India vs Pakistan Live: Can Pakistan beat India after 10 years in T20Is? Babar Azam & Co will have an uphill task against Virat Kohli-led India when they take in a nerve-wracking T20 World Cup opener. Pakistan will be under pressure to beat India for the first time in a T20 World Cup. The neighbours looked strong after beating world champions West Indies in their first warmup game but lost to South Africa by 6 wickets in their last encounter. On the other hand, India once again have the edge after beating England and Australia in warmup matches. Follow T20 World Cup live updates on insidesport.in
India vs Pakistan Live: Can Pakistan beat India after 10 years in T20Is? Head-to-Head Records, encounters in T20s
India vs Pakistan Live: Pakistan had defeated India only once in 8 matches. While they tied against India in the inaugural T20 World Cup, they tasted victories in their 4th attempt. Then Pakistan captain Mohd Hafeez guided Pakistan to 5 wickets win against India at Bengaluru in December 2012. Hafeez (61) and Shoaib Malik (57*) were the architects behind the victory. Now, they are expected to repeat their heroics if Pakistan are to beat India for the first instance of a T20 World Cup.
India vs Pakistan Head-to-Head records
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| India | Pakistan | tied | Durban | Sep 14, 2007 | T20I # 29 | |
| India | Pakistan | India | 5 runs | Johannesburg | Sep 24, 2007 | T20I # 46 |
| India | Pakistan | India | 8 wickets | Colombo (RPS) | Sep 30, 2012 | T20I # 282 |
| India | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 wickets | Bengaluru | Dec 25, 2012 | T20I # 296 |
| India | Pakistan | India | 11 runs | Ahmedabad | Dec 28, 2012 | T20I # 298 |
| India | Pakistan | India | 7 wickets | Dhaka | Mar 21, 2014 | T20I # 378 |
| India | Pakistan | India | 5 wickets | Dhaka | Feb 27, 2016 | T20I # 512 |
| India | Pakistan | India | 6 wickets | Kolkata | Mar 19, 2016 | T20I # 541 |
Notably, Pakistan has lost to India by close margins twice—by 5 runs in ICC T20 World Cup Final 2017 and by 11 runs margin at Ahmedabad in 2012.
India vs Pakistan Most Runs [Only active players]
Virat Kohli– 254 runs in 6 matches
Shoaib Malik– 164 runs in 8 games
Mohd Hafeez– 156 runs in 7 fixtures
India vs Pakistan highest individual records
Virat Kohli- 78*
Mohd Hafeez- 61
India vs Pakistan Most wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar– 5 wickets
India vs Pakistan Best bowling figures
Hardik Pandy- 8/3
Bhuvneshwar Kumar- 9/3
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