Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan break Pakistan's World Cup jinx against India with 10-wicket romp
Shaheen Shah Afridi set the tone for the night with a fiery opening spell in which he claimed both India openers
Shaheen Shah Afridi set the tone for the night with a fiery opening spell in which he claimed both India openers
The fast bowler faced widespread abuse on social media following India's 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan
There was no last-minute panic, no agonising self-destruction, just a straightforward win playing better cricket
ESPNcricinfo's (off-duty) correspondent from England recounts watching Pakistan ace the chase on a heady Sunday night in Dubai
India's captain conceded that Pakistan's powerplay bowling had left them too much catching up to do
Have your say - what should India's XI for the game against Pakistan be?
Anatomy of a stellar show as India fail to recover from quick's Powerplay onslaught
The answer is the one everyone, including the batter, knew was coming
There are three pacers and two spinners in the 12 named on the eve of the match
Your fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between India and Pakistan
India captain also believes pitches for T20 World Cup will be better for batting than they were in IPL
"If you lose players then world cricket is not going to be better off. So there has to be a balance in the future"
Pakistan played the same batting line-up in both warm-ups, but there is a case for them to look at their bench for the opening encounter
All the stats and records from Pakistan's first-ever World Cup win over India
Pakistan will have to overcome an opposition with better personnel, and with their own prep having been hit
First Round Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
Group 1 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |