Once again, an apprehensive Pakistan committed too many blunders in a crucial match against India, losing decisively.
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You don’t always know what to expect in huge India-Pakistan encounters, but the Pakistan cricket team has recently shown a troubling pattern of predictability. They work themselves up into a frenzy, try too many things, and make too many mistakes, whereas India stands calmly in a corner doing small things correctly and strolls to victory.
In the previous World T20 match between these two teams in Colombo 2012, Pakistan batted nervously, was bowled out for 128 runs, and lost despite a brave effort with the ball. ICC World T20 2014 encounter, they added two runs more here, falling victim to their own bad running and India’s brilliant spin bowling – the three specialists went for 63 and claimed three wickets in their 12 overs.
Even in the buildup, MS Dhoni expressed his satisfaction that most of the animosity between India and Pakistan had been removed, although Mohammad Hafeez sounded confrontational when asked about India’s lack of World Cup victories. The Indian cricket team had a clear plan: they would play three spinners and did not want to risk the dew, so they put Pakistan in. Pakistan was a bundle of anxiety.
Ahmed Shehzad ran out Kamran Akmal, who looked in fine form with two early boundaries, before nearly running himself out. With no loose balls available, Hafeez and Shehzad became increasingly concerned before losing their wickets to Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra.
It’s surprising that Mishra was only in his second Twenty20 international, but he bowled like a seasoned veteran for the most part. The delivery to get Shehzad was stunning: for the batsman on the edge, he slowed a leg-break down, got some drift and dip, and produced as thorough a stumping as you will see.
Even though the spinners’ quotas were used up in the final three overs, India only let up 28 runs, which would have pleased them. With decent bounce and spin available, the surface was not the simplest to bat on, which would have made Pakistan even more frustrated with their performance.
With Shikhar Dhawan labouring at the top, their bowlers would have seriously put India under strain if they had scored perhaps 15 more runs. But before collapsing, Dhawan managed to hit 30 of what may have been his most awkward runs. Despite having a slightly superior strike rate, Rohit Sharma, who appeared much better than Dhawan, managed 24.
Whatever the case, the two had given India a head start, and even though there was a lull in the middle, Virat Kohli, accompanied by Suresh Raina, did all he could even while he was asleep.
This wobble revealed the only unsettling part of India’s evening: Yuvraj Singh had fumbled a catch, given up 13 runs in an over, and finished it off with a weak shot that saw him bowled for just 1. India now needed to score 66 runs in the next 9.5 overs, and their batsmen would need to panic in order to create some interest. Kohli showed no signs of concern, and after Shahid Afridi dismissed Suresh Raina on 7, India was in full swing.
The crucial element of Kohli and Raina’s finale was their cool handling of Saeed Ajmal. Ajmal’s analysis is worth examining; in his four overs, he managed to take one wicket and score eighteen runs despite being hit for three fours that Dhawan was unable to handle. With nine balls remaining, the two Indian batters somehow made it home without displaying any signs of desperation.
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India Vs Pakistan 2014 Match Info:
- Match 13
- Group 2 ICC T20 World Cup 2014
- Date: March 21st 2014
- Venue: Shere-E-Bangla International Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
- Toss: India
- Player of the match: Amit Mishra (India)
- Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Kettleborough
- TV Umpire: Nigel Llong
- Match Result: India won by 7 wickets
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2014 Match Scorecard:
Pakistan 2014 Match Innings:
Batsmen | Status | Runs | Balls | Strike-Rate |
Kamran Akmal | run out (Kumar) | 8 | 10 | 80.00 |
Ahmed Shezad | st †Dhoni b Mishra | 22 | 17 | 129.41 |
Mohammad Hafeez | c Kumar b Jadeja | 15 | 22 | 68.18 |
Umar Akmal | c Raina b Mohammed Shami | 33 | 30 | 110 |
Shoaib Malik | c Raina b Mishra | 18 | 20 | 90 |
Shahid Afridi | c Raina b Kumar | 8 | 10 | 80 |
Shoaib Maqsood | run out (Jadeja/†Dhoni) | 21 | 11 | 190.91 |
Bilawal Bhatti | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 130/7 |
Extras: 5
Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
R Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
B Kumar | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
Amit Mishra | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
India 2014 Match Innings:
Batsmen | Status | Runs | Balls | Strike-Rate |
Rohit Sharma | b Saeed Ajmal | 24 | 21 | 114.28 |
Shikhar Dhawan | c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul | 30 | 28 | 107.14 |
Virat Kohli | Not Out | 36 | 32 | 112.50 |
Yuvraj Singh | b Bilawal Bhatti | 1 | 2 | 50.00 |
Suresh Raina | Not Out | 35 | 28 | 125.00 |
Total (18.3overs) | 131/3 |
Extras: 5
Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 |
Shahid Afridi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 |
Junaid Khan | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 |
Saeed Ajmal | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
Umar Gul | 3.3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 10.00 |
Bilawal Bhatti | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
With the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 upon us, the clash between these two giants in New York promises to be a blockbuster affair!
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) Who won the most matches in the T20 World Cups between India and Pakistan?
India has dominated Pakistan in T20 World Cup history, winning six of seven matches.
2) Who won the 2014 Twenty20 World Cup final?
Sri Lanka.
3) Has India ever lost to Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup?
In seven T20 World Cup matches India has only lost once to Pakistan, with Virat Kohli’s side losing by 10 wickets at the Super 12 stage in 2021.
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