At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), IND vs PAK will play in the highly anticipated T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match. The archrivals will meet once more after missing two previous opportunities. Ten wickets separated Pakistan and the Men in Blue during the T20 World Cup 2021 match in Dubai.
Additionally, the teams faced off against one another twice at the Asia Cup 2022. Team India triumphed in the group match by a score of five wickets, while Pakistan won the Super 4 match by a score of five wickets. Pakistan would consequently think they had an advantage psychologically going into the match on Sunday at the MCG.
Till now, India and Pakistan have faced off in 11 T20I games overall. In the head-to-head statistics, The Men in Blue enjoy a huge advantage. While Pakistan has only experienced success in three of these games, they have won seven. One contest resulted in a draw.
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IND vs. PAK T20I matches with the most runs
The record for the most runs scored in T20I matches between India and Pakistan belongs to Virat Kohli. He has scored 406 runs in nine games at a strike rate of 119.06 percent and an average of 67.66 percent. With a best of 78*, he has four half-centuries to his credit.
Mohammad Rizwan, a talented wicketkeeper for Pakistan, is second on the list of hitters with the most runs scored in India vs. Pak T20I matches. He has scored 193 runs in three games at an average of 96.50 and a strike rate of 130.40.
In two of the three T20Is Rizwan has played against India, he has scored over fifty runs, with a high of 79*.
IND vs. PAK T20I matches with the most wickets
Umar Gul, a former Pakistan pacer, has taken the most wickets in Indo-Pak T20I matches. He took 11 wickets in six games for an average of 16.18 and an economy rate of 8.27. In T20Is against India, he has a four-wicket haul (4/37) to his name.
On the list, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a seasoned Indian bowler, is listed after Gul. He has played six Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Pakistan, taking 10 wickets at an average of 16.70 and 7.59, respectively. In T20Is, 4/26 represents his highest bowling analysis versus the Men in Green.
PAK vs. IND World T20 T20 stats
India and Pakistan have faced off against each other six times in the T20 World Cup, with India winning four of the games and Pakistan only one, which was at the ICC tournament in the UAE last year. In one game between the two teams during the 2007 edition, there was a tie. In the days before the Super Over, India won the infamous bowl-out.
Kohli also owns the record for most runs scored in T20I World Cup matchups between India and Pakistan. He has scored 226 runs in four games with a strike rate of 126.25 and an average of 226 (boosted by three not-outs).
In four innings against Pakistan, the former captain of India had three fifty-plus runs. For Pakistan, former captain Shoaib Malik has amassed 100 runs in six games against India in the T20 World Cup.
Since both teams will face off in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022, cricket fans are eagerly anticipating another India vs. Pakistan match. India and Pakistan are scheduled to play. Melbourne Stadium is where the game will be played.
In the shortest format, both clubs have played each other twice this season. The sides will play each other again in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with the scores tied at one each.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 24 wickets across all formats of India vs. Pakistan matches. In a Test match, the right-arm bowler has never come up against Pakistan. In his 10 One-Day Internationals, he has 14 wickets at an average of 23.57.
Jadeja, Ravindra
The next Indian player on this list is Ravindra Jadeja. In matches between India and Pakistan, the all-rounder from India has taken 14 wickets. Jadeja hasn’t faced Pakistan in a Test match. In 9 ODI games, he has 10 wickets at an average of 41.0.
3/41 is his best bowling performance. The left-arm spinner has faced Pakistan in 6 T20I matches in the shortest format. His average for the four wickets he has taken is 29.25.
The 32-year-old player has taken 10 wickets at an average of 16.70 in six T20I matches. His greatest bowling performance against Pakistan in an ODI was 3/15, and in a T20I, it was 4/26.
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Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma, who has 20 wickets versus Pakistan, comes next. The right-arm bowler defeated Pakistan in one Test by taking 5 wickets.
In 9 ODI games, the bowler, age 33, has 13 wickets at an average of 31.15. His greatest performance in an ODI bowling average was 3/34. In two Twenty20 internationals, Sharma has claimed two wickets.
