Every result from India vs Pakistan T20I clash

History of India vs Pakistan T20I clash in a nutshell: Pakistan won the latest Asia Cup 2022 contest on September 4, winning the match by 5 wickets. However, India won the previous one. In the last 11 clashes of T20Is, India is way ahead of Pakistan as they lead by 8-3 in the format.

Meanwhile, we can also expect India vs Pakistan T20I clash again in the finals of the tournament. They also have the T20 World Cup in Australia in October this year. Before that, let's take a brief look at the previous 11 T20I clashes between these two arch-rivals.

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Every result from India vs Pakistan T20I clash

T20 World Cup 2007: Durban

The first-ever clash between India and Pakistan in the history of the T20I and the T20 World Cup was during the inaugural edition of the tournament which turned out to be an intense battle as the match went right down to the wire. Rohit Sharma's half-century, and crucial contributions from then skipper MS Dhoni and Irfan Pathan lower the order, taking India to a fighting total of 141/9.

Pakistan would have fancied their chances to chase the target down, but the Indian bowlers picked up early wickets. Even though Misbah-ul-Haq looked threatening and he looked like taking the match away from India with a fifty. India held their nerves and the match ended in a tie. But the Men in Blue eventually emerged victorious as they won the bowl-out, a way to break ties in T20 cricket back in those days.

T20 World Cup 2007: Johannesburg

The arch-rivals met again in the same edition of the tournament, this time it was the big stage, the final, and as expected it turned out to be quite a spectacle as Pakistan fought right until the last over just like the previous occasion. Gautam Gambhir played a magnificent knock of 75 at the top of the order which eventually turned out to be a match-defining knock and another good cameo of an unbeaten 30 from Rohit Sharma ensured that India posted a challenging target of 158 for Pakistan.

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Imran Nazir got Pakistan off to a good start scoring 33 off just 14 deliveries. But the fall of wickets at regular intervals after his run-out didn't help Pakistan's cause. Misbah-ul-Haq barely kept them alive in the contest taking the match down to the last over, with Pakistan needing 13 runs to win and India needing a wicket.

The pressure was straight back on the Men in Blue when he smashed a six off the second delivery of Joginder Sharma in the last over, but he miscued a scoop off the very next ball to hand over an easy catch to Sreesanth at Short fine-leg. With that wicket, Pakistan was all-out and India became the inaugural T20 World Cup Champions.

T20 World Cup 2012: Johannesburg

India and Pakistan met in the group stages of the 2012 edition for the third time. It turned out to be a one-sided affair this time as Pakistan got bowled out for a small total of 128, with Lakshmipathy Balaji claiming bowling figures of 3/22. Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuvraj Singh also came in handy with the ball as they picked a couple of wickets each.

Even though India lost an early wicket of Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli took them home safely with an unbeaten knock of 78 off just 61 deliveries. India won the match by eight wickets and 18 deliveries to spare.

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Bilateral Series 2012: Bengaluru

In 2012, Pakistan came to India for a five-match white ball series, which included three ODI and two T20I games. However, in the very first T20I, Pakistan managed to win their second match against India in T20I cricket. Batting first, India openers Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane started well as they got out on a personal score of 43 and 42 respectively. But, after then each and every Indian player failed to score as India managed to get only 133/9 in respective 20 overs. For Pakistan, Irfan, Ajmal, and Afridi took two wickets each while Hafeez, Tanvir, and Gul took one each.

In reply, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammed Hafeez and Shoiab Malik stood out for the side after failure from both the openers. Hafeez hammered 61 runs off 44 balls while Shoaib remains unbeaten on 57 off 50 and finished the game for the home side. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets initially while Dinda and Ishant took one each. Pakistan won the game by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare. Meanwhile, Hafeez was named the Man of the Match and Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series.

Bilateral Series 2012: Ahmedabad

In the second match of the same series, India made a comeback with the help of Yuvraj Singh's performance with both the bat and ball. Batting first, India put up a mammoth total of 192 on the board with important contributions from every Indian batsman out there. Yuvraj Singh smoked 72 runs in 36 balls while striking at 200. Yuvi has also smashed 7 sixes in his innings before getting caught by Malik of Umar Gul's delivery. For Pakistan, only Umar Gul took four wickets while others remained wicketless.

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In the chase, Pakistan openers Nasir and Shehzad started well before Hafeez came into the show. It was Hafeez again, who slammed a half-century and scored 55 off just 26 balls before getting caught by Raina off Dinda's ball. However, in spite of brilliant innings from Hafeez and Nasir(41), Pakistan failed to chase down the target within 20 overs as they lost the game by 11 runs. India won the match and leveled the series 1-1, which generally ended in a tie.

