CRICKET BLOGS

The first one-day international between India and Pakistan at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on November 5 is expected to be a high-scoring game although the pitch would help bowlers in the first innings with the heavy dew factor coming into play. The series that commences at Guwahati will be followed by matches at Mohali on 8 Nov, in Kanpur on 11 Nov, in Gwalior on 15 Nov and Jaipur on 18 Nov.