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World T20: India win toss, opt to bowl against Pakistan at Eden

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IANS Kolkata

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the World Twenty20 Group 2 match at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

Following rain interruption, the match was reduced to 18 overs a side with five overs of power play.

India fielded an unchanged side while Pakistan brought in pacer Mohammad Sami in place of Imad Wasim.

The teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Sami, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Aamir Mohammad Irfan.

 

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First Published: Mar 19 2016 | 8:24 PM IST

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