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India registered a thrilling 6-run victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Batting after losing the toss, Team India scored 119 runs at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York. In reply, Pakistan team could reach only 113 for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In this match, Team India defended its lowest score in T-20 International. In 2016, Team India defended 138 runs against Zimbabwe in Harare. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the highest wicket-taking Indian bowler against Pakistan. 6 records made in India-Pakistan match…
1. India defended its smallest target
The Indian team has defended its lowest score in T-20 cricket. The team scored 119 runs in the first innings and gave Pakistan a target of 120 runs and won. India had successfully defended 138 runs against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2016. The team prevented Zimbabwe from reaching the target by setting a target of 139 runs.
2. Lowest score defended for the second time in T-20 World Cup
For the second time in the T20 World Cup, a score of 119 runs or less was defended. The Indian team defended the target of 120 runs against Pakistan. Sri Lanka has defended the target of 120 runs against New Zealand in the 2014 World Cup. This match took place in Chittagong. Sri Lanka also won the World Cup this year.
3. India all out for the first time against Pakistan
India were all out for the first time against Pakistan in T-20 International. Not only this, Team India made the lowest score in T-20 against Pakistan. Despite this the team won.
Before this, the team had made the lowest score in the year 2012. Then the Indian team had scored 133 runs for 9 wickets against Pakistan on the Bengaluru ground, but then the Indian team had to face defeat.
4. Shaheen’s six in the first over for the first time in the T-20 World Cup.
In the very first over of the match, Rohit Sharma hit a six against Shaheen Afridi. For the first time in the T20 World Cup, when Shaheen Afridi came with the first over, he was hit for a six. Whenever Shaheen bowled the first over in 14 World Cup matches, no other batsman could hit him for a six.
5. Pakistan could not chase the second lowest score
Pakistan cricket team could not chase the second lowest score. India had given a target of 120 runs, but Pakistan could score only 113 runs. Zimbabwe is at the top in this record. In the year 2021, Zimbabwe had defended the target of 119 runs against Pakistan.
6. Pandya is the Indian who took the most T20 wickets against Pakistan.
Indian team’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become the player with the highest wicket taker against Pakistan in T-20 cricket. He left Bhuvneshwar Kumar behind. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dismissed 13 Pakistani batsmen in T-20 cricket.
Hardik took 3 wickets in the match against Pakistan. He broke Bhuvi’s record by taking the wicket of Fakhar Zaman in the 13th over of Pakistan’s innings.
