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Live Score India vs Pakistan Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2021: Shami’s final over also turns out to be the last over of the match as the Pakistanis finish off in style — Rizwan smacking a six and back-to-back fours to bring the equation down to single digit, followed by a single, with Babar coming back for a second to seal the deal. Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets — the first time the Men in Blue have been handed a 10-wicket loss in Twenty20 Internationals — and end their winless run in World Cups in the process. Some emotional celebrations out there at the moment, and Pakistan deserve every bit of joy right now for the clinical manner with which they’ve gone about business today. Preview: India and Pakistan renew their high-profile but one-sided cricket rivalry on Sunday in a T20 World Cup blockbuster watched by hundreds of millions of fans across the globe. Virat Kohli’s India have beaten Pakistan in all of their 12 matches at the T20 and 50-over World Cups. Pakistan, however, go into the contest with 10 wins in a row in the United Arab Emirates, their home away from home for most of the last decade. It will be the first time the two nations have clashed since the 50-over World Cup in 2019. Of the 12 World Cup losses for Pakistan, five have been at the T20 tournament. Two were at the inaugural event in 2007 — a group game decided by a ‘bowl-out’ and a five-run loss in the final. “To be honest, what has passed is beyond us,” said Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday. “Records are meant to be broken.” The tickets for the match in Dubai were sold out within hours of going on sale after the UAE government allowed a 70 percent crowd for World Cup matches in a relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions. The South Asian nuclear rivals have only played in multi-national events like World Cups and the Champions Trophy as strained relations have stalled bilateral cricket since 2007. Pakistan did tour India in 2012 for five limited-over matches but ties were not fully resumed as the two nations continued to be at loggerheads over multiple issues, with the disputed region of Kashmir and terrorism heading the list. ‘Full of intensity’ “The matches between Pakistan and India are always full of intensity so we need to perform well in all three departments of the game,” said Babar, who has two T20 International centuries to his name in 2021. India and 2009 champions Pakistan are placed in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage of the tournament along with New Zealand, Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia. The top two in each of the two pools progress to the semi-finals. [caption id=“attachment_10081781” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  India vs Pakistan Live Score ICC T20 World Cup 2021: Get full details on when and where to watch IND vs PAK Live Streaming Hotstar and TV Telecast on Star Sports.[/caption] Kohli, who steps down as India T20 skipper at the end of the World Cup, described Pakistan as being “very strong”. He also shrugged off the significance of his side’s dominance. “These things create distractions. What matters is how we prepare and execute on any particular day, regardless of the opposition,” he said. “You have to play your best cricket against them, because they have lots of talent and players who can change the game.” Babar, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman hold the team’s batting hopes while quicks Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali lead a potent bowling attack. India, who bowed out of the semi-finals in the previous edition in 2016, outplayed England and Australia in their two warm-up matches in Dubai with top batsmen KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma scoring half-centuries. The pace attack led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah is looking good and premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got Australia’s David Warner and Mitchell Marsh off successive deliveries in their last tune-up. Pandya backing Kohli backed his team’s match winners including Hardik Pandya to come good in the tournament despite the all-rounder struggling with his bowling. “He is getting better in terms of getting prepared to bowl two overs for us,” said Kohli. Despite the anticipation ahead of the game, the political soundtrack is also playing in the background. During the week, there were protests in India with calls to boycott the match in the wake of recent killings of 11 migrant workers and minority Hindus and Sikhs in Indian-administered Kashmir. Squads: India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Chahar Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammed Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Harris Rauf, Shaeen Shah Afridi, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohamed Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammed Wasim, Sohaib Maqsood. Click here for match streaming details Click here for our complete T20 World Cup coverage With inputs from AFP
Highlights, IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2021 Full Cricket Score: Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets
Live Score India vs Pakistan Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2021: Shami’s final over also turns out to be the last over of the match as the Pakistanis finish off in style — Rizwan smacking a six and back-to-back fours to bring the equation down to single digit, followed by a single, with Babar coming back for a second to seal the deal. Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets — the first time the Men in Blue have been handed a 10-wicket loss in Twenty20 Internationals — and end their winless run in World Cups in the process. Some emotional celebrations out there at the moment, and Pakistan deserve every bit of joy right now for the clinical manner with which they’ve gone about business today.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the India-Pakistan encounter. Few would have expected a team of India’s calibre to get outplayed the way they did today, as they ended up getting outplayed in all departments. What a day to be a Pakistani cricket fan. Generations grew up waiting for their team to beat their neighbours in a World Cup match, and that dream has finally come true today.
Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the final fixture of the opening weekend of the T20 World Cup. On behalf of my colleague Ujwal, this is Amit signing off!
Hard luck India and United
Tough day for india 🇮🇳 and @ManUtd I’m sure they will bounce back ! Congratulations to Pakistan 🇵🇰 and Liverpool ! #timeforbed 😢😓
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 24, 2021
After 17.5 overs,Pakistan 152/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 79 , Babar Azam (C) 68)
Shami’s final over also turns out to be the last over of the match as the Pakistanis finish off in style — Rizwan smacking a six and back-to-back fours to bring the equation down to single digit, followed by a single, with Babar coming back for a second to seal the deal. Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets — the first time the Men in Blue have been handed a 10-wicket loss in Twenty20 Internationals — and end their winless run in World Cups in the process.
