India win toss, opt to field first
This is the first ever encounter between the neighbours after their World Cup group stage game in the ICC World Cup in 2015, where India edged past their arch rivals.
For India, Ajinkya Rahane will be playing the game in place of injured Shikhar Dhawan.
Pakistan have fielded four seamers in the game with Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Amir making a comeback after a long time.
6:47 PM (6 minutes ago)
Indian team:
R Sharma, A Rahane, V Kohli, S Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c/wk), H Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, J Bumrah, A Nehra
Pakistan team:
Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi*, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan
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