Cricket: India, Pakistan lock horns at T20 World Cup

On Sunday, the two sides will meet in Dubai to get their T20 World Cup campaign underway.

Pakistan and India launch their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign in Dubai on Sunday, the first time the two sides will lock horns since the 2019 World Cup league match in Manchester more than two years ago.

But on Sunday, a completely different environment – from gloomy Manchester to dry and sunny Dubai – awaits the two sides as they meet for the ninth time in T20 cricket.

Pakistan have never beaten India at any cricket World Cup – the record stands at 7-0 in favour of India in the 50-over format, while it is 5-0 in the T20 form.

Given the record, India start as favourites.

However, in the 10 years that Pakistan were unable to host international cricket, they played all their “home” matches in the UAE to great results, rising to number one in the Test rankings.

The Kiwis pulled out of their tour of Pakistan minutes before the start of the opening match.

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