Team India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs, successfully defending their lowest-ever T20 World Cup score. India defeated Pakistan by 6 runs in yesterday’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan chose to bowl first after winning the toss, according to the match brief. India lost all six wickets in 119 runs while batting first. Of these, Axar Patel scored twenty, Rohit Sharma scored thirteen, and Rishabh Pant scored forty-two. Mohammad Amir claimed two wickets, while Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf each claimed three for Pakistan.
Pakistan managed to make 113 runs in 20 overs while losing seven wickets in an attempt to reach the target of 120 runs. Of them, Fakhar Zaman scored 13 runs, Imad Wasim scored 15, and Mohammed Rizwan scored 31. Three wickets were taken by Jasprit Bumrah, two by Hardik Pandya, and one by Axar Patel for India.
Bumrah was named Player of the Match for his three wickets at a cost of 14 runs. India has already defeated other teams with similarly low scores. Despite scoring 139 runs, India defeated Zimbabwe in 2016. India beat Bangladesh by 147 in 2016 as well. In 2017, India defeated the English squad despite scoring 145 points.