ICC T20 World Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan match date, time, venue, telecast, tickets

India face Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC T20I World Cup 2022 on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Here are the details of the much-awaited match.

Date of Match
October 23 (Sunday). Match starts at 7:00 PM local time ( 1:30 PM IST)


Venue of Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne city.

Live Telecast & Live Streaming

In India, Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in India and hence the match will be available on Star Sports channels. The match will be livestreamed on Disney+ Hoststar.

In Pakistan, the match will be presented by PTV Sports and Ten Sports.

How to buy Tickets

Those who want to watch the match at the stadium can buy tickets from the official website T20WorldCup.com. The option is available either under Tickets or against the fixture of each match. Mobile ticket or print-at-home options are available.

The Teams

India (from)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: Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan (from) : Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman.

Standby Players: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.

Both India and Pakistan are part of Group 2 in the tournament. The group has 6 players. Apart from India and Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh are part of the group. The two remaining slots will be filled by teams from qualifier round.

List of all commentators for T20 World Cup 2022

Adam Gilchrist, Athar Ali Khan, Bazid Khan, Brian Murgatroyd, Carlos Brathwaite, Dale Steyn, Danny Morrison, Dirk Nannes, Eoin Morgan, Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop, Ian Smith, Isa Guha, Mark Howard, Mel Jones, Michael Atherton, Michael Clarke, Nasser Hussain, Natalie Germanos, Niall O'Brien, Pommie Mbangwa, Preston Mommsen, Ravi Shastri, Russell Arnold, Samuel Badree, Shane Watson, Shaun Pollock, Simon Doull, Sunil Gavaskar.