India vs Pakistan Recap: T20 World Cup Matches

T20 India vs Pakistan Recap: T20 World Cup Matches

India face Pakistan in the first match of the T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. After a two-year hiatus, the two clubs will meet for the first time, and fans are anticipating a thrilling match. India is undefeated against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, same like in the 50-over World Cup. Both teams have met five times in the T20 World Cup, with India winning each time.

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India vs Pakistan Recap

Here’s how the two teams fared when they met in a T20 World Cup match:

• Here’s how the two teams fared when they met in a T20 World Cup match:In the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa, India and Pakistan were assigned to Group D. In their allotted 20 overs, IND batted first and scored 141 runs. PAK replied by scoring 141 runs in 20 overs, forcing the match to be decided by a bowl-out. In the bowl-out, India triumphed.

• IND vs. PAK met in the final of the same edition. And it was a thrilling summit battle that decided the inaugural winners in the shortest format. As India struck 157/5, Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 75 runs. In response, Misbah-ul-Haq looked set to lead Pakistan to victory.But a mishit on the third delivery of the over fell into the hands of S Sreesanth, and India, led by a teenage MS Dhoni, were declared victors.

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• Five years after their first meeting, both sides reunited in Colombo in 2012. India responded by losing Gautam Gambhir for a duck, but Virat Kohli (78) produced an unbeaten half-century to lead the team to victory with three overs remaining.

• India dominated with the ball in the next edition, restricting Pakistan to 130/7. In that game, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami each took three wickets. India cruised to victory because to an undefeated 66-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.

• The scene was moved to Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens in 2016, where Pakistan was once again denied the plot owing to international pressure. Due to the weather, the match was reduced to 18 overs each side. In their innings, Pakistan only managed to score 118 runs. Kohli answered with another brilliant batting display, blasting an unbroken fifty to guide India to a six-wicket victory in 13 balls.

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