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The T20 world cup is all set to begin on the 17th of October 2021. The finals will be on the 14th of November, 2021. Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will witness this tournament. Initially, Australia was the place decided, but in July 2020, the ICC decided to postpone the game because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
So in August, the ICC decided to conduct the match in India as planned. It was unsure about the tournament because of the rising cases of the Covid 19 pandemic and the possibility of a third wave. But the ICC held it in the UAE without any difficulty.
If we talk about the most significant clash this tournament could see, it would be none other than a match between India and Pakistan. Both the arch-nemesis are a part of Group 2, along with New Zealand and Afghanistan.
India and Pakistan have battled with each other eight times in the history of T20. In the T20 worldcup, India has managed to dominate Pakistan. India won five of the matches during its encounter with Pakistan. The only time Pakistan has achieved a win against India was in the year 2012.
Now let’s discuss the five times India has dominated Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
If we talk about the most significant clash this tournament could see, it would be none other than a match between India and Pakistan. Both the arch-nemesis are a part of Group 2, along with New Zealand and Afghanistan.
India and Pakistan have battled with each other eight times in the history of T20. In the T20 worldcup, India has managed to dominate Pakistan. India won five of the matches during its encounter with Pakistan. The only time Pakistan has achieved a win against India was in the year 2012.
Now let’s discuss the five times India has dominated Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
2007 T20 World Cup
South Africa organized this tournament. Durban India beat Pakistan via bowl out in the fascinating and full of energy match at Kingsmead. Pakistan couldn’t manage to overtake India’sIndia’s score of 141 runs. This win gave the young Indian team a pick-me-up.
India and Pakistan came face to face again in the finals this year. People witnessed this T20 match in Wanderers at Johannesburg. Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma helped India win 157/ 5 with Gautam Gambhir making 70 runs and Rohit Sharma making 30 runs.
Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq proved to be the pillar for Pakistan. But in the final over, he played an inclined shot which got caught, leading to India’s win under the leadership of MS Dhoni. This win cast a new dawn in Indian cricket and added the first winner in t20 world cup winners list.
2012 T20 World Cup
This match in Sri Lanka turned out to be in favor of India. The Indian team managed to take down all Pakistan’sPakistan’s players for 128 runs. Laxmipathy Balaji fetched three wickets. Virat Kohli managed to score 78 runs off 61 balls.
2014 T20 World Cup
Held in Dhaka, The Pakistan team scored 130 runs with three wickets left in the tournament. India managed to have a stronghold on its competitor. India dominated Pakistan by finishing the game with nine balls still left.
2016 T20 World Cup
ICC held the 2016 world cup in India. India had to sustain a defeat against New Zealand, which left them in a tough spot. Their next game was against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match got short to 18 overs due to rain.
Pakistan made 118 runs at a loss of 5 wickets. They made a great start with the ball where India managed to score 23 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 4.4 overs. Then Virat Kohli stepped in and proved to be a game-changer. He made a victorious 55 runs off 37 balls. India managed to win the match in 15.5 overs.
Conclusion
After looking at the history of India and Pakistan, I think you would agree that the clash between both the teams has and will always be enormous.
You could also say that the match always ended one-sided, with India ruling the game. Let’sLet’s hope India adds another win against Pakistan in this 2021 tournament as well. In addition, another World Cup wouldn’t prove to be harmful either.
