The opening macth of super 12 stage of T20 World Cup 2022 has attracted a near capacity crowd at Sydney Cricket Ground despite lingering rain forecast. It was Australia's heaviest defeat in a T20 World Cup and their second largest of all time in the 20-over format.
Opening match has avoided any interruption by rain but now all eyes are on MCG where arch rivals India and Pakistan are going face to face. Match will be played in front of a sold out crowd since additional standing room tickets released two months ago were sold within minutes.
Ali has travelled from Pakistan to watch the tournament and expecting a good contest.
He and his group of friends are watching round 12 opening match between Australia and New Zealand first before heading to Melbourne.
We are flying to Melbourne after watching the opening game and surely we will be heading to MCG for a big game
Those who are already arrived are celebrating the event and enjoying the colourful atmosphere.
Nazia shan and her family has travelled from Sydney to Melbourne with a strong contingent of family friends.
Nazia told SBS Urdu that there is a festive atmosphere despite lingering rain.
Weather is beyond our control, but we can still celebrate the extravaganza that is bringing all of us together
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T20 Men's Batting Rankings
Pakistani batsman Mohammad Rizwan is on nthe top of the point table follwed by Suryakumar Yadev of India.
T20 Men's Bowling Rankings
Aussie bowler Josh Haelwood is on top of the T20 bowlers ladder follwed by Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.
T20 Team Ranking
India with 268 rating is placed at the top of the points table of T20 ICC ranking.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami. Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
ICC confirms that no other matches except Semi final and Final will have a reserve day. In case of no play, both teams will be given one point each.
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