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‘Home Ground hi bana diya unka’ - Fans react as Pakistan to begin 2023 ODI World Cup with 2 warm-up matches in Hyderabad, prior to matches at same venue

Here is how fans have reacted as Pakistan set to play 2 warm-up matches in Hyderabad, prior to matches at same venue in 2023 ODI World Cup

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On 27 June 2023, the final fixture of the upcoming ODI World Cup got announced by the Apex Council of Cricket and Indian Cricket Board. The mega event will begin on 5 October and the final will take place on 19 November. Pakistan are all set to begin their campaign on 6 October as they will face one qualifier team.

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Then, in the next match on 12 October, they will face another qualifier team. Both these clashes will be held in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. But, before those matches, they will also play two Warm-Up matches in the same venue. On 29 September, they will face New Zealand while facing Australia on 3 October. Seeing the Men in Green set to play four consecutive matches in Hyderabad, fans shared their views on social media.  

Pakistan are currently the second-ranked team in ODIs

Babar Azam and his men will look to win their second-ever ODI World Cup this time around. Their only ODI World Cup triumph came in 1992 in Australia. Currently, they are the second-ranked team in the 50-over format. Their skipper, Babar Azam is also the number one-ranked batter in this format. Apart from that, they also have an impressive bowling attack consisting of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, and many others. In the recent major tournament, they have performed well. In the 2021 20-20 World Cup, they lost in the semi-final while losing the final in the 2022 20-20 World Cup. So, fans might hope for a better performance from the group this year.   

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Speaking of their other fixtures, they will travel to Ahmedabad from Hyderabad to face arch-rivals India on 15 October. Then, they will take on Australia on 20 October in Bengaluru. After that, they will face Afghanistan on 23 October and South Africa on 27 October. Both these matches will be held in Chennai. Then, they will travel to Kolkata to face Bangladesh on 31 October. After that, they will face New Zealand in Bengaluru on 4 November while their last league game will be on 12 November, facing England in Kolkata. Pakistan will play all of their matches across five venues.

Here is how fans have reacted:

 

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