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This match took place in the early days of T20 cricket, in which India and Pakistan were placed in the same group. As expected, it was a thrilling match and ended in a tie. This match also saw the only bowl-out in international cricket, where Team India won.
2. India vs Pakistan, March 19, 2016 – Kolkata
This match is remembered for Mohammad Amir’s dangerous spell against Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. After Pakistan scored less than 120 runs, Amir’s bowling posed a big threat to India’s top order. However, India somehow managed to chase down the modest target in the end and won.
3. India vs Pakistan, 23 October 2022 – Melbourne
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 powered India to a thrilling last-ball win over Pakistan in front of 90,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to raise hopes of a first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title since 2007. The world number one Indian team restricted their arch-rivals to 159-8 and won by four wickets in the final over.
Kohli was the hero as he opened the innings after India were struggling at 45-4 in 10 overs. In that match, India needed 16 runs to win in the last over. But under pressure, wides and no-balls by Mohammad Nawaz helped India reach their target.
IND vs PAK: Pakistan has defeated India only once in the ICC World Cup
Be it the T20 World Cup or the entire ODI World Cup, India has lost to Pakistan only once here. In fact, in the T20 World Cup played in 2022, India lost to Pakistan for the first time in the ICC World Cup. In that match, India batted first and scored 151 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Pakistan easily achieved this target with 10 wickets remaining, thanks to the half-century innings of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
IND vs PAK: Results of all the matches played between the two teams so far in the T20 World Cup
- 2007 – Match tied (India won in bowl-out)
- 2007 Final – India won by 5 runs
- 2009 – India won by 9 wickets
- 2012 – India won by 8 wickets
- 2014 – India won by 7 wickets
- 2016 – India won by 6 wickets
- 2021 – Pakistan won by 10 wickets
- 2022 – India won by 4 wickets
