ICC T20 World Cup 2021, India vs Pakistan: Statistical preview

Oct 24, 2021

ICC T20 World Cup 2021, India vs Pakistan: Statistical preview Image

0 T20 World Cup matches for India without M.S. Dhoni. This will be their first. Dhoni has also led them in every match.

1 run needed by Shoaib Malik (546) to go past Shahid Afridi (546) and become the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.

1 catch needed by Virat Kohli (42) to go past Suresh Raina (42) and become the leading catcher among Indian non-wicketkeepers. Rohit Sharma has 41 catches.

2 wickets needed by Shadab Khan (58) to go past Mohammad Amir (59) and 3 to go past Mohammad Hafeez (60). Among Pakistanis, only Shahid Afridi (98), Saeed Ajmal (85), and Umar Gul (85) have more wickets.

5 T20 World Cup matches between India and Pakistan and India have won all 5 (including a tie-breaker in the first ever clash). Pakistan are the only team (5 matches, 5 wins against Bangladesh) to have gone undefeated for 5 matches against a particular opposition.

5 wickets needed by Jasprit Bumrah (59) to go past Yuzvendra Chahal (63) and become the leading wicket-taker among Indians.

9 fifty-plus scores for Kohli, the joint most in T20 World Cup history. Chris Gayle also has 9.

11 wickets for Gul against India, the most among Pakistanis by some distance. He is well ahead of Mohammad Asif (5). For India, Irfan Pathan (6) has most wickets against Pakistan, followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5).

49 runs needed by K.L. Rahul (1,557) to go past Suresh Raina (1,605) and 61 to go past Dhoni (1,618). Among Indians, only Kohli (3,159), Rohit (2,864), and Shikhar Dhawan (1,759) have more runs.

71 runs needed by Hafeez (2,429) to become the first Pakistani and fifth overall to reach 2,500 runs. He will also become the first to do the 2,500 run-50 wicket double (he has 60 wickets).

121 runs needed by Kohli (777) to go past Tillakaratne Dilshan (897) and become the third-highest run scorer in T20 World Cup history. Only Mahela Jayawardene (1,016) and Gayle (933) have more.

136 runs needed by Rohit (2,864) to become the second (after Kohli, 3,159) to reach 3,000 runs. Martin Guptill has 2,939.

254 runs for Kohli against Pakistan, the most among Indians by some distance. He is well ahead of Yuvraj Singh (155). For Pakistan, Malik (164) has most runs against India.