After the aftermath of a war-type situation between India and Pakistan in May, not many would have imagined that a cricket match would be possible between these two countries in September. Both teams will want to prove their mettle and this contest is going to be the cynosure of all eyes.

India won their opening match of the continental tournament against UAE by nine wickets, but there is no doubt that Pakistan is going to provide a different challenge altogether. 

When these two teams last met in a T20I fixture, India had registered a thrilling six-run win in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Jasprit Bumrah was the star of the show as he returned with figures of 3-14, and the ace pacer is once again going to hold the key.

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Suryakumar Yadav needs three sixes to complete 150 maximums in T20Is. 

Abhishek Sharma needs two fours to reach 50 boundaries in T20Is. He needs six more sixes to complete 50 maximums in T20Is.

Hardik Pandya needs five sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20Is. He needs six more wickets to reach 100 scalps in the shortest format.

Sanju Samson needs one six to complete 50 sixes in T20Is.

Rinku Singh needs five fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.

Arshdeep Singh needs one wicket to complete 100 scalps in T20Is. 

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh

Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem