Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam. (Source – Twitter/X)
The greatest rivalry is back as India and Pakistan are all set to lock horns in their respective match of the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, June 09 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York. The arch-rivals face each other in Match 19 of the Group A in a blockbuster and mouth-watering clash on a festive weekend. Notably, both sides met for a 20-20 game just two years ago at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2022 edition where India inflicted a 4-wicket loss on Pakistan, courtesy of Virat Kohli’s masterclass.
In the ongoing tournament, the Men in Blue already secured victory over Ireland. On the other hand, the Babar Azam-led Pakistani side faced a shocking, facing an upset at the hands of the co-hosts United States of America. Speaking of the playing XI, India would like to continue the same playing game as the previous game. On the other hand, Pakistan would like to make changes in the combination, as they are eagerly waiting to see the fitness update of their key all-rounder Imad Wasim.
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Speaking about the last game of India, Skipper Rohit Sharma 52*(37) played an excellent captain’s match-winning Innings which helped India to chase the low total in just 13 overs. Rishabh Pant 36*(26) also played superb Innings and gave excellent support to Rohit Sharma. Speaking about the bowling of India, Jasprit Bumrah (3-1-6-2) who also won the Player of the Match award for his performance bowled magnificently which helped India to restrict Ireland to under 100. Hardik Pandya (4-1-27-3) also bowled superbly and supported Bumrah. India also got excellent support from other bowlers as a result they restricted Ireland to just 95. Indians will be hoping all these will continue their good form.
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Speaking about the last game of Pakistan, Shadab Khan 40(25) played blistering Innings, but couldn’t get a good start to huge Innings and he also didn’t get support from any other batters as a result they had to settle for the score of 159 which was under par total in that pitch. As for their bowlers, Naseem Shah (4-0-26-1) and Mohammad Amir (4-0-25-1) bowled beautifully, which helped Pakistan to drag the game to the very final ball. However, other key players didn’t chip, unfortunately hampering their cause against the Americans. Babar & Co. will hope for good contributions from their batters, especially top-order batters and also good support from other bowlers.
Meanwhile, let us look at the stats ahead of the yet another high-voltage Ind-Pak clash:
Head-to-Head: India and Pakistan have met 12 times in the T20I history with India winning on eight occasions and Pakistan clinching just three victories. One game resulted in Tie.
7 – Rohit Sharma (193) needs seven sixes to reach 200 sixes in the T20I.
4 – Yuzvendra Chahal (96) needs another four wickets to reach 100 wickets in T20I.
4 – Haris Rauf (96) needs another four wickets to reach 100 wickets in T20I.
1 – Mohammad Rizwan (99) is set to play his 100th T20I Match.
8 – Surya Kumar Yadav (192) needs another eight fours to reach 200 fours in the T20Is.
7 – Ifthikar Ahmed (993) needs another seven runs to reach 1000 runs in T20I.
1 – Babar Azam (49) needs another catch to reach 50 catches in T20I.
1 – Fakhar Zaman (48) needs another two catches to reach 50 catches in T20I
1 – Rohit Sharma (1049) needs another four to reach 1050 fours in the T20s.
2 – Sanju Samson (298) needs two sixes to reach 300 sixes in the T20s.
5 – Mohammad Rizwan (695) needs another five fours to reach 700 fours in the T20s.
7 – Imad Wasim (343) needs another seven fours to reach 350 fours in the T20s.
6 – Imad Wasim (343) needs another six catches fours to reach 350 fours in the T20s.
1 – Suryakumar Yadav (49) needs another fifty to reach fifty-50s in the T20s.
8 – Hardik Pandya (96) needs another four fours to reach 100 fours in the T20s.
10 – Hardik Pandya (240) needs ten sixes to reach 200 sixes in the T20Is
4 – Shivam Dube (46) needs another four wickets to reach 50 wickets in T20I.