Both teams say they are set for Sunday\u2019s showdown despite the late decision for India\u2019s match with Pakistan to proceed.<\/p>\n
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Pakistan skipper Salman Agha says his team were \u201calways ready\u201d to face India on Sunday<\/a> at the T20 World Cup, despite only being given the green light a few days ago.<\/p>\n The biggest and most lucrative clash in world cricket has sold out<\/a> the 35,000-capacity R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with hundreds of millions more expected to watch on television.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n The game was only confirmed<\/a> as going ahead late on Monday night after the Islamabad government made a U-turn on its order to boycott the blockbuster Group A game.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a very big game and the magnitude is huge,\u201d Agha said before the team\u2019s practice at the stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were always ready for the game, whatever be the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Pakistan had a scrappy last-over three-wicket win in their first match<\/a> against the Netherlands before beating the United States<\/a> by 32 runs. India have also won both their matches so far.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are in good momentum and I hope that being in Colombo since the start will help us in terms of conditions,\u201d said Agha.<\/p>\n But he warned: \u201cWe have to play good cricket to win the match.\u201d<\/p>\n The hugely anticipated match could be hit by bad weather, with rain forecast for Sunday evening.<\/p>\n Agha believed spin would dominate, calling Tariq Usman his trump card against India\u2019s powerful batting lineup.<\/p>\n \u201cTariq has been bowling well and I am sure the mystery element will make him our trump card,\u201d Agha said, brushing aside doubts over the legality of Tariq\u2019s unique sling-arm action and the exaggerated pause in his delivery stride.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has been cleared twice so there are no worries.\u201d<\/p>\n