India vs Pakistan 2016: India win toss, elect to field in Match 4 of Asia Cup T20 2016

India won the toss and elected to field first against arch rivals Pakistan in the Match 4 of the Asia Cup T20 2016, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Saturday. Indian skipper, MS Dhoni made the right call to win the toss, as he made the only change in the side, with Ajinkya Rahane coming in for opener Shikhar Dhawan. Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi, on the other hand, was satisfies by losing the toss as he had inteentions to bat first, as he went with four bowlers and seven bats,en in the side, with intentions to score a big total and focus on the batting. Live Cricket Scorecard: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup T20 2016 Match 4 at Dhaka

India are set to take on Pakistan for the first time since ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 when the two sides take field in Match 4 of Asia Cup T20 2016 at Dhaka on Saturday. India are firm favourites to win Asia Cup 2016, having comprehensively defeated hosts Bangladesh in the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) of the tournament. India have been in prime form in recent times, whitewashing Australia 3-0 in the T20I series Down Under and then coming back from a 0-1 score line to defeat Sri Lanka 2-1 in their recent series in India. Live Cricket Updates: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup T20 2016, Match 4 at Dhaka

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Given the popularity of the contest and the context of this encounter, the match promises to be a thrilling encounter between two fine cricket teams. India hold the advantage going into the match, but Pakistan will be rearing to avenge their defeat at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The arch rivals will battle it out in a much-awaited Asia Cup bout.

Teams:

India: Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk & c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan: Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (c), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan.