SAFF Championship 2023: India to kick start their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan; check out full details 

India vs PAK SAFF Championship 2023 (Source: Twitter)

The Indian football team is all set to kick start their campaign in the SAFF Championship 2023 when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, June 21. After their recent triumph in the Intercontinental Cup, Sunil Chhetri and Co. will enter the tournament as a confident unit. While Pakistan has lost nine of their last ten matches, the Blue Tigers have lost only one.

Apart from Pakistan, Nepal and Kuwait are the other teams in Group A along with eight-time champions India. Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh will compete in Group B. India entered the top 100 rankings in the latest list and will not face much of a challenge against the 195th-ranked Pakistan, but will aim to start the campaign on a high note.

Analyzing other statistics in the last ten matches of both teams, India has scored 15 goals while conceding five. Pakistan, on the other hand, has managed to score seven goals while conceding 18.

Regardless of the sport, the battle between these two neighbours will always be intense, and the same emotions will also be there in today's game. In the 24 matches between the two teams, India has won 11 times compared to Pakistan's three wins. The last time India defeated Pakistan was in the 2018 SAFF Championship when they won 3-1 thanks to a brace from Manvir Singh and a goal from Sumeet Passi.

The following are the match details for IND vs PAK in the SAFF Championship 2023:

Fixture: India vs Pakistan

Date: June 21, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Live Streaming: Fancode

Telecast: No telecast Details have been confirmed.

India Predicted XI: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Jeakson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sunil Chhetri, Naorem Mahesh Singh

Pakistan Predicted XI: Yousuf Butt (GK), Mamoon Moosa Khan, Muhammad Sufyan Asif, Abdullah Iqbal, Ali Khan Niazi, Otis Khan, Ali UzairMahmood, Easah Suliman, Rahis Nabi, Harun Hamid, Hassan Bashir