India Vs Pakistan Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: PAK win by 10 wickets, beat IND for the 1st time in WC history

Babar has gone for spin here. Considering how Moeen Ali of England ran riot against West Indies in the powerplay, this could be a genius move.

A tidy first over from Wasim, concedes just 4 runs from it. He bowled it flat, fast and into the stumps. He didn't allow either Kohli or Rahul to free thier arms. PAK happy to concede the singles.

IND are 6/1 after 2 overs

Virat Kohli, the new man in, gets off the mark on the final ball of the over.

IND 2/1 after 1 over

OUT! THAT'S PLUMB LBW! What a start from Shaheen Afridi. From over the wicket, Afridi bowls it full. The ball moves in sharply and Rohit played across the line. The ball snuck under his bat and rammed into the back leg. 

THAT IS PLUMB

MIDDLES FIRST BALL! A gentle push to cover by Rahul first up. No runs but he middles it. That will make him feel good

OFF THE MARK: India and Rahul are off the mark on the 3rd delivery as he clips the ball off his hips to square leg for a single

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have walked out to open.

Shaheen Shah Afridi to open the attack.

Indian players take a knee while Pakistan players put their hands on their hearts.

India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have walked out to open followed by the Pakistan team. 
This is it. The day you've been waiting for. A lot of sporting rivalries across the world of sports are taking place today but very few matter as much as this

Right then! The anthems are done. We have about three-four minutes of serenity and peace. Now, it's down to the business

Out walk the two teams for the national anthem

Pakistan's first, followed by India

All the Indian batsmen are coming down to the center pitch one by one to shadow practice. 

Dhoni is speaking to Ravi Shashri.

IND and PAK? who's got more fans today? WITHOUT A SHRED OF A DOUBT, INDIA

A look at the upcoming milestones:

9: fifties by Virat Kohli are joint most fifty plus scores by a batsman in ICC T20 World Cup along with Chris Gayle

• 6: Pakistan has won their last 6 T20Is at Dubai since 2016.

• 15: Pakistan has won 15 T20Is at Dubai which is the most by a team at Dubai.

• 100%: India has win rate of 100% vs PAK, IND has never lost a T20I vs Pakistan in T20 World cup.

• 54.00: Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling average in T20s in U.A.E this year.

• 200: Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be playing his 200th T20 match, if he takes the field vs PAK.

• 10: sixes Virat Kohli needs to complete 100 T20I sixes for India, he will be 2nd Indian to reach this landmark after Rohit Sharma.

• 86: runs Babar Azam needs to complete 1000 T20I runs at a captain. He would be the 1st Pakistani skipper to do so.

• 5: wickets Shardul Thakur needs to complete 150 T20 wickets.

• 1: catch Mohmmad Rizwan needs to complete 100 catches in T20s.

Last 5 meetings:

2016 T20 World Cup, Super 10: India (119/4) beat Pakistan (118/5) by 6 wickets

2016 Asia Cup: India (85/5) beat Pakistan (83/10) by 5 wickets

2014 T20 World Cup, Super 10: India (131-3) beat Pakistan (130/7) by 7 wickets

2012 2nd T20I Bilateral Series: India (192/5) beat Pakistan (181/7) by 11 runs.

2012 1st T20I Bilateral Series: Pakistan (134/5) beat India (133/9) by 5 wickets

"I don't like to get too hyped by the situation, and my family make sure of that too. I stay away from social media because you do get excited and get the vibes. It's simple, and we leave emotions out of the way, and keep things professional. We make sure we tick the right boxes, and do the processes right. The back is fine, it was jittery, but I won't be bowling for now. I want to be able to bowl eventually, closer to the knockouts. The professionals and I both have to take the call about when I can have a bowl"

"We are pretty happy with setting the target. We would have bowled first too, but the toss is not in your control. We are pretty balanced with our squad and you need to be prepared for it. We need to stay as professional as possible. We need to stay focussed on the processes. Everyone watches it closely all over the world. We can use that as a motivation, but we need to ensure we don't get too emotional and need to just stay professional. The pitch looks very different. Evenly rolled and there is no grass at all which was the case during the IPL, and I'm sure that was done to hold it together well for the World Cup. We expect the pitch to stay good all through and set a good total. The four not playing are: Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan, Ashwin and Thakur."

INDIA: Bigs news coming in. Hardik Pandya has been included alongside Varun Chakaravarthy. This means that the following players miss out:

Ishan, Ashwin, Thakur and Chahar

PAKISTAN: From the 12-member squad they announced yesterday, Haider Ali has been left out

“We are going to bowl first. We'll look to take early wickets and put pressure. Dew is also a factor. We have had good practice sessions and am confident about our preparations. Pakistan's bowlers are known to trouble other teams but I am confident about our batting too. Haider Ali is left out.”

INDIA: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

Babar Azam's Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl vs Virat Kohli's India

Anytime now. Hows' everyone feeling?

Recent games suggest, win toss and opt to bowl. Why? Because the pitch will be very, as we saw in the WIvENG game yesterday, and the dew will seep in in the second half. Agree? 

A landmark for two of Team India's most stylish players.

50: Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul will be playing their 50th T20I match respectively, if they take the field vs PAK.

Earlier today, India team left for the hotel. 

Rohit Sharma with 2864 T20I runs is the 3rd highest run getter in T20Is and notably he has featured in all the World cup till date.

• But in 25 Innings in World T20 Rohit has scored 673 runs at an average of 38.58 and a strike rate of 127.22. His best T20 world cup in terms of runs has been the 2014 edition where he scored 200 runs.

Since 2014 Rohit started opening the innings on regular basis, but as an opener he hasn’t made a mark yet in 16 innings only 5 times he has scored 30 plus runs in an innings.

Pakistan's Predicted XI vs India: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

India's predicted XI vs Pakistan: 1 KL Rahul, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli (C), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Rishabh Pant (WK), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Varun Chakravarthy, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Sham

30 minutes to go for the all-important toss. Which captain will the coin favour?