India has started its journey in this T20 World Cup with a great start, beating Ireland by 8 wickets. This match was played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The performance of the Indian bowlers in this match has caused fear in the Pakistani media.
India vs Pakistan (9 June 2024)
As we all know, India will have to play a T20 match against Pakistan at the same stadium as against Ireland. Given how the pitch played against the batsmen in the Ind vs Ireland match, this match looks to be quite dangerous for batsmen as fast bowlers got help from this pitch. Due to this, the Pakistani media is fearful about how the Pakistani batting will face the Indian bowling attack. This match will start at 8 pm in both India and Pakistan.
Pakistani Media’s Fearful Reaction
On a Pakistani media channel, a Pakistani cricket expert said the Indian team has a lot of leaders like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah. The way they play every match is surprising to him. He mentioned Bumrah’s ability to bowl all types of balls – Yorker, in-swing, out-swing, bouncer, slower one – perfectly. He said Bumrah will be able to take wickets under tough situations as well. When asked who will win on 9 June, he said he thinks India will most probably win, but he wants Pakistan to win.
India vs Pakistan Previous Records in T20 World Cup
Here are the previous records of India vs Pakistan matches in T20 World Cups:
– Melbourne, Oct 23, 2022: India won by 4 wickets.
– Dubai (DICS), Sep 4, 2022: Pakistan won by 5 wickets.
– Dubai (DICS), Aug 28, 2022: India won by 5 wickets.
– Dubai (DICS), Oct 24, 2021: Pakistan won by 10 wickets.
– Eden Gardens, Mar 19, 2016: India won by 6 wickets.
– Mirpur, Feb 27, 2016: India won by 5 wickets.
– Mirpur, Mar 21, 2014: India won by 7 wickets.
– Ahmedabad, Dec 28, 2012: India won by 11 runs.
– Bengaluru, Dec 25, 2012: Pakistan won by 5 wickets.
– Colombo (RPS), Sep 30, 2012: India won by 8 wickets.
– Johannesburg, Sep 24, 2007: India won by 5 runs.
9 June, India vs Pakistan Match Probable Playing 11 of Both Teams
Pakistan’s probable playing 11: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir
India’s probable playing 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh