T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan – Dafanews Match Preview

India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the 19th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Sunday. While India kicked off their campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket win against Ireland, Pakistan was stunned in the Super Over contest by the USA.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: W W W W W

India have been at their best as they have been coming up with a collective effort. The Rohit Sharma-led team must have added confidence to their bag after adjusting to the difficult conditions of the New York pitch. Indian bowlers were brilliant against Ireland and they will want to carry the good show.

Current form of Pakistan: L L L W W (excluding NR against England)

Pakistan was stunned by the USA in their opening match of the tournament at Dallas. The Men in Green could not tick the right boxes in any of the three aspects of the game and they will need to pull up their socks against the potent Indian team.

Head to Head: Matches: 12, Won by India: 9, Won by Pakistan: 3.

India certainly holds the advantage against Pakistan in H2H battle.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah will be the crucial players for Pakistan.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. 

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan