India and Pakistan cricket teams played two really fun T20 World Cup games in 2022 and 2024. In the game on October 23, 2022, India scored 160 runs at the MCG, winning on the last ball thanks to King Virat Kohli’s great score of 82 not out.
In addition, in 2024, two years later, India got 119 in New York. Jasprit Bumrah took 3 wickets and allowed 14 runs, helping the team win by just 6 runs.
[Report] India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup – 2022 & 2024 Scorecards
Year | Venue | Pakistan Innings | India Innings | Result | Key Performers |
2022 | Melbourne | 159/8 (20 overs) Masood 52*, Iftikhar 51 | 160/6 (20 overs) Kohli 82*, Hardik 40 | India won by 4 wickets | Kohli 82* (53), Arshdeep 3/32, Hardik 3/30 |
2024 | New York | 113/7 (20 overs) Rizwan 31, Imad 15 | 119 all out (19 overs) Pant 42, Axar 20 | India won by 6 runs | Bumrah 3/14, Naseem 3/21, Pant 42 (31) |
Melbourne 2022 – Last-Ball Epic at a Packed MCG
A big and exciting feeling welcomed the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 match on 23 Oct 2022. Tickets were gone a long time before the event – more than 90,000 fans came to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), with official prices starting at only $20 for adults (and $5 for kids).
Fans all over the world watched in many ways, from TV shows to the Disney+ Hotstar stream. The World T20 match on 23 Oct 2022 between India and Pakistan had a huge number of people watching online at the same time, reaching 1.8 crore (18 million) viewers as the game got really exciting.
This shows how much people care about this rivalry. In the bright lights at the MCG, Pakistan went to bat first in a tough situation. Moreover, Arshdeep Singh, a fast bowler from India, quickly got Babar Azam out lbw without scoring in the first over.
He also took out Mohammad Rizwan, putting Pakistan in a tough spot at 15/2. The Pakistan innings, though, became steady like a boat in rough water.
Shan Masood scored 52 runs off 42 balls, and Iftikhar Ahmed made 51 runs off 34 balls. They helped the team come back with strong half-centuries.
Pakistan made a good score of 159 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs, a total that seemed safe on a tough pitch. Hardik Pandya did well with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 30 runs, just like Arshdeep, who also took three wickets.
In addition, India had a tough task ahead of them while under pressure. India’s response started off poorly, as the top players fell apart easily.
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Similarly, India struggled against strong bowling from Pakistan, ending up at 31/4, with key players Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, and Axar Patel already out.
The big crowd got quiet, feeling something was about to go wrong. But, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya then made a comeback that was as exciting as a movie.
The two players made a 113-run partnership that brought India back to life. Hardik (40 off 37) helped out well, taking turns to hit, while Kohli played in a whole other way – steady but fierce, like a tiger ready to jump.
Kohli showed amazing skill with 28 runs needed from the last 8 balls. He hit two sixes in a row off Haris Rauf in the second to last over, hits that made the crowd go wild.
They needed 16 runs from the last over. In a crazy last over from spinner Mohammad Nawaz, things changed a lot. A high full-toss no-ball that Kohli hit for six, a stumping of Dinesh Karthik with 2 runs needed, and then a wide down leg with scores tied – it was a scene fit for a movie ending.
At last, calm and steady, Ravichandran Ashwin hit the ball over mid-off with the last ball to secure India’s victory. India won by 4 wickets, ending with a score of 160/6 in 20 overs.
The MCG went crazy when the win happened. Virat Kohli was very happy and had tears in his eyes as his friends lifted him up in joy. Also, his 82 runs from 53 balls will be seen as one of the best shows in T20 when it was really important.
.@imVkohli, it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life. It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against Rauf over long on was spectacular! 😮
Keep it going. 👍 #INDvPAK #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/FakWPrStMg— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 23, 2022
New York 2024 – Low-Scoring Thriller in the Big Apple
Jump ahead to the 2024 T20 World Cup, and the old rivals faced each other once more – this time in a surprising place: New York. A special stadium in Nassau County held the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match.
It was smaller, but it was full of fans and excitement. More than 34,000 fans filled the place, making it feel lively like a big match. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, hoping to take advantage of a pitch that had uneven bounce.
Likewise, India’s batting never really got going, as Pakistan’s fast bowlers, led by Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, bowled fiercely. Both fast bowlers shook up India’s team, each taking three wickets and causing a breakdown.
In the middle of the broken pieces, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant stood alone. Pant scored 42 runs off 31 balls with six hits to the boundary, a quick innings that turned out to be important.
Even with Pant trying hard, India got out for a low score of 119 in only 19 overs – much less than what is normal for T20 games. While going after 120, Pakistan seemed to have control of the game at the midpoint.
Mohammad Rizwan led the response with a solid 31 (44 balls), and Pakistan got to 80/3, looking comfortable. But, the game got really intense like a good story.
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s main fast bowler, showed great skill in bowling at the end of the game. Bumrah was very accurate and hard to hit – hitting the right spot, making the ball move, and not letting anything through.
He got Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam out early and later took down the strong Iftikhar Ahmed, ending with great numbers of 4–0–14–3. Bumrah bowled 15 balls without runs, slowing down the scoring and causing worry for the Pakistani team.
When Pakistan’s batting struggled, everything became possible. Hardik Pandya took two wickets (2/24), including the important wicket of big hitter Fakhar Zaman.
Axar Patel, who can do a bit of everything, got a wicket with his first ball by getting Usman Khan out lbw. Wickets fell and no runs were scored – surprisingly, Pakistan went six whole overs without hitting a boundary at one point.
What started as needing just one run per ball grew, and now Pakistan needed 18 runs in the last over. Young left-arm bowler Arshdeep Singh was given the last six balls to bowl.
Even though there were a few lucky fours from Naseem Shah in the 20th over, Arshdeep stayed calm and bowled perfect yorkers. Pakistan finished with 113 runs and lost 7 wickets after 20 overs.
India won a close game, finishing ahead by 6 runs in a match with few runs scored. Bumrah rightly got Player of the Match for leading the strong defense.
The outcome left the Pakistan team very sad – some players, like young Naseem, were spotted crying – while the Indian team and fans cheered loudly for another great victory.
Fan Frenzy, Highlights & Aftermath
Both these matches became instant classics, generating frenzied reactions among cricket fans worldwide. The 2022 last-ball finish in Melbourne had social media ablaze.
Fans hailed Virat Kohli’s knock as “stuff of legends,” and clips of his two sixes off Haris Rauf went viral. Likewise, the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 highlights were watched on loop; Disney+ Hotstar’s highlight reel and ICC’s YouTube videos garnered millions of views as supporters relived every moment.
Such was the impact that the match was later described as “one of the most memorable nights” in T20 history, with #Kohli and #INDvPAK, trending for days. The game also underscored how intense this rivalry is – the demand for India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 tickets had been extraordinary (over 500,000 ticket applications and record resale prices), and the contest lived up to the hype in every way.
In the 2024 encounter, the buzz was no less electric. While a lower-profile venue, the New York thriller became a top trending topic in cricket circles. In addition, Jasprit Bumrah’s clutch performance earned him the moniker of “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) on Indian social media that day, with #Bumrah and #INDvsPAK lighting up Twitter.
Pakistani fans were sad about a missed chance, while others enjoyed the exciting game. The ICC shared the highlights of the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024.
Each ball was full of excitement, from Pant hitting big to Bumrah’s great bowling and Arshdeep’s amazing last-over plays. Also, in just a few hours, those highlights got a lot of comments, showing how these India-Pakistan matches grab attention like nothing else in cricket.
In the end, the 2022 and 2024 India-Pakistan T20 World Cup games will be remembered as two parts of a story that is both sport and show. They had everything – a long fight between teams, big crowds, amazing plays by players, and close games that were exciting until the end.
Fans from both sides had fast hearts and special memories to keep. But it’s games like this that show everyone why India vs Pakistan is a special cricket rivalry, where every match feels “like a final.”
As we think about the future, we can only guess what the next World Cup will be like.
Amit Mishra’s Take
As a writer and cricket fan, writing this made me feel the same excitement as when the games happened. These India-Pakistan T20 games are not just matches – they are exciting stories of love for the game and hard work that add to cricket history every time.
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