Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"They should have had this game in Melbourne, not Adelaide, straight after England v Australia yesterday. They would have had another 90,000 in the crowd for it. I've seen a number of these games before and the atmosphere is incredible. Both sets of fans don't care about the game, they just want to win. It's that big for them"

I've just been reminded about Pakistan's Haris Sohail, who was left "visibly shaken" and unable to train after an apparent ghostly encounter in a New Zealand hotel room last month.

Sohail said "a supernatural presence" woke him up by shaking his bed, forcing him to seek refuge in the room of a team coach.

Will India have a bit of fun with this? Maybe their spin bowlers will send down some ghoul-glies? I'll let you have some more fun with the play on words...

There's no shame in getting beaten up by the Aussies, surely? But getting hammered by England... now that must worry MS Dhoni and Co.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain

"It will be interesting to see how India get on. They are on the back of being on Australian shores for three months, getting beaten up by the Aussies in the Tests and against in the one-dayers.

"Let's see how they cope with the World Cup. They are looking like having to bat 10% above expectation because the bowling line-up is poor. I don't give the sub-continent teams a chance of winning it."

South Africa are trundling along nicely after the early scare in Hamilton, with the fifth-wicket partnership between David Miller and JP Duminy passing the 50-mark after 32 overs. The favourites, with a run rate of about 4.4 per over, look to be heading towards a total of 230ish. The big question is, have Zimbabwe got enough in their locker to match that?

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India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Ravi Jadeja, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Irfan.

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India, champions in 1983 and 2011, have won all five of their previous World Cup meetings with Pakistan.

"It's the perfect scenario to start," said Dhoni. "When we play Pakistan there's definitely more intensity.

"It's one of those occasions where the spectators really love it, it's one of the most prized games when it comes to the ODI format."

You're probably thinking that I'm making a sweeping statement when I label this the biggest cricket game ever. However, organisers expect the Pool B match to draw the biggest television audience in the history of the sport.

Tickets for the match between the two Asian neighbours sold out in 20 minutes. Unless you have some gold dust in your back pocket or a spare body organ, you've got no chance of getting a ticket now - so you're probably best sticking with us.

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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq: "We have got our momentum back and our confidence has been boosted by those two practice games.

"The wicket looks good as we were planning to bat first. Younus Khan will open the batting with Ahmed Shehzad.

"This is a big occasion for everybody. We're a young team and the youngsters are really looking to perform on the big stage, so it's a big day for them."

India captain MS Dhoni: "It looks like a good wicket and putting runs on the board always helps.

"The important point is not to think about being holders, but we need to reflect it on the kind of performance we give and execute our plans and be at our best.

"It's slightly on the drier side compared to the wicket we played Australia on here, maybe it will slow down a bit later, but I don't think it will change a lot."

The cheer when India won the toss was bigger than anything I heard from the 90,000 people packed into the MCG yesterday. Incredible. MS Dhoni tossed the coin, which was specially minted for the occasion. To add more drama, the match referee momentarily lost the coin in his pocket. He was rooting around for it like a best man looking for a wedding ring.

India win the toss - to incredible noise - and will bat first.

And let's not waste any more time. The two captains are walking to the middle for the toss...

Thanks Mark. How are we all? What a great start to this game in Hamilton. Can Zimbabwe build on this bright start?

We'll keep you updated on that throughout the early hours of the morning, but now it's time to train our focus on the big one: India v Pakistan. The biggest cricket match ever?

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And on that note, it's time to switch our main focus to the big one - India v Pakistan. While we'll still keep you posted on SA-Zimbabwe, and the England women's ODI, all eyes are turning to the Adelaide Oval - and your genial guide to the big occasion is Marc Higginson.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"South Africa are playing really well now. These two are knocking the ball around, rotating the strike, knocking the ones and twos, picking the gaps. This is what they need to do. It is a great period for South Africa as they try to rebuild.

"But Zimbabwe are the story of the day so far - they have taken the big wickets."

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