Punters have opened betting rates for both teams just ahead of the Pakistan-India explosive T20 encounter match at Dubai International Stadium today, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Bookies have fixed the opening rate of the Indian team at 60 paisas while Pakistan's betting opening rate is being fixed at Rs1.75. 

Reports suggest that around Rs50 billion betting is expected on the match in which bookies choose India as the hot favourite team. 

The largest network of cricket gambling network of Karachi has been in place and is headquartered at a residential society located on Super Highway. 

While, gamblers are also running their networks in other areas like Bahadarabad, Azizabad, Ferozabad, and Kaharadar, but the biggest network is all set to receive the heavy bets.

Gamblers termed Rahul Sharma and Virat Kohli as hot favourite batters from the Indian side and picked skipper Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan from the Pakistani side. 

Bookies named Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin and Shaheen Shah Afridi and Imad Waseem as hot favourite bowlers from both teams. 

The match will start at 7 pm (PST).

Reporter Suhail Shaheen