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Team India are gearing up to kick-off their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign by taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on October 24. India have never lost to the neighboring nation in the World Cup (ODIs and T20Is) and that is a cherished record Virat Kohli would want to keep intact.
India will go into Sunday’s mega clash having won both their warm-up matches. They defeated England by seven wickets in their first practice match before thumping the Aussies by eight wickets. Pakistan, on the other hand, experienced mixed fortunes during their warm-up games. They got the better of West Indies by seven wickets but went down to South Africa by six wickets.
T20 World Cup 2021: 5 times India thumped Pakistan at ICC events
Speaking to the media at a pre-event conference, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam asserted that his side would have an edge over India since the team had played a lot in UAE over the past few years. However, it won’t be easy since India have a terrific record over Pakistan at ICC events. A recap of India’s five famous wins over their arch rivals.
#5 2017 Champions Trophy group stage (Birmingham)
Indian fans will not have fond memories of the 2017 Champions Trophy. The very mention of the ICC event and memories of Jasprit Bumrah’s costly no-ball and India’s top-order collapse in the final might start flowing back.
Keeping the final aside though, India played some terrific cricket in the ICC event. In the group clash against Pakistan, they hammered their Asian rivals by a mammoth 124 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method. India were asked to bat after losing the toss and everyone from the top four crossed the half-century mark. Rohit Sharma top-scored with a well-made 91, Shikhar Dhawan scored 68, skipper Kohli remained unbeaten on 81 while Yuvraj Singh hammered 53 off 32 balls. Hardik Pandya’s 6-ball 20* was the icing on the cake.
In a rain-affected game, India posted an impressive 319 for 3 in 48 overs. Pakistan's target was revised to 289 in 41 overs. It hardly mattered as India rolled them over for 164 in 33.4 overs. While Umesh Yadav claimed 3 for 30, Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja picked up two scalps each. Azhar Ali (50) was the only Pakistan batter to put up some resistance.
#4 1992 ODI World Cup group stage (Sydney)
India and Pakistan met for the first time in a World Cup match in 1992 in Sydney. The game is famous for Javed Miandad’s imitation of Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More’s style of appealing. However, India also played some good cricket to get the better of the eventual champions.
India won the toss and batted first in the game. Krishnamachari Srikkanth struggled, making 5 off 39. However, Sachin Tendulkar (54*), Ajay Jadeja (46), Kapil Dev (35) and skipper Mohammad Azharuddin (32) combined to guide India to 216 for 7 (49 overs), which was a competitive total in those days. While Mushtaq Ahmed was Pakistan’s best bowler with figures of 3 for 59, Aaqib Javed claimed 2 for 28.
Despite Aamer Sohail’s 62, Pakistan crumbled to 173 in response as India won the contest by 43 runs and commenced their winning streak against their arch-rivals in the World Cup. Miandad faced 110 balls for his 40 to typify Pakistan’s struggles. For India, Kapil, Manoj Prabhakar and Javagal Srinath all claimed two wickets apiece.
#3 2007 T20 World Cup group stage (Durban)
The 2007 T20 World Cup group encounter between India and Pakistan in Durban ended in a thrilling tie. In an era before Super Overs, India were declared winners after clinching the bowl-out 3-0.
Coming back to the main match, Pakistan sent India into bat after winning the toss. Mohammad Asif bowled brilliantly to claim 4 for 18 and reduce India to 141 for 9. He dismissed both the Indian openers, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, cheaply and also got the scalps of Yuvraj and Dinesh Karthik. Robin Uthappa’s 50, skipper MS Dhoni’s 33 and Irfan Pathan’s cameo of 20 ensured India had a competitive total to bowl at.
Pakistan crumbled to 47 for 4 in the chase, but a defiant half-century from Misbah-ul-Haq kept them in the hunt. Pakistan needed 29 from 12 but Ajit Agarkar conceded 17 in the penultimate over to give the chasing side’s hopes a major boost.
Misbah managed to smack Sreesanth for two fours in the last over. However, with one needed of the last ball, the Pakistan batter failed to connect and was run out by some distance. India proved too good for Pakistan in the bowl-out.
#2 1996 ODI World Cup quarter-final (Bengaluru)
The 1996 quarterfinal between India and Pakistan is considered by many pundits as the most intense contest between the arch-rivals in the history of the World Cup. In front of a packed house at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (then Bangalore), some of the biggest cricketing superstars from the two countries went face-to-face.
India won the toss and batted first in the high-voltage clash. Navjot Sidhu top-scored with 93 while Jadeja smashed 45 off 25, famously clobbering Waqar Younis at the death. India ended up scoring an impressive 287 for 8. While Mushtaq Ahmed claimed 2 for 56 for Pakistan, Ata-ur-Rehman got the big scalp of Sachin Tendulkar (31).
Pakistan got off to a terrific start in the chase, reaching 84 in 10 overs. Javagal Srinath provided India the big breakthrough, having Saeed Anwar caught for 48. Then, the iconic confrontation between Venkatesh Prasad and Sohail (55) followed. Once Prasad sent the left-hander packing, Pakistan unraveled quickly, crumbling to 248 for 9. Miandad, in his last innings, was run out for 38 off 64.
#1 2007 T20 World Cup final (Johannesburg)
After the tie in the group stage, India and Pakistan played out a thrilling final in Johannesburg. In the match that went all the way to the wire, MS Dhoni’s young guns prevailed by five runs.
India batted first after winning the toss in the final. The innings was anchored by Gautam Gambhir, who scored a fighting 75 off 54 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes. Rohit Sharma provided the finishing touches to the innings with a brilliant cameo. His unbeaten 30 off 16 took India to 157 for 5. Umar Gul came up with a fantastic bowling performance to end with figures of 3 for 28.
India’s bowlers were brilliant in their defence and restricted Pakistan to 77 for 6. However, for the second time in the tournament, Misbah stood between India and victory. Misbah whacked Harbhajan Singh for three sixes in the 17th over to boost Pakistan’s hopes. It came down to 13 off the last over by Joginder Sharma. The second ball was whacked for a six and India were the team under the pump. However, with six needed off four, Misbah’s ill-fated scoop landed in the hands of Sreesanth.
It was ecstasy for India and agony for Pakistan as Dhoni’s boys began a golden chapter in Indian cricket.
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