Any time, Any day, When India and Pakistan lock horns in a Cricket match all we get is a Nail-biting thriller right from start till end. In similar way, Eden Gardens is ready to host high voltage contest tomorrow. The match begins by 7:30pm. India after losing their opening match seems shaken and stirred. On other hand, Pakistan are super confident as they won comfortably against Bangladesh. So it's obvious that the hosts will be under pressure than visitors. So now we bring you some 10 facts on the clash between India and Pakistan which is going to happen tomorrow !
1. This is the first time India and Pakistan will play a T20 at Kolkata's Eden Garden.
2. Even the facts are in favour of Pakistan. Pakistan has never lost a limited overs game to India at Eden Garden. Pakistan has won all the four games so far which have taken place in 1987, 1989, 2004 and 2013.
3. Pakistan also has 100% win record at Kolkata and they continued the winning streak by beating Bangladesh on their opening match.
4. The match was originally scheduled at Dharmasala and later it was moved to Kolkata due to security concerns. This is a blessing in disguise as heavy showers are expected in Dharmasala.
5. India is in pressure as they need to win Pakistan to stay alive in the tournament.
6. India and Pakistan have played 7 T20 internationals and India has just lost once. The losing match happened at Bengaluru in 2012.
7. Dhoni has been India's captain all 7 times and he will once again be the captain for the 8th time.
8. Pakistan however had three various captains. Mohammad Hafeez (4 games) and Shoaib Malik (2) and Shahid Afridi (1). Afridi will be the captain tomorrow.
9. Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Hafeez, Afridi and Malik who featured in World T20 2007 finals are coming together once again after 9 years.
10. Finally, India has never lost a game to Pakistan in World Cup. India has won all games against Pakistan. (Twice in 2007, Once in 2012 and 2014).
