No Rain In Manchester As Pakistan Elect To Bowl vs India

Good afternoon and welcome to our live updates of the crucial World Cup 2019 league clash between traditional rivals India and Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester. The entire cricketing fraternity from all over the world is waiting for this one with bated breath, and many Indian and Pakistani fans from every corner of the globe have travelled to England to see the spectacle first-hand.

Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed called correctly at the toss and promptly elected to bat, given that the weather might intervene later in the day. Pakistan are going in with two spinners, a leggie and a left-arm spinner, while India has called up Vijay Shankar as a replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan.

India skipper Virat Kohli said he too would have bowled first but now India will have to go in and bat. Both wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav retain their places in the bowling line-up. The weather has been playing a hide and seek with Manchester and with several World Cup 2019 matches having already been washed out, so everyone is hoping that the entire match can be played. (LIVE SCORECARD)