T20 World Cup: India-Pak arch-rivals face off in New York

T20 World Cup: India-Pak arch-rivals face off in New York
……. Asghar Ali Mubarak.

Traditional T20 World Cup rivals India and Pakistan will meet in New York on Sunday, June 9.
Due to the political tension between the two countries,

Pakistan and India compete only in ICC competitions. The last time the two teams met was in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. India defeated Pakistan in the match in Melbourne.

was Pakistan and India will be competing for the 13th time at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. So far, the Indian team has won 9 out of 12 matches, while Pakistan has won only 3.

This match is very important for Pakistan. Pakistan is in danger of being knocked out of the tournament in the first round after a shocking defeat by the 18th-ranked USA team and if and when the game starts. On the other hand, the sixth-ranked Pakistan. After the defeat, interest in cricket has increased in America, people are

understanding what cricket is.Earlier, in the 2019 and 2023 World Cups, the Pakistani team had to face the same problem and the national team failed to reach the next stage on both the occasions.

Pakistan also has a long history of being defeated by new teams in the World Cup competitions where the national team lost to Bangladesh in the 1999 World Cup, Ireland in the 2007 World Cup and this time Pakistan continued its unwanted tradition by losing to the USA. In the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in America and West Indies, cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the match between Pakistan and India. It happened in 2007.

It should be remembered that the former commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi claimed that the ticket price for the match scheduled in New York between the traditional rivals has reached 20 thousand US dollars (56 lakh Pakistani rupees). Between the two teams. The following 5 matches have taken place.

The first T20 match between Pakistan and India took place in Durban, South Africa in 2007 which ended without any result and till then ICC had not introduced the Super Over so the match was decided by balls out – Like in football, penalty shootouts happened.

In this, the bowlers of both the teams try to blow the wickets and the one who succeeds in blowing the bells more times, the same team wins. Pakistan scored 141 runs for the loss of 9 wickets while batting first in the group match and India too. He could score runs, however,

in the ball out, the then Indian captain MS Dhoni showed wisdom and kept the ball to the non-regular bowlers instead of his regular bowlers. India’s part-time bowlers Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh managed to blow the balls away,

while Pakistan tried their top bowlers and surprisingly bowled Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi to the wickets. They left without touching. Note that this was the only match in the history of the T20 World Cup to be decided on the basis of a bowl out,

later the ICC introduced the Super Over. In the T20 World Cup 2007, the two teams faced each other 10 days after the group stage match. The final took place in Johannesburg,

and the two teams met in the T20 World Cup final for the first and last time. In pursuit of the target, Pakistan’s batting line-up proved unsuccessful as usual, the cricket fans,

even the Pakistani team itself, had given up hope, but Misbah-ul-Haq stood firm at the other end of the wicket, and in the last over, Pakistan won the match. 13 runs needed.

Misbah-ul-Haq once again used his mind to bowl an unknown bowler Joginder Sharma, after a wide and a dot ball, Misbah-ul-Haq hit a powerful six, now the national team won their first T20 World Cup. 6 runs were required off 4 balls to name.

Misbah-ul-Haq tried to scoop short on the third ball instead of straight short and the ball went high in the air and as soon as the short reached the hands of Sreesanth at fine leg, all Pakistan’s hopes of bringing the trophy home were dashed.

India had become the T20 World Cup champion by 5 runs. In the group match of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Indian team was considered to be the favorite against Pakistan,

but Shaheen Shah Afridi dashed the hopes of the Indians. After sending Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion on the very first ball, Shaheen Afridi dismissed KL Rahul for just 31 runs,

Virat Kohli fell victim to Shaheen Afridi after scoring 57 runs. Early wickets fell early. Despite this, India managed to score 151 runs,

but then Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan played the famous T20 innings of 0-152 which is still remembered by Indians, Babar Azam scored 68 runs and Mohammad Rizwan remained not out by scoring 79 runs and thus Pakistan India Khalif was able to achieve the first but historic victory in the T20 World Cup. During the 2022 Asia Cup, Pakistan and India met in Dubai,

India scored 181 runs thanks to Virat Kohli’s innings of 60 runs, but Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab This target could have been bigger had Khan not bowled in the match. In pursuit of the target,

the Pakistani batting line faltered once again, however, Muhammad Nawaz played an aggressive innings of 42 runs off 20 balls in the last minute and Pakistan won by 5 wickets.The last time they competed in the group match of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne,

Pakistan batted first and scored 159 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Chasing the target, the Indian team had lost 4 players for 31 runs, in such a case Virat Kohli men.

He proved to be a crisis, he not only formed a partnership of 113 runs with Hardik Pandya but also played an unbeaten innings of 83 runs off 53 balls to lead India to victory.

India needed 31 runs off 12 balls, but the 2 memorable sixes hit by Virat Kohli’s fast bowler Haris Rauf in the 19th over have not been forgotten by the Pakistani nation, India won the match by 4 wickets on the last ball.

Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the construction of a fan park in Rawalpindi during the India-Pakistan match on June 9 in the T20 World Cup.

The ICC has announced the construction of 9 fan parks in 5 countries for various matches during the T20 World Cup in America and West Indies,

which will be opened for cricket fans 90 minutes before each match. These fan parks will be set up in Rawalpindi, New Delhi, Birmingham, Johannesburg and Texas.

In total, 22 matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be shown live in these 9 fan parks, food and drinks will also be arranged in these parks for the entertainment of the public, including DJs.

It will be the biggest broadcast ever. In the ICCT20 World Cup, the match between Pakistan and India, the traditional rivals, will be held in New York on June 9,

but the cricket fans in Rawalpindi, 11 thousand kilometers away, will also enjoy this match in their city’s stadium. According to the ICC spokesperson,

a fan park will be built at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for the Pakistan-India match, during which the fans will enjoy the cricket match on the big screen. It should be remembered that the T20 World Cup has started from June 1 and the teams of Pakistan and India in Group A of the event are competing in New York on June 9.