T20 World Cup 2014: Mirpur

The contest during the group stages of the 2014 edition again turned out to be a one-sided affair. India restricted Pakistan to a paltry total of 130/7. Amit Mishra bowled brilliantly as he bamboozled the Pakistani batters with his wrist-spin, and ended up with the figures of 2/22 in his full quota of overs.

India reached the target down comfortably once again, with Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina remaining unbeaten on 36 and 35 respectively. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma also made crucial contributions of 30 and 24 at the top of the order, as India won by seven wickets with nine balls to spare.

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Asia Cup 2016: Mirpur

India met up again with their arch-rivals in the fourth match of the 2016 Asia Cup clash, which was held in the T20I format. However, the match was a one-sided one as Pakistan was bundled out on a score of just 83 inside 17.3 overs. Batting first, Pakistan gradually failed to put up a good total on the board as only Sarfaraz Ahmad was the player who scored 25 runs off 24 balls. The rest of the players failed to get on double-digit scores as Indian bowlers do the magic. Hardik Pandya, the newcomer took three wickets while Jadeja took two, and Bumrah and Nehra took one each.

However, in reply at a time India was struggling at 8/3 as they lost both their openers and Suresh Raina on a cheap score. It was Virat Kohli, who played an important inning of 49 off 51 balls to help India to reach the target without any hesitation. For, Pakistan Amir took three wickets while Sami took two wickets. India won the match by 5 wickets and 27 balls to spare and registered their 7th victory against Pakistan in T20Is.

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T20 World Cup 2016: Kolkata

India emerged victorious once again in the game which saw 18 overs per side after rain delayed the start of the game. Pakistan could just manage a total of only 118/5 in their quota of overs as the Indian bowlers bowled tight lines and lengths throughout the innings.

India in reply lost both of their openers early, but it was Virat Kohli who rose to the occasion again as he played an unbeaten inning on 55 off just 37 deliveries which turned the match completely in favor of India and took the team home with six wickets and 13 balls to spare.

T20 World Cup 2021: Dubai

Pakistan finally broke their losing streak in the T20 World Cup against India as they registered a comprehensive 10-wicket victory against their arch-rivals during their group-stage encounter in Dubai.

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Batting first India got off to a difficult start induced by Shaheen Shah Afridi's new-ball spell, which claimed the wickets of both KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Kohli's fifty and Rishabh Pant's valuable knock of 39 helped India to a total of 151/7. Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan's magnificent batting performance took Pakistan home as they remained unbeaten on 68 and 79 respectively and chased down the target with 13 balls remaining.

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Asia Cup 2022: Dubai

The second lastest encounter between these two arch-rivals was more exciting than everyone has expected. India won the nail-biting game by 5 wickets at the Asia Cup 2022 group stage clash. Therefore, India's lead is now 8-2 in T20Is against Pakistan.

Batting first Pakistan lost their skipper in just 10 runs. Although, Rizwan was there but couldn't free his arms against Indian bowlers. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets in the game, Hardik took three while Arshdeep took one. Pakistan bowled out on a score of 147. In the chase, India lost KL Rahul early while Rohit also failed to score big. Then Virat (35), Jadeja (35), and Hardik Pandya (33 off 17) helped India to chase down the target in the last over with two balls to spare.

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Asia Cup 2022 (Super 4): Dubai

The latest encounter between these two arch-rivals was again a nail-biting thriller with Pakistan grabbing the victory in the last over. With this win, Pakistan registered its third victory against India in T20Is in eleven games. Batting first, India put up a total of 181/7 on the board as Virat Kohli (60 off 44) smashed his second consecutive fifty of the tournament. His innings helped India to get to a competitive total against their arch-rivals Pakistan.

However, in the chase, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam again fails to deliver as it was again Rizwan, who scored a fifty before getting dismissed by Hardik Pandya. Rizwan smashed 71 off 51 while Nawaz scored a quickfire 42 off just 20 balls. These two innings put things down for India before, Arshdeep missed an important catch in the 18th over of Ravi Bishnoi. In the next over Bhuvneshwar Kumar went on for 19 runs that turned things out of India's hand. In the final over, 7 were needed as Khusdil(14) and Asif Ali(16) finished the game for India. Pakistan won the match by 5 wickets keeping the record as 8-3 in T20Is.

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The next confirm T20I clash of India vs Pakistan is scheduled on October 23 at the T20 World Cup in Australia. The whole cricket world is waiting for the ultimate clash which may happen a maximum of three times this year.

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N.B: Last Updated on 04/09/2022.