India vs Pakistan Cricket Score T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights: Pakistan End Jinx With Emphatic 10-Wicket Win Over India
T20 World Cup 2021 IND vs PAK: Babar Azamand Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten half-centuriesas Pakistan completed a resounding 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener in Dubai.
- Aakash Arya
- Updated:October 24, 2021 11:07 PM IST
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan completed a resounding 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener in Dubai. Chasing a target of 152 runs, the Pakistan openers have looked comfortable as Indian bowlers continue to seek a breakthrough. Earlier, Virat Kohli scored his 29th half-century in T20Is before being dismissed for 57 by Shaheen Shah Afridi as India posted 151/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Afridi was on fire as he sent back openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, before Hasan Ali removed Suryakumar Yadav to give Pakistan a great start in the match. Kohli hit five boundaries and a six during his knock. Rishabh Pant also played a good hand as he hit a 30-ball 39, which included two fours and two sixes, before being dismissed by Shadab Khan. Hardik Pandya failed to get going in the death overs but India managed to surpass the psychological 150-run mark. Kohli left out Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Ishan Kishan from the playing XI, with Varun Chakaravarthy making the line-up. Team India will hope to seal a win and get their campaign off to a good start against a top-notch Pakistan team, which has a number of match-winners in its line-up. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first.
India went in with the following playing XI:Â KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan chose the following players in their final XI: Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi  (SCORECARD)
T20 World Cup 2021, Live Cricket Score Between India vs Pakistan, Straight From Dubai International Stadium In Dubai
- 23:06 (IST)Pakistan Win Handsomely !Pakistan Win By 10 Wickets !Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam gave Pakistan a solid start in their run-chase of 152 runs vs IndiaThe Indian bowlers looked off-colour and lacked discipline while defending runs on the boardBabar Azam and Rizwan hit individual fifties as they added 152 runs in an unbroken first wicket partnership to upset India by 10 wicketsSkipper Babar was unbeaten on 68 runs while Rizwan remained not out on 79
Pakistan record their first-ever win in ICC Men's T20 World Cup against India!#WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/gsr5ooBcNe
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 24, 2021 - 22:58 (IST)Four !Rizwan hits second successive four off ShamiPAK 149/0 after 17.3 overs
- 22:57 (IST)Four !Rizwan hits another four towards the mid-wicket boundaryPAK 145/0 after 17.2 overs
- 22:56 (IST)Six !Rizwan hits Shami for a huge six on the leg side behind the stumpsPAK 141/0 after 17.1 overs - Need 11 more runs off 17 balls
- 22:48 (IST)Pak In Control !Pakistan need 24 runs off 24 ballsBhuvneshwar into the attack now
- 22:41 (IST)50 For Rizwan - Four !Rizwan hits four off Bumrah's bowling to bring up his fiftyPAK 116/0 after 14.2 overs
- 22:36 (IST)Four !Babar is milking the Indian bowling and finding gaps at willHits another boundary off Jadeja behind the wicketsPAK 112/0 after 14 overs
- 22:34 (IST)Four !Babar clears front foot and pulls Jadeja for a boundary on the leg sidePAK 106/0 after 13.2 overs
- 22:33 (IST)100 Partnership !Babar and Rizwan have added 100 runs for the first wicket in only 12.5 oversPAK 101/0 after 13 overs. - Need 51 more runs to win in 42 balls
- 22:31 (IST)Six - Babar Hits 50 !Babar Azam reaches his fifty through an amazing six off VarunPAK 99/0 after 12.4 overs
- 22:29 (IST)Six !Rizwan hits Varun for a huge six on the leg sidePAK 92/0 after 12.2 overs
- 22:24 (IST)Pakistan Looking Solid !Pakistan 80/0 after 11 oversNeed 72 more runs to win in 54 balls
- 22:22 (IST)Four !Babar plays Bumrah over the mid-off fielder for a classy T20 boundaryPAK 77/0 after 10.2 overs
- 22:18 (IST)Half-way Through The Innings !Pakistan have reached 71/0 after 10 oversIt's getting away from India slowly nowKohli needs bowlers to step up their game soonPAK need 81 more runs to win in 60 balls
