Match Coverage

Afridi an 'absolutely clueless' captain - team manager
Shahid Afridi has been branded an "absolutely clueless" captain in a report submitted by Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam in the wake of the team's poor World T20 and Asia Cup campaigns
Root, Kohli and art in T20 batting
It was feared that T20 would ruin batting, and cricket in general. But two recent innings give us a glimpse of a more beautiful future
'Need to work a lot on our batting' - Malik
Pakistan allrounder Shoaid Malik says the team's batting must improve and praised Virat Kohli for his match-winning fifty on a tricky pitch in Kolkata
Sharper India back on track
Their crushing defeat to New Zealand was a jolt they needed to refocus, and against Pakistan they played like tournament favourites
I look forward to challenges like these - Kohli
After his match-winning 55 against Pakistan in Kolkata, Virat Kohli spoke of the disappointment of the failed chase against New Zealand, the importance of playing proper shots, and his emotional celebration

The streak is on

11-0

India's win-loss record against Pakistan in all World Cup matches. They defeated them 6 times in ODIs and this was the 5th in T20Is.

The man to chase this

78.10

Virat Kohli's average while chasing in T20Is, before this match. He has scored 781 runs in 17 innings with 8 half-centuries and remaining not out 7 times.

Among youngest

No. of players who completed 1000 T20I runs at a younger age than Ahmed Shehzad's 24y years 117 days. Umar Akmal got there at 23 years, 180 days.

No breakthrough yet!

Consecutive T20Is where India had picked at least 2 wickets in the first 6 overs of the innings, before this game. They failed to take even one wicket this match.

Shehzad gets there

No. of players who have scored 1000-plus runs for Pakistan in T20Is - most for any team in the format. India have four such players, second-most.

Played all matches

No. of players who have appeared in all the 8 T20Is between India and Pakistan - MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik.

India's WC dominance

10-0

India's win-loss record against Pakistan in World Cup matches - 6 in ODI WC and 4 in WC T20. Also India have 6-1 win-loss record vs Pakistan in T20Is.

Feature

'More pressure on India'

Waqar Younis, Pakistan's coach, has added to the hype surrounding the India-Pakistan World T20 game by suggesting that for the first time, it is India who might be feeling the heat

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super 10 Group 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	4	3	1	6	0.359
ENG	4	3	1	6	0.145
SA	4	2	2	4	0.651
SL	4	1	3	2	-0.461
AFG	4	1	3	2	-0.715
Super 10 Group 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	4	4	0	8	1.9
IND	4	3	1	6	-0.305
AUS	4	2	2	4	0.233
PAK	4	1	3	2	-0.093
BAN	4	0	4	0	-1.805
First Round Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BAN	3	2	0	5	1.938
NED	3	1	1	3	0.154
OMA	3	1	1	3	-1.521
IRE	3	0	2	1	-0.685
First Round Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AFG	3	3	0	6	1.54
ZIM	3	2	1	4	-0.567
SCOT	3	1	2	2	-0.132
HKG	3	0	3	0	-1.017

Afridi an 'absolutely clueless' captain - team manager

Root, Kohli and art in T20 batting

'Need to work a lot on our batting' - Malik

Sharper India back on track

I look forward to challenges like these - Kohli

'More pressure on India'