Asia Cup 2018: Match 5, India vs Pakistan – Trend Analysis

India's worries further increases as they take a look at Pakistan’s recent record with the ball.

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India closely escaped a mishap against Hong Kong to seal their berth in the Super-4s round and will be up against their neighbours Pakistan next. This game might not possess any weight in the context of the tournament but the Indian team has a lot of issues to sort out after the game against Hong Kong. The ever enduring middle-order debacle and lack of wickets with the new-ball are some of the issues for India in this format.

Some game time against a team like Pakistan could help the Indians sort out a thing or two for India as they play in among of the toughest ODI batting conditions in the world. The Men in Green would like to continue their good work in their first meeting with India since the Champions Trophy 2017 final.

India:

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Team India has struggled to pace their innings during the first innings in the ODI format. In the five ODIs they batted first in 2018, India ended up posting 300+ scores only. Tuesday’s encounter against Hong Kong is one of the prime examples as India’s top three contributed the bulk of runs even in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli but the middle and lower-order failed to accelerate. As a result, only 48 runs came from the final ten overs as against five wickets.

The five matches in which they batted first in 2018 have been on the similar surfaces that tend to slow down as the match progress. Each and every time, India have collapsed from a good position after the dismissal of a settled top order batsman. The only time they made 300+ this year was when Kohli stayed unbeaten with a 150+ score and finished the innings with a maximum. India would be hoping someone from the top three to bat as deep as possible if they want to post a winning total.

Pakistan:

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India’s worries further increases as they take a look at Pakistan’s recent record with the ball. The Pakistani team has bowled out their oppositions in nine of their previous 11 matches where they bowled first. In their last five matches in UAE, Pakistan bowled out their opposition under 210. Given India’s recent struggles batting first, Pakistan might be quite happy if they have to bowl first irrespective of the pitch.

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