New Delhi. The T20 World Cup 2024 may have started on June 1 with the US-Canada match, but cricket fans are waiting for the ‘great match’. The thrill of the tournament will increase with the ‘high voltage’ match between arch rivals India and Pakistan (India Vs Pakistan). This match to be held in New York on June 9 will be a ‘test’ of the mental strength along with the sports skills of the players. The team which will give the best performance by handling the pressure will be crowned with victory. Talking about the T20 World Cup, both the countries have faced each other 7 times in which the Indian team has won 5 times and the Pakistani team once. One match is recorded as a tie. However, this match of 2007 was decided by ‘Ball Out’ in which Team India won.
Virat Kohli has had a special influence on the T20 World Cup matches of both the countries so far. All the four victories of Team India against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup since 2012 are centered around Virat. Not only this, in 2021, when the Indian team lost to Pakistan by 10 wickets, even then Virat was the top performer of the team.
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Let’s take a look at India-Pakistan matches in T20 World Cup
2007 : Exciting match tied, Indian team won in ‘Ball Out’
The first match between India and Pakistan was played in T20 World Cup 2007 which was tied after some thrilling ups and downs. Batting first, the Indian team was able to score 141 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Robin Uthappa contributed the highest 50 runs and captain MS Dhoni contributed 33 runs. Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif took the maximum four wickets. In reply, despite Misbah-ul-Haq’s 53 runs, Pakistan team also came to a halt at a score of 141 after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Misbah was run out on the last ball of the last over of the innings and the match was tied. ‘Ball out’ was used to get the result. All three players of India – Sehwag, Harbhajan and Sehwag hit the stumps accurately while all three players of Pakistan – Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat missed.
Clash again in the final, Team India becomes champion with victory of 5 runs
Both the teams clashed again in the final of T20 World Cup 2007 in which Team India won with a thrilling victory of 5 runs. Batting first, the Indian team scored 157 runs in 20 overs with the help of Gautam Gambhir’s 75 runs in 54 balls. In reply, despite opener Imran Nazir’s 33, Younus Khan’s 24 and Misbah-ul-Haq’s 43 runs, Pakistan team was out after scoring 152 runs in 19.3 overs. In the match, captain Dhoni took a risky decision to get the last over bowled by debutant Joginder Sharma, which the bowler proved right by getting Misbah caught by Sreesanth on the third ball. The Indian team won the first T20 World Cup.
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2012: Virat became a hero by scoring unbeaten 78 runs
Virat Kohli played for the first time in T20 World Cup in 2012 and made an impact in the match against Pakistan. In this match in Colombo, Indian bowlers restricted Pakistan to a small score of 128. L Balaji took the maximum of 3 wickets while Ashwin and Yuvraj took two wickets each. In the match, Virat was also successful in taking one wicket in the form of Pakistani captain Hafeez. In reply, the Indian team achieved the target by losing only two wickets in 17 overs. After the first wicket in the form of Gautam Gambhir (0) fell on the second ball of the innings, Sehwag and Virat made a partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket. After Sehwag (29), Virat along with Yuvraj led the team to victory. ‘Player of the Match’ Virat remained unbeaten by scoring 78 runs with the help of eight fours and two sixes in 61 balls. Rohit Sharma was also included in the playing eleven of this match but he did not get a chance to bat.
2014: Team India excelled in both bowling and batting
In the T20 World Cup 2014, both countries clashed again and again the Indian team won by 7 wickets. This victory was the result of collective performance. In the Dhaka match, Pakistan team could only score a small score of 130 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Wrist spinner Amit Mishra took the maximum two wickets while two batsmen were run out. In reply, Rohit Sharma (24) and Shikhar Dhawan (30) laid the foundation of victory by adding 54 runs for the first wicket. After the dismissal of these two, India lost another wicket in the form of Yuvraj (1). But Virat Kohli (36 not out, 32 balls, four fours and one six) and Suresh Raina (35 not out, 28 balls, four fours and one six) led the team to victory in 18.3 overs. Amit Mishra was the player of the match.
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2016: Another amazing innings by Virat, another victory for India
In the T20 World Cup 2016, India again won the match between the two neighbouring countries in Kolkata. Virat was again the architect of this victory. At Eden Gardens, the Indian team allowed Pakistan to score only 118 runs in 18 overs after losing 5 wickets. In reply, the Indian team lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma (10), Shikhar Dhawan (6) and Suresh Raina (0) by the time the score reached 23 runs. The restlessness of the fans started increasing. In such a situation, Virat again became the ‘troubleshooter’ and played an unbeaten innings of 55 runs with the help of seven fours and a six in 37 balls. He added 61 runs for the fourth wicket with Yuvraj. After Yuvraj (24) was out, Virat along with captain Dhoni led the team to victory. Virat was the player of the match.
2021 : The winning streak ended with a 10-wicket defeat
Before the T20 World Cup 2021, the Indian team had not lost any match to Pakistan, but this record was broken on 24 October in Dubai. Nothing went well for the Indian team in the match. Batting first, Team India came under pressure after losing the wickets of Rohit Sharma (0) and KL Rahul (3) in just 2.1 overs. Both these wickets were taken by Shaheen Afridi. The third wicket in the form of Suryakumar Yadav (11) also fell soon. After three wickets fell at the score of 31, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant added 53 runs for the fourth wicket but then Pant was out. If the team was able to reach the score of 151 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs, then captain Virat’s 57 runs (49 balls, five fours and one six) were the leading contributors. Pakistan team achieved this score of India in 17.5 overs without losing any wicket. During this period, all the Indian bowlers proved to be colorless. Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 79 off 55 balls and captain Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 68 off 52 balls to give the Indian fans a bitter dose of 10-wicket defeat. Shaheen Afridi, who took three wickets, was the player of the match.
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2022: Virat played the best T20 innings under pressure
Although every innings of Virat against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup has been excellent, but his unbeaten 82-run innings in Melbourne in 2022 is a different matter. This innings can be counted among the overall best innings of the T20 World Cup. Pakistan scored 159 runs in 20 overs with the help of half-centuries from Shan Masood (52*) and Iftikhar Ahmed (51). In response, Team India lost the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma (4), KL Rahul (4), Suryakumar Yadav (15) and Axar Patel (2) as soon as they reached 31 runs. At this time India’s defeat seemed certain but Virat gave hope to the fans by adding 111 runs for the fifth wicket with Hardik Pandya. However, the desired run average was constantly increasing. The team needed 54 runs in the last 24 balls but it was Virat’s courage that the Indian team was able to win the match on the last ball. During this innings full of patience and aggression, Virat hit sixes on the balls of bowlers like Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. He scored 82 runs with the help of six fours and four sixes in 53 balls and snatched victory from the Pakistani camp. The team won the match by 4 wickets on the last ball. The winning run may have come from Ashwin’s bat but it was Virat who made this victory possible.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 8, 2024, 05:51 IST