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Head-to-Head
India and Pakistan have played 12 T20Is against each other, with the former having an incredible dominance with nine wins. India have won four out of the last five T20s against Pakistan, while Pakistan’s only win in the T20 World Cup against India came in the 2021 edition.
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Venue Details
The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, has only hosted three games so far, with the first two games being played on an unsafe surface. The ICC then released a statement saying they have been working on making it better, which showed in the match between Ireland and Canada, with the latter scoring 137 in the first innings.
Average first innings score: 103
Bat first / Bat second split: Chasing teams have won two out of three T20Is played at this venue
Highest first-innings scores at the venue (last three games): 137/7 (CAN vs IRE), 96/10, (IRE vs IND), 77/10 (SL vs SA)
Pace vs Spin split: Average 17.6 vs 13.6, Economy 5.8 vs 5.7, Percentage of wickets 75% vs 25%
Weather conditions
The most-billed encounter of the T20 World Cup, the India vs. Pakistan clash, is largely free of rain interruptions, with Accuweather predicting only a 2% chance of precipitation. However, there will be a 19% cloud cover in the New York skies.
Players to watch out for
Virat Kohli - Even though the former Indian skipper couldn’t do much in the last game, we need to remember that Virat Kohli is the tallest performer in the T20 World Cups. In T20 World Cups, he has an average of 76.13 with 14 half-centuries in 28 matches. You don’t need any more reason to bet big on the superstar.
Suryakumar Yadav - The Mumbaikar has been a prolific T20 batter for a long time. Even though he didn’t get a chance to bat in the Ireland clash, we know he will score runs heavily the moment he gets a chance to bat. In T20Is, Yadav has an average of 44.65 at a massive strike rate of 171.2. No way you’re missing out on him.
Jasprit Bumrah - We don’t need to tell you why picking Bumrah is a good choice. Everybody and their pet dog know why it is one. He has a bowling average of 19.2, which came at a strike rate of 17.8. He can bowl in all three phases at a good economy rate, and his performance in the death overs was excellent in IPL 2024, as he had a bowling strike rate of just 9 at the phase.
Babar Azam - The Pakistan skipper is one of the prominent names in T20I cricket, and is one of three batters to score 4000 runs in T20Is. He is currently the top run-getter in this format and has been in good form recently, with seven scores of 30+ runs in his last ten innings in T20Is.
Key Battles
Jasprit Bumrah vs Pakistan top-order
Pakistan batters struggled big-time against the United States of America, and from that parlance, you can figure out how difficult it is going to be against the Indian pacers. All three of Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya seem to be in very good form, which may aid the impact against Pakistan's top order.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf
Streaming and Telecast details
The match will begin at 8:00 PM IST on June 9 (Sunday) and will be streamed and telecast on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports in India.
