India vs Pakistan: Melbourne Cricket Ground Weather Forecast and Pitch Report for ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will head into the ICC T20I World Cup 2022 starting later this month, aiming to win their maiden title since the inaugural win under MS Dhoni in 2007.
After a disappointing T20I World Cup 2021 in which they failed to reach the semi-finals, Rohit Sharma's men in blue will be looking for better performance in Australia.
2022 T20I World Cup Tournament Venue in Australia. The Men in Blue will play their opening match in the upcoming T20I World Cup 2022 on October 23 against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India is part of Group 2 in the tournament with the likes of Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh in their group.
When the two teams last met in the T20I World Cup 2021, Pakistan defeated their arch-rivals by 10 wickets in a Super 12 match in Dubai to register their first win against their neighbors in the World Cup. Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 68 while Mohammad Rizwan crushed an unbeaten 79. Pakistan paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi played an excellent spell of 3/31 with the prized three heads of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli.
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Pakistan will begin its campaign in the 2022 FIFA World Cup T20 against the men in blue on October 23. Babar Azam's men lost in the final of the recent Asia Cup 2022, losing to Sri Lanka by 23 points.
After a disappointing T20 World Cup 2021 where they lost in the semi-finals, Pakistan would be hoping for a turnaround in 2022 when they travel to Australia. Pakistan will start its campaign against India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground and will play four more league matches.
The winners of the 2009 T20 World Cup (T20I World Cup) reached the final in 2007, where they lost to India. They reached the semi-finals three more times, including in 2010, 2012, and 2021.
India enters this tournament on the back of back-to-back T20I series wins against Australia and South Africa at home. India crashed in the group stage of the T20 World Cup 2021 in the United Arab Emirates. India once won the T20 World Cup when they defeated Pakistan in the final inaugural edition in Johannesburg in 2007. Apart from Pakistan, India will face Bangladesh and South Africa and the winners of the other Group A and Group B.
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