The stage is allset for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The main highlight of the tournament is theIndia-Pakistan match being held on 24 October 2021 in Dubai.
Indian and Pakistani cricket fans are super excited about the match. Tickets are mostly sold out. While everyone is eager to see theresult of this match, let us dive into the past and look at the history ofmatches played between India and Pakistan.
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1. September 14, 2007 – Durban
When T20cricket was originally introduced, India and Pakistan were placed in the samegroup. There was a close contest between the two countries. Team India scored 141 runs in theirfirst innings. Pakistan scored the same number of runs while chasing thetarget, tying the game. The match's outcome was then determined by a ball-out,and India won the match.
2. September 24, 2007 – Johannesburg
On this day14 years ago, the Indian team, led by MS Dhoni, defeated all odds to win theinaugural World Twenty20 title. In a dramatic final at the Wanderers Stadium inJohannesburg, they defeated Pakistan by five runs.
3. September 30, 2012 – Colombo
In theirworld T20 Super 8 match in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, India chased down asmall target of 129 to defeat arch-rival Pakistan by an 8-wicket margin. ViratKohli bowled three overs and took Mohammed Hafeez's wicket in this match.
4. March 21, 2014 – Dhaka
India had aneasy time in this match also. Pakistan batted first and only managed to score130 runs in their 20 overs. Amit Mishra bowled excellently in the match, takingtwo wickets for 22 runs. In addition, he bowled one maiden over. Kohli was theteam's leading run-scorer once again. In 32 balls, he scored 36 runs.
5. March 19, 2016 – Kolkata
Kolkatahosted the fifth World Cup match between India and Pakistan. Pakistan battedfirst once more but again failed to put up a substantial total. In 20 overs,Pakistan only managed to score 118 runs. However, Mohammed Amir's superb spellagainst Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be remembered from this match.Despite scoring less than 120 runs, Pakistan looked dangerous with the balling,as the returning Mohammed Amir caused problems for India's top order. India,on the other hand, was able to win the match despite the low score.