T20 World Cup: India vs Pakistan – Top run-scorers and wicket-takers

Indian Team (Photo Source: BCCI)

New York will turn in a hot cauldron as India and Pakistan play each other for the eighth ime in the history of T20 World Cups. So far, India have won seven encounters and Pakistan have won one. In their very first encounter, India and Pakistan played out a thrilling tie which went to a Bowl Out. Their next meeting was an even more pulsating one as India and Pakistan played each other in the finals of the 2007 T20 World Cup and India won the game by 5 runs. 

Pakistan’s biggest moment came when they beat India by ten wickets to record one of the biggest wins in T20 World Cup history. The very next year the rivalry saw yet another epic game being played in front of a packed house in Melbourne, where Virat Kohli single-handedly helped India win the game, with shot against Haris Rauf still being spoken about to this day. 

The latest chapter in this storied rivalry will be written on Sunday, June 9, as the two sides meet yet again. For the first time New York will be a sea of blue and green as the two teams make their way into the middle. As the battle lines will be drawn, the players will know this is their chance to become a hero and put their names in cricketing immortality.

Here are the top 3 run scorers from the India vs Pakistan encounters

Virat Kohli leads the batting charts for India in the T20 World Cups against Pakistan. The former Indian skipper has scored 308 runs with his epic knock of 82 not out at MCG being his best effort.

Here are the top 3 wicket-takers from the India vs Pakistan encounters

Former Indian star Irfan Pathan holds the record for the most wickets in India vs Pakistan encounter. His six wickets includes the 3/16 from the finals of the 2007 T20 World Cup.