India cruise past anxious Pakistan
Once again an anxious Pakistan made too many mistakes in a big match against India, and lost comprehensively
21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130/7 -
![India]( "India")
131/3 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
21/03Result
13th Match, Group 2 (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 21 2014
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130/7 -
![India]( "India")
131/3 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
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Diffident Pakistan extend horror streak
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Main course goes cold as Pakistan falter
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Comical running, and unsure outfielders
ESPNcricinfo presents plays from the India-Pakistan World T20 game
We hope it does get bigger than this
Tweet report for the World T20 game between India and Pakistan
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
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
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?
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
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.466 |
| NEP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.933 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.981 |
| HKG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.455 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.109 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.957 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.701 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.541 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.233 |
| SA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.075 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.678 |
| ENG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.776 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.866 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.28 |
| WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.971 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.384 |
| AUS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.857 |
| BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.072 |