T20 World Cup 2024: India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in the match played on Sunday in the T20 World Cup 2024. This was Team India's second win in the T20 World Cup. Before Pakistan, the Indian team had defeated Ireland by eight wickets. By winning the match against Pakistan, the Indian team has come on top of the Group A points table with four points. Pakistan has lost for the second consecutive time in the T20 World Cup. By losing the match to India, Pakistan came close to being out of the World Cup race. Before India, Pakistan was defeated by the US team in the Super Over.
In this low scoring match against Pakistan, the Indian team came out to bat first and got out for 119 runs in 19 overs. Due to which it seemed that Pakistan would win this match easily. But in bowling, the Indian team won the match by six runs. 2 players played an important role in winning this match against Pakistan. One of these players is all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
In this match against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya showed why he is called India's best cricketer. In the match against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya bowled lethally, giving 24 runs in 4 overs and taking two wickets. In the match, Hardik Pandya took the wickets of Fakhar Jama and Saadab Khan, who are considered to be Pakistan's most dangerous batsmen.
Hardik Pandya got good support from bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Indian bowlers restricted Pakistan team to 113 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. The excellent bowling of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah helped India win the match against Pakistan.