India vs Pakistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Rain threatens to overturn the blockbuster encounter
India vs Pakistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, IND vs PAK: Check out the live score and updates for the IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup 2024 encounter here.
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India vs Pakistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024, IND vs PAK: It’s time for the next chapter of one of the most talked-about rivalries in sports. India’s absolute dominance over Pakistan in World Cup matches, T20 or 50 overs, has waned somewhat in recent years. Pakistan registered their first win over India in any World Cup match by beating India by 10 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup. However, India bounced back with a thrilling win at the MCG in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
For the senior Indian team players and their head coach Rahul Dravid, there will be a familiar face in the Pakistan dugout in the form of Gary Kirsten. The South African who led India to victory in the 2011 World Cup is the head coach of Pakistan and will be somewhat concerned about how his side lost their first match against the USA. India, on the other hand, displayed an assured performance as usual in their eight-wicket win over Ireland in their first match.
A lot of eyes will be on how Virat Kohli performs, especially considering that he will face Shaheen Afridi and old foe Mohammad Aamir while opening the batting with skipper Rohit Sharma. Kohli did not play in the warm-up match against Bangladesh and was dismissed for just one run off five balls against Ireland..
However, equal focus will be on how Pakistan captain Babar Azam fares against the Indian bowlers, especially pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Babar scored 44 off 43 balls and his strike rate has been questionable throughout the year. As a Pakistan opener, he will have to face at least one over from Bumrah in the powerplay. The Indian pacer had created a sensation in the Indian Premier League even though his side Mumbai Indians finished bottom of the table and won the Player of the Match award by registering impressive figures of 2/6 in three overs in India’s win against Ireland.
