Pakistan and India are almost in the same level in terms of gameplay. The performance variation at times makes one better over the other. With the Asian Cup, only the India vs Pakistan match will be discussed big. This is all because of the importance and a kind of market making for cricket. Even if the player watches it as a game, the media will give it big hype for money making.
I have a feeling that Pakistan has the upper hand this time. They won the last T20I encounter between these two sides. And on top of that, Virat Kohli is out of form while Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are in terrific shape. But one disadvantage for Pakistan is that their strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi won't be available for the tournament. That may not be an issue if other bowlers step up their attack. As seen from yesterday's game, second-string Pakistani pacers (Naseem, Wasim and Shahnawaz) looks as if they are in terrific form.
Meanwhile, the Pakistanis are starting to think that Shaheen Afridi's absence will give the Indian top batsmen less pressure. The reality is the same. Since Virat Kohli is not in form, either he will roar in this match or he will be banned from World Cup cricket. Indian bowlers and batsmen are in form. India lost the last match played between the two teams. So this time India will try hard to win the match.