- 22:14 (IST)Four !Babar hits Varun for another four as Pakistan are dominating herePAK 67/0 after 9.2 overs
- 22:11 (IST)Six !Babar hits Jadeja's half-tracker for a huge six to release the pressurePAK 61/0 after 8.5 overs
- 22:07 (IST)Pakistan Reach 50 Runs !Pakistan have started brilliantly here against a strong Indian bowling line-upPAK 50/0 after 7.4 overs
- 22:04 (IST)Jadeja Keeps It Tight !Jadeja bowls a superb first over, concedes only three runsPAK 46/0 after 7 overs
- 22:02 (IST)Powerplay Ends !Rizwan and Babar have seen out the first six overs without taking many risks at a healthy run-rateIndian bowlers have to break this partnership to get a foot in the gamePAK 43/0 after 6 overs
- 21:54 (IST)Four !Rizwan smashes Shami for a four on the leg sidePAK 34/0 after 4.5 overs
- 21:53 (IST)Four - Stand Up & Deliver !Babar Azam takes the aerial root and dismisses Shami for a super four towards the mid-wicket regionPAK 29/0 after 4.3 overs
- 21:50 (IST)Brilliant Over By Varun !Varun has bowled a brilliant over, conceding only 2 runsPAK 24/0 after 4 overs
- 21:46 (IST)Good Start By PAK !Jasprit Bumrah bowls a tight first over to give away only 4 runsRizwan and Babar showing cautionPAK 22/0 after 3 overs
- 21:41 (IST)Four - Stand Up & Deliver !Babar Azam shows class with a backfoot punch off ShamiPAK 18/0 after 1.5 overs
- 21:35 (IST)Six !Rizwan hits a superb six on the leg side to showcase his intentPAK 10/0 after 0.3 overs
- 21:34 (IST)Four !Umpire signals four as Pakistan's Rizwan starts nicely with a fourPAK 4/0 after 0.2 over
- 21:32 (IST)Pakistan Run-Chase Begins !Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are in the middleIndian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts proceedingsPAK 0/0 after 0.1 over
- 21:23 (IST)India Post 151/7 In 20 Overs !Pakistan need 152 runs to win in 20 overs !Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl against IndiaRavichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Ishan Kishan missed out while Varun Chakaravarthy made the cutSuryakumar Yadav departed to Hasan Ali after pacer Shaheen Afridi jolted the batting side with two early wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul as India were reduced to 36/3 in the powerplaySkipper Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant steadied India's shipKohli scored 57 runs as his superb half-century helped India post 151/7 in their 20 overs against a good Pakistan bowling attack
Target set
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 24, 2021
Pakistan will chase 152 for a victory.
Will they get over the line?#T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | https://t.co/UqPKN2ouME pic.twitter.com/N4gqUjJLLk - 21:17 (IST)Wicket !Hardik disappoints as he departs off Rauf's bowling for 11 runs off 7 ballsIND 146/7 after 19.3 overs
- 21:14 (IST)Four Overthrows !A good ball from Shaheen on a free hit but he foolishly throws towards the stumps and concedes a four through overthrows at the mid-off boundaryIND 144/6 after 19 overs
- 21:12 (IST)Four !Hardik hits a boundary off ShaheenIND 139/6 after 18.5 oversAnd a free hit !
- 21:11 (IST)Wicket !Kohli departs on a slower bouncer off Shaheen for 57 runsIND 133/6 after 18.4 overs
- 21:04 (IST)Wicket !Jadeja departs as Hasan Ali bamboozles the batter with a slower ballIND 125/5 after 17.5 overs
- 21:02 (IST)Four !Jadeja into the act now, hits Ali behind the wickets for a boundaryIND 125/4 after 17.4 overs
- 21:01 (IST)Four !Kohli hits a superb four off Hasan AliIND 120/4 after 17.2 overs
- 21:01 (IST)Kohli Hits 50 !Kohli reaches another 50 in T20IsIND 116/4 after 17.1 overs
The Indian skipper leading from the front on the big occasion #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | https://t.co/UqPKN2ouME pic.twitter.com/NllRDJMH9a
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 24, 2021 - 20:59 (IST)Rauf On Target !Haris Rauf bowls a brilliant over, concedes only 4 runsIND 114/4 after 17 overs
- 20:52 (IST)Four - Kohli Remains Key !Second four of the over as Kohli drives beautifully for a boundary through the covers off Hasan AliIND 108/4 after 15.4 overs
- 20:51 (IST)Four - Kohli Remains Key !Kohli steps out and pulls behind for a four off Hasan AliSlower bouncer well picked up by KohliIND 104/4 after 15.3 overs
- 20:48 (IST)India Reach 100 !India have reached their 100 in 15 oversKohli is looking good on 37 runs while Jadeja is on 6 not out