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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup History: All You Need To Know

T20 World Cup 2024: India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday, June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Both teams, slotted in Group A will be playing their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 match. Skipper Rohit Sharma-led team began its campaign with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland after bundling out the opposition for just 96 runs.

India vs Pakistan head-to-head stats is 6-1, where India won 6 times and Pakistan has won only a single T20 World Cup match against India.

Here is the table of all encounters between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup:

WinnerMarginOppositionGroundVenueMatch DateToss
India4 wicketsv PakistanMCGMelbourne23 OCT 2022Won
Pakistan10 wicketsv IndiaDubaiDubai24 Oct 2021won
India6 wicketsv PakistanKolkataIndia19 Mar 2016won
India7 wicketsv PakistanDhakaBangladesh21 Mar 2014won
India8 wicketsv PakistanColomboSri Lanka30 Sep 2012lost
India5 runsv PakistanJohannesburgSouth Africa24 Sep 2007won
Indiatiedv PakistanDurbanSouth Africa14 Sep 2007lost

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2007

A. 14 September 2007 (Durban, South Africa): During the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, India and Pakistan were placed in the same group. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. Pakistan chased the 141 runs target set by India, and the match was tied.

The officials then decided to announce the winner based on the bowl-out and India came out as the winner of the match in Durban, South Africa.

B. 24 September 2007 (Johannesburg, South Africa): This is a historic day for India as on this day 14 years ago men in blue became the World T20 Champions after defeating their arch-rival, Pakistan. India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in a thrilling final at Johannesburg, South Africa.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2012

A. 30 September 2012 (Colombo, Sri Lanka): During the 2012 T20 World Cup Super 8 match between India and Pakistan, the former chased down a target of 129 runs to beat Pakistan by a massive 8-wicket margin. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli bowled three overs and clinched the wicket of Pakistan batsman Mohammed Hafeez. 

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2014

A. 21 March 2014 (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Batting first in the match, Pakistan set a 131-run target for India. India chased down the scanty target and won the match by 7 wickets. In the 2014 T20 World Cup, India lost the finals to Sri Lanka and became the runner up.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2016

A. 19 March 2016 (Kolkata, India): For the third consecutive time in the running chase, India defeated its arch-rival Pakistan. The 118 runs target set by Pakistan was achieved by India with 6 wickets remaining. 

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021

A. 24 October 2021 (Dubai, UAE):  India’s opening T20 World Cup 2021 match against its arch-rival Pakistan was held on 24 October 2021. The two teams were placed in Group 2 of Super 12.

The 2021 T20 World Cup between India and Pakistan was very fascinating as the two neighbouring countries faced each other after a gap of more than two years. The match was held at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai at 7:30 p.m. 

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. India set a target of 152 runs for Pakistan which it chased down well and won the match by 10 wickets.