The temperature is predicted to be 31 degrees Celsius during the initial half of the game. However, the temperature is likely to lower down around the time of sunset to be approximately 23 degrees Celsius.

The lop-sided nature of arguably cricket's fiercest rivalry in recent years notwithstanding, emotions in both countries will run high when bitter neighbours India and Pakistan clash in a Champions Trophy blockbuster in Dubai on Sunday.

Cricket’s fiercest rivals will lock horns in a battle that will prove pivotal to the pair’s ICC Champions Trophy aspirations.