Some emotional celebrations out there at the moment, and Pakistan deserve every bit of joy right now for the clinical manner with which they’ve gone about business today.
Afridi’s class helps Pakistan beat India
Congrats on a fantastic victory #Pakistan. This was a clinical effort from ball one. The initial spell from Afridi to dismiss Rohit and Rahul made all the difference. Deserving winners #DoddaMathu #INDvPAK #T20WorldCup
— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (@doddaganesha) October 24, 2021
After 17 overs,Pakistan 135/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 64 , Babar Azam (C) 66)
Babar and Rizwan are doing it with the ones and twos right now, with a couple of wides only making it easier for them. Seven from the over, with Pakistan needing 17 from three overs. Can Rizwan or Babar finish things in style with three hits over the fence from here? They could use the extra boost in the Net Run Rate after all.
Record alert
Record:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 24, 2021
This Babar-Rizwan stand is now the highest stand against India for any wicket in T20Is.
The previous highest was 133 runs between Warner and Watson (opening wicket) at Colombo in 2012.#INDvPAK #T20WorldCup
After 16 overs,Pakistan 128/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 62 , Babar Azam (C) 63)
Shami returns, and starts off with a slightly back-of-length ball that is easily pulled behind square by Rizwan for a boundary. Two singles and a leg bye added to the total in the remaining deliveries. Just the finishing touches left for Pakistan now, with 24 required off as many deliveries.
Bring back Bumrah
Typically, India holds JB's last over back for the 19th. Here, it's not going to make a difference -- bowl him after Shami, try for wickets.
— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) October 24, 2021
After 15 overs,Pakistan 121/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 56 , Babar Azam (C) 62)
Bumrah returns. And now Rizwan brings up his half-century, getting to the milestone with a boundary as he pulls a back-of-length ball through the midwicket region before collecting a brace off the very next ball. Nine from the over. Pakistan need 31 off 30.
After 14 overs,Pakistan 112/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 48 , Babar Azam (C) 61)
Expensive end to Jadeja’s spell as the left-arm spinner ends up conceding a couple of boundaries, both to Babar, to finish his quota with figures of 0/28. Babar, meanwhile, moves to 61 with his partner two short of his half-century. Pakistan need 40 off 36.
After 13 overs,Pakistan 101/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 46 , Babar Azam (C) 52)
Huge over for the Pakistanis, one that may have sealed the game in their favour, as Rizwan and Babar collect a six each off Chakravarthy, the Pakistan skipper bringing up his 21st T20I half-century in the process! Also the 100 partnership comes up in this over. Pakistan need just 51 off 42 from here.
Well done openers
Most century stands in T20Is:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 24, 2021
4 : Babar Azam/ M Rizwan*
4 : S Dhawan/RG Sharma
4 : K Williamson/M Guptill#INDvPAK
After 12 overs,Pakistan 85/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 38 , Babar Azam (C) 44)
Tidy over from Jadeja with fiive coming from it, including a brace to Rizwan in the penultimate delivery as he muscles the ball towards the cow corner region, moving to 38 in the process. Pakistan need 67 off 48 with 10 wickets in hand.
After 11 overs,Pakistan 80/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 35 , Babar Azam (C) 43)
The runs continue to flow on the other side of the drinks break even as Kohli brings Bumrah into the attack, with nine coming off it including a boundary to Babar off the second ball as he lofts the ball over mid off. Pakistan need 72 off 54 from here.
After 10 overs,Pakistan 71/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 35 , Babar Azam (C) 34)
Babar slashes hard at a short, wide delivery from Chakravarthy to get a thick edge that sends the ball running away to the third man fence. The Pakistan skipper then darts back to the non-striker’s end two balls later to help Rizwan complete a double, making it back in the nick of time. Rizwan too escapes a run out scare while collecting a quick single in the fourth delivery. Nine from the over.
Pakistan cruising at the halfway stage in the chase, needing another 81 off 60 with all 10 wickets intact.
After 9 overs,Pakistan 62/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 32 , Babar Azam (C) 28)
Single off each of the first three deliveries of this over. Jadeja spots Babar charing down the track in the fourth ball, and shortens his length right away to catch him off guard. Just when a bit of pressure was starting to build on the Pakistanis, Babar deposits the ball in the stands beyond the midwicket fence, collecting his first six, before collecting a single to retain the strike. 10 from the over. Partnership worth 62 right now.
Dew disaster
Dew. Never mind it being harder on the bowlers to get a grip -- the ball will come on nicer onto the bat, which is the bigger problem.
— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) October 24, 2021
Stat alert!
Most 50-plus stands for Pakistan in T20Is:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 24, 2021
7 : B Azam/M Rizwan*
6 : B Azam/M Hafeez
6 : S Malik/U Akmal #INDvPAK #T20WorldCup
After 8 overs,Pakistan 52/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 30 , Babar Azam (C) 20)
Chakravarthy’s back. The towels are starting to come out quite frequently right now with dew starting to set in, and making it slightly difficult for the spinners to grip the ball. Rizwan and Babar continue to nudge the ball around for singles, with the fifty partnership coming up in the fourth delivery of this over. Six from the over, including a wide.
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