The two teams had last met in a Group A game at the same venue last week, where India emerged victorious by seven wickets. However, the aftermath drew headlines as no one from the Indian team shook hands with their Pakistani counterparts, a gesture that sparked discontent within the latter, and they almost pulled out of the eight-team competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After winning the toss, Suryakumar said Bumrah and Chakaravarthy come into the playing eleven in place of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. It also means Axar Patel is fit to play in Sunday\u2019s game after suffering a head injury while fielding in their final Group A game against Oman in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cLooks like a nice track, and yesterday there was dew. Since the first round, we were thinking we're playing a knockout tournament; nothing has changed. That was a completely different wicket (in Abu Dhabi). Quite normal, just another game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan captain Salman Agha said Faheem Asharf and Hussain Talat replace Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah in the playing eleven. \u201cWould've bowled first as well. It's a new game, a new challenge. The mood is very normal. Pitch looks to be on the slower side. Want to start well with both bat and ball,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just like in last week\u2019s game, both Suryakumar and Salman didn\u2019t shake hands at toss time, while Andy Pycroft will remain the match referee for the clash in Dubai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just like in last week\u2019s game, both Suryakumar and Salman didn\u2019t shake hands at toss time, while Andy Pycroft will remain the match referee for the clash in Dubai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed<\/p>\r\n\r\n