India vs Pakistan Cricket Score, Asia Cup 2018: India crush Pakistan by 8 wickets

PITCH REPORT - Sunil Gavaskar says that the same pitch which was used yesterday is being used today as well. Mentions that there are no footmarks on the surface and there is no damage inflicted on it. Adds that the ball is expected to come onto the bat but a little slowly. Feels that the bowlers won't enjoy bowling here much while the batsmen will have a good time. Reminds that Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal got some turn yesterday but it is a good batting pitch overall.

Shikhar Dhawan is being interviewed on the sidelines. He says that they were in England for a long time and those were difficult conditions. Adds that his best was not good enough there but he didn't lose his self-belief. States that he came back into the nets, worked hard and is happy to have scored a ton in the last game against Hong Kong. Mentions that he believes in his process and wants to keep going strong. Adds that from the last two months he hadn't scored a half century or century and he wanted to perform well. Ends by saying that it was important for him to get amongst the runs before the game against Pakistan.

Pakistan, on the other hand, are high on confidence at the moment. They hardly broke a sweat against Hong Kong and the fact that they won the finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy against their arch-rivals, India, gives them a psychological edge. They have a well-balanced team and will be banking on their bowlers again. These two sides have already made it to the Top Four and it might help them to express themselves with a lot of freedom. Expect a cracker!

India were in danger of facing an upset against Hong Kong last evening but their experience came to the fore. It is not easy to play back-to-back games especially in such hot conditions and that will test the fitness of the players. Their middle order woes are a big concern for them. It will be in the limelight again and it will be interesting to see how they deal with the massive pressure. We might see a few changes in the Indian set-up. KL Rahul might come in place of Dinesh Karthik while Jasprit Bumrah is almost certain to replace an out of touch Shardul Thakur.

Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of the mother of all battles, India vs Pakistan. Whenever these two teams compete, there is a lot at stake. Jam-packed stadiums and people shouting at the top of their voices add to the charm of the contest. Today will be no different. In the Asia Cup, these two have faced each other 11 times with the Men in Blue winning 6 times, including the sole game in the T20I version while the Men in Green have emerged victorious on 5 occasions.