the table, between Sri Lanka at top and India right below.

Whoever wins on Sunday, would be virtually assured of a spot in the final, for Pakistan will have Bangladesh to play after while India play Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan have a far better pace attack with Junaid Khan and Umar Gul easily trumping the pair of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami, while their spinners, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi are more skilful than R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. However, Kohli has taken heart from Jadeja’s heroics against Sri Lanka, where he sent down 10 frugal overs to return with 3/30.

Can India’s batsmen tame the Pakistani attack on a usually flat Dhaka pitch? Will Pakistan’s batsmen hold their nerves and give India a run for their money? Time will tell but Kohli, the enforcer will leave nothing to chance.

Like it has been so often in the past, the match will be a contest between India’s batsmen and Pakistan’s bowlers. Both captains are the most consistent batsmen in either team and their roles on the day will be crucial as well.

Match Timings: Mar 2, 2014 (14:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:30 IST)

Teams
India (likely): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Ajinkya Rahane, 5 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 6 Ambati Rayudu, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Varun Aaron.

Pakistan (likely): 1 Ahmed Shehzad, 2 Sharjeel Khan, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Sohaib Maqsood, 6 Umar Akmal (wk), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Junaid Khan.