Not many spectacles can capture the imagination of nearly a billion people at the same time. An India vs Pakistan cricket match is one of those few things that unfailingly does so every single time. After all the anticipation and build-up, it is nearly time for cricket's greatest rivalry. A provisional venue in an unfamiliar country for cricket is at the centre-stage as another chapter of this great scuffle awaits to be filled in. Emotions, sentiments and ecstacy aside, there's still an important cricket match to be played. The last time these two sides met in a T20 World Cup was in that fabled game at Melbourne where Virat Kohli struck possibly the most famous six off Haris Rauf - "Kohli goes down the ground, Kohli goes out of the ground!", words that are undoubtedly etched in the minds of all Indian fans.

Toss Update -

Pitch Report -

"The pitch is much better today," Ravi Shastri told Cricbuzz after conducting the toss for the Canada vs Ireland game on Friday. He was right - the match saw a much better balanced contest between bat and ball than in the recent past. As earlier reported by this website, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is making sure the match would not be a low-scoring farce because of the dangerous nature of the surface.