Battles between three players to watch out for India vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021. India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in match number 16. At the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The much-hyped encounter will be the first Group 2 clash in the Super 12 round of the event. Sunday’s match will be the sixth time for India and Pakistan. They will go face to face in the T20 World Cup. Just like the 50-over format, India has an unblemished record. Against their neighbors in the T20 season as well. They have won all their previous encounters in the ICC event.
India holds the edge over Pakistan. Kohli’s men secure both their warm-up matches comprehensively. After defeating England by seven wickets. They crushed Australia without much trouble. Meanwhile, Pakistan registered an easy win over West Indies. But hesitate against the South African challenge.
Battles between three players
India vs Pakistan
1. Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi
Rohit Sharma’s performance will be critical to India’s hopes. In the T20 World Cup 2021 game against Pakistan. If he leads the team off to a fast start, it will put the opposition on the back foot right away. In addition, the last time India and Pakistan met was during a World Cup match. In 2019, the opener batted brilliantly to lead the side to victory.
2. Jasprit Bumrah vs Fakhar Zaman
Jasprit Bumrah feels apprehensive. Their rivalry stretches back to the Champions Trophy final in 2017. Bumrah had a great delivery to dismiss Fakhar Zaman early in the match. However, reviews revealed that the bowler had overstepped. Zaman made the most of his good fortune, smashing a century and leading Pakistan to a memorable victory.
3. Virat Kohli vs Shadab Khan
Virat Kohli’s inability to keep the momentum. It is going in his innings is a worry. It was pretty much evident during the second half of the IPL in the UAE. Where Kohli failed to accelerate the powerplay ended. He faced similar struggles during his encounter. Of course, the Indian camp wouldn’t make an honest confession openly.
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