ICC T20 World Cup is around the corner and most of the teams have landed in Australia for the mega event. Home side Australia is a defending champion and they are having a great chance to defend the title. They are having the advantage of home ground and home crowd but at the same time, they will be under pressure of expectations also. But in this blog post, we will talk about the ultimate rivalry between 2 Asian countries Pakistan vs India in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
This is going to be a huge match in the historical stadium of MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23rd October 2022. All the seats at MCG have been booked already and there won't any empty seats. So let's dive into details about this encounter.
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| Pakistan vs India in T20 World Cup 2022 |
Pakistan vs India in T20 World Cups
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Match |
Venue |
Team |
Result |
|
2007 Group Match |
Kingsmead, Durban |
Pakistan vs India |
The match was tied and India won on a bowl
out |
|
2007 WC final |
Johannesburg |
Pakistan vs India |
India won by 5 runs |
|
2012 group match |
RPS, Colombo |
Pakistan vs India |
India won by 8 wickets |
|
2014 group match |
Mirpur, Dhaka |
Pakistan vs India |
India won by 7 wickets |
|
2016 group match |
Bengaluru |
Pakistan vs India |
India won by 6 wickets |
|
2021 group match |
Dubai |
Pakistan vs India |
Pakistan won by 10 wickets |
According to this table, India dominated most of the time and won 5 out of 6 matches and Pakistan won their 1st match against India in the last World Cup where Shaheen Shah Afridi destroyed the top order of India. Then Babar and Rizwan completed the chase of 152 without losing a wicket.
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Out of the last 3 matches, Pakistan defeated India twice and lost one by a minimum margin. So we can say that it will be another thriller.
Groups in T20 World Cup 2022
Qualifier Groups
Group A
- Sri Lanka
- Namibia
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates
Group B
- Ireland
- Scotland
- West Indies
- Zimbabwe
Super 12 Groups
Group A
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
- Ireland
Group B
- India
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Bangladesh
- Netherland
- Zimbabwe
Schedule of Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022
1st match, India v Pakistan, October 23, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 7 pm (1 pm Pakistan time)
2nd match, Pakistan v Zimbabwe October 27, Perth Stadium, Perth, 7 pm (4 pm Pakistan time)
3rd match, Pakistan v Netherlands October 30, Perth Stadium, Perth, 3 pm (12 pm Pakistan time)
4th match, Pakistan v South Africa, November 3, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 7 pm (1 pm Pakistan time)
5th match, Pakistan v Bangladesh, November 6, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 2.30 pm (9 am Pakistan time)
India Schedule For ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
| Oct 23 | India vs Pakistan, 16th Match, Super 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
| Oct 27 | India vs Natherlands, 23rd Match, Super 12 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 12:30 PM |
| Oct 30 | India vs South Africa, 30th Match, Super 12 | Perth Stadium, Perth | 4:30 PM |
| Nov 2 | India vs Bangladesh, 35th Match, Super 12 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1:30 PM |
| Nov 6 | India vs Zimbabwe 42nd Match, Super 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1:30 PM |
The squad of Pakistan for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (VC), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir.
The squad of team India for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, B Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
Standby players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar
How the pitch will play in Pakistan vs India match?
The 22 yards of the MCG is considered to be one of the most competitive pitches. It offers a fine balance between bat and ball. Bowlers get some help early on with the new ball but with the passage of time, it favours the batters. Spinners don't get much assistance from the pitch.
Where we can watch the live Pakistan vs India match?
| TERRITORY | Television Exploitation | Digital Exploitation |
| India | Star Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives | Star Network | |
| Pakistan | PTV & ARY Digital Networks | TBC |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Rabbithole |
| Canada | Times Internet (Willow) | Hotstar |
| USA | Times Internet (Willow) | ESPN+ |
| USA, Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN+ | |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub |
| Malaysia | Astro | Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | Now TV | Now TV, Yupp TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports | Kayo |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport |
| PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands | PNG Digicel | PNG Digicel |
| Rest of the World(Continental Europe, SE Asia & Central /South America) | Yupp TV | |
| Continental Europeand SEA | NA | YuppTV |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN |