21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
India won by 7 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Amit Mishra
Amit MishraIndia
21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
India won by 7 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Amit Mishra
Amit MishraIndia

Match Day

2641dAhmer Naqvi

Brash youngsters or scapegoats?

It's easy to blame some of Pakistan's young batsmen for their brash approach but how about singling out the underperforming senior players instead?

2641dMohammad Isam in Mirpur

Main course goes cold as Pakistan falter

After Ireland and Netherlands served up a run-fest in what was meant to be an appetiser to the big clash of the day, Pakistan's batsmen failed to get out of second gear in a disappointing defeat to India

2641dAbhishek Purohit in Dhaka

Intensity, but not acrimony - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has said India and Pakistan continue to give their fans spirited contests but the acrimony of the past, which he had seen while growing up, has gone down in recent years

2641dAbhishek Purohit

Afridi's form a boost, says Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez has said that Shahid Afridi's blows that won Pakistan an Asia Cup thriller against India earlier this month in Mirpur have boosted the side's morale ahead of their World T20 opener against their archrivals

2641dAbhishek Purohit

Pakistan need to ride the momentum wave

Could Shahid Afridi's last-over sixes in the Asia Cup game against India help Pakistan break their eerie, winless streak against their archrivals in the World Twenty20?

2641dAbhishek Purohit in Dhaka

Raina and Yuvraj major boosts - Dhoni

Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh's performances in the practice matches were major boosts for India ahead of the World T20, MS Dhoni has said

Raina gets a life

7

Had Shahid Afridi caught him at slip, Suresh Raina would have been out for 7 off 5 balls

Repeat of 2012?

128

Runs Pakistan scored in their previous World T20 match against India. They have scored 130 here

Spin to win

5.25

Runs per over conceded by India's specialist spinners. They bowled 12 overs for 63 runs and three wickets

Malik hearts India

46

Shoaib Malik's average in international cricket across formats as against 32 overall

Hafeez gets a life

5

Had Yuvraj Singh caught Mohammad Hafeez, he would have been out for for 5 off 14

Runs in the family

4

Number of times Kamran Akmal has been run out in T20Is. Brother Umar holds the Pakistan record with five

Two Bhuvneshwars

9, 46

In his first match against Pakistan, Bhuvneshwar took three wickets for 9. In his second, he went for 46

Ashwin opening

3

Number of times, before today, that Ashwin has bowled the first over of an innings. He has conceded 19 runs for no wicket

Friday Fever

24

Number of ODIs Pakistan have won against India on Fridays. They have lost five. In Twenty20s, though, India have a 2-0 record