Cricket’s fiercest rivals India and Pakistan will conflict in a extremely anticipated T20 World Cup 2024 match for the primary time in the USA.
India come into the Group A match off the again of a snug win over Eire, whereas Pakistan are below strain after struggling a shock defeat to co-hosts the USA within the first match.
Safety measures on Lengthy Island have been elevated to an unprecedented degree for a sporting occasion, a number of screening occasions are deliberate all over the world and tickets are promoting like hotcakes.
Here is every little thing it is advisable to learn about cricket’s marquee occasion:
When is India vs Pakistan?
The sport shall be performed on Sunday, June 9. It’ll begin at 10:30 native time (14:30 GMT). For viewers in India and Pakistan, it could be at 8 pm and seven:30 pm respectively.
The place is India vs Pakistan?
The match will happen on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Lengthy Island, New York. It has a capability for 34,000 folks.
How is the New York countryside?
The momentary Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium has hosted three video games thus far. The primary two had been low-scoring matches that favored the bowlers because of the nature of the straight supply. Batsmen discovered it tough to hit huge photographs as a result of motion and bounce.
Following criticism from followers and former gamers, the Worldwide Cricket Council has mentioned the pitches haven’t been as much as normal and floor workers are working to treatment this for the rest of the event.
Within the third match, between Eire and Canada, each groups scored over 100, however the taking part in area remained tough.
The India-Pakistan match is predicted to be performed on a brand new floor.
Are there safety considerations between India and Pakistan?
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul mentioned final week that safety measures in New York could be “heightened” for the event, particularly forward of the India-Pakistan showdown.
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder mentioned his groups will not be taking the sport evenly, calling it the “Tremendous Bowl on steroids” relating to fan curiosity.
Ryder advised the Indian newspaper Deccan Herald that the safety for the celebration “is probably better than what we provide the president.”
The place can I get tickets for India vs Pakistan?
Common tickets for the match have been offered out, however restricted premium tickets are nonetheless obtainable on the ICC official platform, starting from $1,500 to $10,000.
Ticket resale web sites additionally provide tickets to the “hottest occasion,” with costs starting from $980 to a whopping $17,475.
How is New York making ready for the sport?
The ICC has organized official parks for followers who had been unable to journey to the host metropolis.
In New York, India vs Pakistan shall be broadcast reside for followers at Oculus World Commerce Middle and Cedar Creek Park. Fan parks can even be organized at Epic Central in Texas and Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Middle. Most of those locations have additionally offered out.
Along with the USA, the ICC has organized fan parks in New Delhi (India), Rawalpindi (Pakistan), the UK and South Africa.
The viewing celebration at Citi floor for India vs Pakistan @T20WorldCup The sport being performed on Lengthy Island is offered out.
There are two stadiums in New York with tickets offered out for this recreation. pic.twitter.com/dzTtv5XYtY
-Jomboy (@Jomboy_) Might 30, 2024
What is going to the climate be like in New York?
Rain is predicted within the morning, which may interrupt the assembly.
What occurs if rain interrupts a World T20 match?
Within the occasion of adversarial climate circumstances or different disruptions, an extra 90 minutes shall be allotted to all morning and afternoon matches, and 60 minutes to all afternoon matches.
In case of a shortened match, every group must full 5 overs for a end result to be declared.
There isn’t a reserve day for group stage matches.
What occurs if the India vs Pakistan match is tied?
All tied matches will go to a brilliant remaining. And if that too is tied, subsequent tremendous overs shall be performed till a winner emerges.
A number of smiles at India’s coaching in New York on Friday earlier than their #T20WorldCup match in opposition to Pakistan, with a shock go to from a participant from the rival area 👀 pic.twitter.com/P1waTuAgqp
— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2024
How one can watch and observe India vs Pakistan?
Al Jazeera may have reside picture and textual content protection of the match from 09:00 GMT.
The match shall be broadcast and streamed reside by way of varied rights holders. Disney Star will broadcast the match in India, whereas PTV and Ten Sports activities have the rights in Pakistan.
Who’s the favourite to win?
India are the favorites to win this match as a result of their dominant head-to-head report.
Within the seven instances the groups met within the T20 World Cup, India gained six instances, together with one tie, whereas Pakistan gained solely as soon as.
- 2007 (group match) – Johannesburg: India beat Pakistan in a bowling match after the match was tied on the finish of each innings.
- 2007 (remaining) – Johannesburg: India gained the primary T20 World Cup after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs within the remaining. The inexperienced Joginder Sharma bowled a improbable remaining over, whereas Irfan Pathan and RP Singh additionally performed key roles, choosing up three wickets every.
- 2012 – Colombo: India recorded a snug eight-wicket victory over Pakistan within the group stage because the bowlers defeated Pakistan for simply 128 runs, with Lakshmipathy Balaji bagging three wickets. Virat Kohli, then 22 years outdated, scored an unbeaten 78 runs.
- 2014 – Mirpur: India cruised to a simple seven-wicket victory within the group stage after their spinners restricted Pakistan to 130-7. The unbeaten 66-run partnership of Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina took India house.
- 2016 – Kolkata: In a rain-affected contest, Indian bowlers restricted Pakistan to 118-5 earlier than Kohli made an unbeaten 55 as India gained the group recreation by six wickets.
- 2021 – Dubai: Pakistan defeated India for the primary time within the event once they gained by 10 wickets in a pool recreation. Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali picked 5 wickets between them to limit India to 151-7 earlier than Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) and Babar Azam (68 not out) wrapped up a historic end result.
- 2022 – Melbourne: India defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets in entrance of over 90,000 followers in a pool recreation, as Kohli smashed an unbeaten 82 for an exciting end.
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