India opened its T20 World Cup 2022 campaign on a high with a last-ball win over Pakistan in their Super 12 opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
India’s win came nearly a year after its defeat to Pakistan in their opening match of the T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai. The 10-wicket loss to Pakistan jeopardised India’s run in the event, which eventually ended with a group-stage exit.
With fortunes turning in the favour of the Men in Blue this time, Pakistan finds itself in a spot of bother, and it will need to bounce back quickly with South Africa - a firm favourite for the semifinals - also forcing a three-way tussle alongside India in Group 2 of the Super 12.
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Pakistan will now meet Zimbabwe (October 27) and the Netherlands (October 30) before takeing on South Africa in a potentially decisive clash.
With India taking the early lead in the group, the two teams can only return for a face-off in the final in Melbourne on November 13. India and Pakistan would need to finish as the top two teams in Group 2 and win their respective semifinals to engage in their eighth T20 World Cup meeting during the final.
Pakistan remaining T20 World Cup Super 12 matches:
- Pakistan vs Zimbabwe — 4:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
- Pakistan vs Netherlands — 12:30 PM at Perth Stadium, Perth
- Pakistan vs South Africa — 1:30 PM at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Pakistan vs Bangladesh — 9:30 AM at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
India remaining T20 World Cup Super 12 matches:
- India vs Netherlands : 27th October, Thursday at 12:30 PM IST
- India vs South Africa: 30th October, Sunday at 4:30 PM IST
- India vs Bangladesh: 2nd November, Wednesday at 1:30 PM IST
- India vs Zimbabwe: 6th November, Sunday at 1:30 PM IST
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