India defend their lowest total in T20: Pandya becomes highest Indian wicket-taker against Pakistan; Top Records

India registered a thrilling 6-run win over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Team India lost the toss and batted first and scored 119 runs at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York. In reply, Pakistan’s team could only reach 113 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

In this match, Team India defended its lowest score in T20 International. In 2016, Team India defended 138 runs against Zimbabwe in Harare. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya became the Indian bowler to take the most wickets against Pakistan. 6 records made in India-Pakistan match…

1. India defended its smallest target
The Indian team has defended its lowest score in T20 cricket. The team scored 119 runs in the first innings and gave Pakistan a target of 120 runs and won. India successfully defended 138 runs against Zimbabwe at Harare ground in 2016. The team gave a target of 139 runs and stopped Zimbabwe from reaching the target.

2. The lowest score was defended for the second time in T20 World Cup
This is the second time in a T20 World Cup that a score of 119 runs or less was defended. The Indian team defended a target of 120 runs against Pakistan. Sri Lanka has defended a target of 120 runs against New Zealand in the 2014 World Cup. This match was played in Chittagong. Sri Lanka also won the World Cup this year.

3. India all out for the first time against Pakistan
India was all out for the first time against Pakistan in T20 International. Not only this, Team India made the lowest score in T20 against Pakistan. Despite this, the team won.

Before this, the team had made the lowest score in the year 2012. Then the Indian team had scored 133 runs for 9 wickets against Pakistan at the Bengaluru ground, but then the Indian team had to face defeat.

4. Shaheen hit a six in the first over for the first time in T20 World Cup
In the very first over of the match, Rohit Sharma hit a six against Shaheen Afridi. This is the first time in T20 World Cup that Shaheen Afridi bowled the first over and he was hit for a six. In 14 World Cup matches, whenever Shaheen bowled the first over, no other batsman has been able to hit a six off him.

5. Pakistan could not chase the second lowest score
Pakistan cricket team could not chase the second lowest score. India had given a target of 120 runs, but Pakistan could score only 113 runs. Zimbabwe is on top in this record. In the year 2021, Zimbabwe defended the target of 119 runs against Pakistan.

6. Pandya is the Indian to take most T20 wickets against Pakistan
Indian team’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become the player with the most wickets against Pakistan in T20 cricket. He left Bhuvneshwar Kumar behind. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has dismissed 11 Pakistani batsmen in T20 cricket.

Hardik took 3 wickets in the match against Pakistan. He broke Bhuvi’s record by taking the wicket of Fakhar Zaman in the 13th over of Pakistan’s innings.