The stage is different, but the version is the same. So the T20 World Cup match is returning before the Asia Cup. Where Pakistan got its first win against India in the World Cup. The confidence of their victory in the Asia Cup Daput. According to the team's legendary pacer Wasim Akram, his successors are ready to beat India any day now.
If Pakistan faced India in the World Cup, it would have lost its way. They were winless in the first 12 matches against their arch-rivals in the global competition. The cycle of failure was broken in the last edition of the T20 World Cup. Record win in Super Twelve match in UAE last year.
The opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan allowed Pakistan to reach the target of 152 runs set by India. It was their first 10-wicket win in T20.
India is leading the fight against Pakistan in the Asia Cup as well. In the 14 times the two teams met in the tournament, India won 8 matches, Pakistan won 5. A match has been abandoned.
India and Pakistan will meet on the second day in the competition of excellence in Asia. The high-voltage match will be played on Sunday. In a media session of Star Sports on Tuesday, former Pakistan captain Wasim said that his successors will be ahead in this match with increased confidence.
“The Pakistan team has been improving for the past few years. They are consistently doing well. I think the win against India in the World Cup, even though it was a year ago, gave them that extra confidence to compete against India."
Wasim is optimistic about victory in the upcoming match against India, but worried about Pakistan's batting line-up. While the top-order batsmen are in great form, the middle-order is thinking about him.
Since the last T20 World Cup, 67.53 percent of the team's runs in T20s have been scored by the top-order batsmen. Where are Babar, Rizwan and Fakhr Zaman.
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