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Waiting for India vs Pakistan match. It will be very interesting.

Originally posted by: Savera84

Pant or Karthik? Or both?

If Rohit, Rahul and Kohli occupy the top three spots, and if Suryakumar, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are automatic picks in the middle order, it leaves just one more batting slot open.

Against South Africa earlier this year, in his first series since his recall to the India side on the basis of a sensational IPL season, Karthik showed why he's among the best T20 finishers going around, scoring 71 runs in 36 balls in the death overs (17-20), while only being dismissed twice.

His form has fallen away a little since then, though, and along the way India have also had to work around the hyper-specialised nature of his skills. While Karthik can be incredibly destructive in the last four or five overs, and against pace, he's less assured while batting in the middle overs and against spin. To ensure that he bats in his preferred role, India have often promoted Jadeja - or Axar Patel - above Karthik when they have lost their fourth wicket earlier than ideal, but it's an imperfect solution.

Jadeja, who is likely to be India's first-choice spin-bowling allrounder at the World Cup, has had the same issue as Karthik in recent years. In the last three IPL seasons, he has been excellent against pace - 495 runs at an average of 45.00 and a strike rate of 175.53 - while struggling against spin - 80 runs at 26.66 and 74.76. His international record since the start of 2020 is similar: a strike rate of 160.00 against pace and 96.42 against spin.

As a result, it's possible that Karthik might end up slipping out of India's first-choice XI if there isn't room in it for both him and Pant. This is especially so since Pant, after an indifferent series against South Africa, has found form in T20Is, particularly during the recent tour of the West Indies. Apart from his left-handedness - something India have in limited supply otherwise - he's also more versatile than Karthik in being able to open or bat through the middle overs.

All this, of course, is subject to change based on how India line up during the Asia Cup and how their batters perform their respective roles.

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Sri Lanka and Afghanistan take on each other in the first match of the Asia Cup 2022 on August 27, today. The tournament will be played in the UAE after it was moved out of Sri Lanka due to its economic and political crisis. However, the country will still have the hosting rights of the tournament this year.

Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are placed in Group A. India, Pakistan and Hong Kong make up group B. India are the defending champion of the tournament. India won the previous edition of the Asia Cup in 2018 by defeating Bangladesh in the final. India has also won the most 7 titles out of 12 Asia Cup tournaments. Sri Lanka has won 5 titles, while Pakistan accounts for 2 titles.

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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st Match, Group B --Today --7.30PM IST.

T20I Head to Head: Sri Lanka 1-0 Afghanistan. The lone game was at the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, when Sri Lanka won the game at the Eden Gardens by six wickets.

Waiting for India vs Pakistan match

The ongoing Asia Cup 2022 cricket tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is nearing the halfway stage. Four matches in the league stage are done and dusted, and two more matches are left to be played before the League stage comes to an end. The tournament is being played between six teams, out of which four teams will qualify for the Asia Cup Super 4 stage. The other two teams will be making an early exit

What is the schedule of Asia Cup 2022 Super Fours?

Currently, India has confirmed their spot in the super 4 stages from Group A after beating Hong Kong on Wednesday. Afghanistan became the first team from Group B to qualify for the next round after beating Bangladesh in their previous match. With two spots still remaining the battle will be between Pakistan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Super 4, Asia Cup 2022 schedule

Match 1: September 3: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 7:30PM IST

Match 2: September 4: India vs Pakistan, Dubai, 7:30PM IST

Match 3: September 6: Sri Lanka vs India, Dubai, 7:30PM IST

Match 4: September 7: Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Sharjah, 7:30PM IST

Match 5: September 8: India vs Afghanistan, Dubai, 7:30PM IST

Match 6: September 9: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Dubai, 7:30PM IST

September 11: Final, Dubai, 7:30PM IST