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An exciting match was seen between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, the victory of any team did not seem certain till the last over. But in the last over, the Indian team defeated the Pakistani team by 6 runs. Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in this match. Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Arshdeep Singh played well for India.
The bowlers showed their strength
In the match against Pakistan, the Indian team batted first and scored 119 runs. Only Rishabh Pant could bat well from India. He played an innings of 42 runs. After this, chasing the target, the Pakistan team has scored 57 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 10 overs. Due to this, it seemed difficult for Team India to win. Then the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback for Team India and the Pakistani team could score only 113 runs in 20 overs. In this way, Team India won this match by 6 runs.
The Indian team defended the target of 120 runs given against Pakistan. Earlier, India had not defended such a small score in T20 International. The Indian team had defended the target of 139 runs in T20I against Zimbabwe in 2016. But now India has left this record behind.
Lowest scores defended by India in T20I
- 120 vs Pakistan, 2024*
- 139 vs Zimbabwe, 2016
- 145 vs England, 2017
- 147 vs Bangladesh, 2016
Defending the lowest score in T20 World Cup
The Indian team also became the team to defend the joint lowest score in the history of T20 World Cup. Both India and Sri Lanka have defended a target of 120-120 runs in the T20 World Cup. India did this against Pakistan in 2024 and Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2014. The target in the T20 World Cup has never been less than 120 runs.
Defending the lowest score in T20 World Cup
- 120 India vs Pakistan, 2024*
- 120 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2014
- 124 Afghanistan vs West Indies, 2016
- 127 New Zealand vs India, 2016