{"id":193641,"date":"2021-10-24T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T10:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=193641"},"modified":"2021-10-25T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T06:20:50","slug":"ind-vs-pak-t20-world-cup-2021-india-vs-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/breaking-newscast-cricket\/ind-vs-pak-t20-world-cup-2021-india-vs-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup: Dominant India to face powerful Pakistan in mega battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India and Pakistan will be playing the 16<sup>th<\/sup> match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at Dubai international cricket Stadium on October 24<sup>th<\/sup>. The iconic rivalry will also witness some individuals battles such as Virat Kohli vs Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali vs Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam vs Jasprit Bumrah. This will be 6<sup>th<\/sup> meeting between two sides at the T20 World Cup stage and India have emerged victorious on previous all occasions, including the 2007 T20 World Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the match starts, let\u2019s have a look at both squads, predicted playing XI, head-to-head records and players to watch-out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5-0 \ud83d\udd22 <br><br>Will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a> turn the tide in today&#39;s clash in Dubai? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T20WorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDvPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INDvPAK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MduESb3GQC\">pic.twitter.com\/MduESb3GQC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T20WorldCup\/status\/1452211990135459848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a dominant record against their arch-rivals is definitely a big positive for Virat Kohli-led Indian side, but playing against Pakistan has been always a pressure match for both sides. From batting to the bowling Indian team is way strong than Pakistan, the only concern this team has, is the form of their all-rounder Hardik Pandya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GAME. FACE. ON \ud83d\udc4a \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T20WorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fK8kDpqv8w\">pic.twitter.com\/fK8kDpqv8w<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1452146384040120325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Predicted XI India:<\/strong> Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-vs-pakistan-live-screening-theatres-delhi-bengaluru-mumbai\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-vs-pakistan-live-screening-theatres-delhi-bengaluru-mumbai\/\"> India vs Pakistan: Check out the theatres packed for live screening of match in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Pakistan team led by young Babar Azam, are on a mission to prove to the world that, they still have the potential to become world champions. Their batters Babar Azam, Md Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are in dream run, while Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Imad Wasim are doing wonders with the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1451580173904748564\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Predicted XI Pakistan:<\/strong> Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head\u2013to\u2013head records<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 7 wins of 8 matches played in the T20 format, India lead the head-to-head records with a big margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Players to watch out for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rohit Sharma:<\/strong> Considering his recent form and his previous record against Pakistan, Rohit Sharma is a danger man for Men in Green, if he stays for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mohammad Rizwan:<\/strong> The wicketkeeper-batsman is in his form of life and will be the game changer for Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And Jasprit Bumrah<\/strong>: Bumrah is probably the best bowler of this format and recently he has played IPL matches at the same venue. He will be the X-factor for team India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match starts at 7:30 pm IST at Dubai International Cricket stadium. Star Sports and DD Sports will be telecasting the live match along with streaming platform Disney Plus Hotstar, who will also stream the live match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BWTr5OSumnM\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The iconic rivalry will also witness some individuals battles such as Virat Kohli vs Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali vs Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam vs Jasprit Bumrah. 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