It's time for the next chapter in one of sports' most historic rivalry. India's unrivaled dominance against Pakistan in World Cup matches, whether T20 or 50-over, has been eroded in recent years. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets to claim their first-ever victory over them in a World Cup game. But India recovered, winning a thrilling match at the MCG in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli's performance will be closely watched, especially because he will face Shaheen Afridi and old opponent Mohammad Amir when he begins the batting alongside skipper Rohit Sharma. Kohli did not play in the warm-up match against Bangladesh and was dismissed for a single run in five deliveries against Ireland. Rohit believes that Kohli is unbeatable in experience and has received adequate preparation to perform.
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Stay informed with the latest ICC T20 WC 2024 Match No. 19 live updates between India & Pakistan:
Match Result: A COMEBACK OF EPIC PORPORTIONS AND THE MEN IN BLUE HAVE DONE IT! India beats Pakistan in a thrilling encounter by 6 runs. Bumrah delivers a match-winning performance yet again.
OUT!!!! Hardik strikes and India grips the game even more with the important dismissal of Shadab Khan. PAK is now 88/5 they need 32 runs in 21 balls to win.
FINAL FOUR!!! It is officially thriller time as both the teams are very much in the game. Who is gonna turn around the game would be exciting to witness. After 16.0 overs PAK is 85/4
BOWLED!!! Bumrah is brought back into the attack and he got the biggest breakthrough as Rizwan departs. India is still very much in the game. After 14.1 overs PAK is 80/4
WICKET!!! Explosive Fakhar Zaman departs after a few big shots.. Can India turn the game from here? After 12.2 overs PAK is 73/3
OUT!!! Axar Patel brings a crucial breakthrough for India as Pakistan lose their second wicket with Usman Khan heading back to the pavilion. India will look for a comeback from here.
SLOW & STEADY!! Pakistan batters are going slow & steady at the moment not many runs but a crucial partnership is building. After 10.0 overs PAK is 57/1
END OF POWERPLAY!!! After the first 6.0 overs, Pakistan lost one wicket and India lost a few close chances. PAK is 35/1
WICKET!!! Edged & straight to the slip, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam departs to a beautiful catch by Surya Kumar Yadav.
DECENT START!!! Pakistan openers Riwan & Babar get off to a decent start. After 2.0 overs PAK is 15/0
A masterful bowling effort from Pakistan to bowl India out for 119. Having won a crucial toss in overcast conditions, the Pakistan pacers have done Babar Azam justice.
DEATH OVERS!!!! With the last few overs to go Indian batters are looking to gather a few runs under their belt to reach a fighting total. After 18.0 overs IND is 113/9
STRING OF WICKETS!!! Amir is on a hat trick as Pant & Jadejaj depart subsequently, India looks in some deep trouble. After 14.2 IND is 96/7
CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The bowling change has done the trick for Pakistan. Shivam Dube falls early and India has now lost half their side. After 14.0 overs IND is 96/5
OUT!!! Haris Rauf strikes back after an expensive first over as Surya Kumar Yadav's string of low scores continues. After 11.2 overs IND is 89/4
WICKET!!! Clean bowled...Axar Patel looked to be aggressive there but gets cleaned up instead, he departs after a few fireworks. After 7.4 overs IND is 58/3
END OF POWERPLAY!!! After losing two crucial wickets the run rate didn't seem to be a concern for the men in blue as Rishab Pant & Axar Patel accelerate the innings. INDIA also becomes the first team to go past 40 in Powerplay on this pitch. After 6.0 overs IND is 50/2
WICKET!!!! Yet another big blow for INDIA as skipper Rohit Sharma departs after just 13 runs, Shaheen Afridi strikes the important wicket. India is now in a spot of bother. After 3.0 overs IND is 20/2
BIG BLOW!!! As the game resumed with Virat Kohli's beautiful cover drive it soon turned into a nightmare for the men in blue as their start batter Kohli departed early to Naseem Shah.
Positive news! As we had hoped, it was just a passing shower, and the umpires are out to inspect the outfield as we speak. The covers are being peeled off now, and the stumps are being erected. The Pakistan players have come out, and we should not be far away from resumption now.
SMASHING START !!! Indian Openers Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli get off to a decent start in the first over. Before the rain interrupted. After 1.0 over IND is 8/0
RAIN DELAY!!! The rain has started again and the start of the match has been delayed, though the covers are off still there is a lot of overcast.
IND's Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
PAK's Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir
TOSS UPDATES!! Pakistan skipper Babar Azam wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the arch-rivals India.
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