On the bowling front, Ravindra Jadeja has taken seven wickets and other bowlers like Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma have been impressive. They look rather weak as compared to some other teams but have played reasonably well this tournament.
Pakistan: Opener Nasir Jamshed scored a half century in the opener and then 42 in the second match, while skipper Misbah-ul-Haq scored 96 in the match against West Indies, but the form of other batsmen - Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq and Shoaib Malik - is a big worry. They need to put their acts together and put up a big score on the board to counter India's strong batting line-up.
On the bowling front, Mohammad Irfan is the highest wicket taker from the team with four wickets. With Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Irfan in the line-up, they are touted as a strong bowling side but their performance has been not impressive this tournament. They need to restrict the score of the opponents as their batsmen look vulnerable.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra and R Vinay Kumar
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Abdur Rehman, Asad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ehsan Adil, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz
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