T20 World Cup: Memorable India vs Pakistan encounters

Each and every cricket game is important. Irrespective of the stakes, the relevance of every match remains constant. Thus, the passion among cricketers while playing is always high.

However, the passion is at its peak when there is a game between India and Pakistan. Owing to their historic rivalry, the matches between both these sides have always managed to grab the headlines. There is a reason why the viewership is always high during an India vs Pakistan game.

It gets even better when the two teams face each other in an ICC tournament. Over the years, fans have seen many close encounters between the two sides. However, with the 2021 T20 World Cup (WC) coming, which are the most exciting encounters between the two teams in the history of the tournament? Today we shall be taking a look at the-

Most memorable encounters between India and Pakistan in T20 WC

1) India vs Pakistan 2007 T20 WC Final:

This has to be one of the greatest encounters between both these sides ever. An ICC trophy final, both the sides looking to win the maiden T20 WC, what could possibly be more interesting than this?

After winning the toss and electing to bat, India scored 157 runs on the board. One of the major contributors of this innings was Gautam Gambhir who went on to score 75 from 54 balls. Rohit Sharma played a handy cameo where he scored 30 from just the 16 deliveries.

Pakistan then looked to chase the total but lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Misbah-ul-Haq was playing a superb inning and almost won the game for his side before playing an audacious scoop. He played that shot despite Pakistan needing just 6 runs from 4 balls. That scoop brought about his downfall as Sreesanth managed to grab that catch. Thus, India ended up winning the maiden T20 WC in 2007.