ICC T20 World Cup 2021: India vs Pakistan high voltage match prediction

ICC T20 World Cup 2021: India vs Pakistan high voltage match prediction, playing11, and more

By Sanjay Maurya

News Highlights

The Super 12 stage places Team India in Group 2. The Men in Blue will begin their campaign against Pakistan in a high-voltage match.
For the ninth time in a T20 international, India will face Pakistan.
The pacers are anticipated to benefit more than the spinners from the pitch.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 will take place between October 17 and November 14, 2021, the first match of the tournament schedule tomorrow between Australia and South Africa in Sheikh Zayed Stadium. There will be up to 16 teams competing for the trophy. Round 1 of the tournaments is followed by the Super 12 stage. The Super 12 stage places Team India in Group 2. The Men in Blue will begin their campaign against Pakistan in a high-octane match. The last time the two sides met was in the ICC 2019 World Cup.

Head to Head Record

Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Venue	Match Date
India	6 wickets	Pakistan	Kolkata	India	19 Mar 2016
India	7 wickets	Pakistan	Dhaka	Bangladesh	21 Mar 2014
India	8 wickets	Pakistan	Colombo	Sri Lanka	30 Sep 2012
India	5 runs	Pakistan	Johannesburg	South Africa	24 Sep 2007
India	tied	Pakistan	Durban	South Africa	14 Sep 2007

Predicted Playing 11

For the ninth time in a T20 international, India will face Pakistan. They would like to get their campaign off to a good start. Here’s a look at our Indian Cricket Team predicted playing XI for the highly anticipated match.

India

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Virat Kohli (C)
Ishan Kishan
Suryakumar Yadav
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Varun Chakravarthy

Pakistan

Babar Azam (wk)
Mohammad Rizwan
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Hafeez
Shoaib Malik
Asif Ali
Imad Wasim
Shadab Khan
Hasan Ali
Harif Rauf
Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pitch Report

The pacers are anticipated to benefit more than the spinners from the pitch. During the IPL 2021 in Dubai, pacers got 82 wickets, while spinners only took 31 wickets. In the competition, India is set to field Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Shami, and Shardul Thakur. Pakistan bowling may be represented by Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali.

Highest score: 192
Lowest score: 111
Average 1st inns score in T20Is: 144
Average 2nd inns score in T20Is: 122
Highest T20I total: 211
Lowest T20I Total: 71
Matches won batting 1st: 34
Matches won batting 2nd: 26