Yusuf Pathan 123 off 96 balls v New Zealand in Bengaluru 2010

Score on arrival: 108 for 4, chasing 316

Final score: 321 for 5, won by 5 wickets with 7 balls to spare

India had already sealed a five-match ODI series 3-0, and were looking jittery in a tall chase, having lost their top order on the cheap.

New Zealand's pacers then tested Yusuf Pathan with the short stuff, which he played out, while smashing the freebies they dished out every once in a while.

The marauding hundred arrived at a crucial point for Yusuf, coming as it did in the months leading to India's World Cup squad selection for the 2011 tournament at home. 

An epic clash which is still remembered at Lord's in 2002

This is one of the most historic ODIs in cricket. In the finals of the 2002 NatWest series, England batted first and scored a mammoth 325. England captain Nasser Hussain and opener Marcus Trescothick both scored centuries. The score looked insurmountable and many pundits wrote the young Indian team off.India was stuttering at one stage,
having lost half their side for less than 150 runs. Then came the young pair of Yuvraj and Mohammad Kaif who joined hands together to notch up a massive partnership of 121, with Yuvraj scoring 69 and Kaif scoring 87 not out to register an emphatic win.Many cricketing fans would remember this match for Sourav Ganguly's epic celebration when he waived his shirt off at the Lord's balcony. This classic is still one of India's finest victories in ODIs.

Robin Uthappa's helped India to secure a victory at London in 2007

India were trailing 2-3 to England, and a loss in this match would have meant England win the series. England elected to bat first and posted a mammoth 316 runs as the Indian bowlers had an off day.A century from Owais Shah and useful contributions from Bell, Wright, and Pietersen helped them to reach that score. Notably, in this match, Dmitri Mascarenhas plundered five sixes in an over of Yuvraj Singh and scored 36 runs off 15 balls.India,
in reply, got off to a good start with Ganguly (53), Sachin (94) and Gambhir (47) all playing crucial knocks. However, England hit back and India's innings crumbled. It was left to Dhoni and Uthappa to salvage the match with the run-rate climbing up.Both of them did an excellent job as they helped India steady the innings. Dhoni got out at a crucial moment of the match, and it was Uthappa's heroics which helped India get over the finishing line with just two balls left to play.

This match is one of the classics in the World Cup

On a friendly batting surface, India batted first and started off excellently. It was again the Little Master who led from the front and scored a fantastic century. It looked like India would comfortably post 400 runs, but the English bowlers were able to stem the run flow at the end and India ended with 338 runs.

During the chase, England started off well, and Andrew Strauss was on fire. At one point it looked like they would comfortably overhaul the target, but it was Zaheer Khan's over which was the turning point of the match. His two wickets in a single over helped India pull things back, and the match ended in a tie.Strauss was the Man of the Match for his magnificent 158 runs.

Nehra was India's hero 2003 ICC World Cup at Durban

In this match, India dominated England with both bat and ball. India batted first and scored 250 runs. Sachin Tendulkar was in breathtaking form as he scored a half-century with some glorious shots. Giving him company was Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh who scored 62 and 42 respectively.

India's bowling was led by veteran Javagal Srinath, but it was the youngster Ashish Nehra who stole the show. His swing and pace troubled the English batsmen earlier on as he finished with figures of 6/23. England was bundled out for 168 runs. Nehra's bowling figures are still the best figures by an Indian bowler in the World Cup.

Flintoff was the difference between the two sides

India was leading the six-match ODI series (3-2), and a win in the last match would have sealed the series in their favour. However, things did not go as per the script as England mounted a spirited comeback and drew the series 3-3.Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly started off well in the chase of 255 runs but India's lower order failed,
and India lost by 5 runs. His bowling was exceptional as he cleaned the lower order, and returned with figures of 3 wickets for 38 runs. Notably, he just conceded 3.86 runs in his spell.While batting too, Flintoff added a crucial 40 runs which helped England post a decent total of 255 runs. India vs England - 6th ODI, Mumbai, February 2002

Lendl Simmons unbeaten 82 take West Indies into the Final of ICC World T20

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

2nd Semi Final, West Indies Vs India

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 31st March 2016

Toss - West Indies won the toss decided to field first

 Umpires: Ian Gould, Richard Kettleborough
Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus
Match Referee: Chris Broad

West Indies Playing XI: Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Match Summary

India 1st Innings 192 for 2 in 20 overs

Virat Kohli 89*

Rohit Sharma 43

Ajinkya Rahane 40

MS Dhoni 15*

Samuel Badree 26/1

Andre Russell 47/1

West Indies 2nd Innings 196 for 3 in 19.4 overs

Lendl Simmons 81*

Johnson Charles 52

Andre Russell 43*

Virat Kohli 15/1

Ashish Nehra 24/1

Jasprit Bumrah 42/1

West Indies won by 7 wickets

Man of the Match - Lendl Simmons

Average 1st innings score in Twenty20 at Wankhede

 

Innings by innings list

Team	Score	Overs	RPO	Inns	Result	Opposition	Start Date
South Africa	209/5	20.0	10.45	1	won	v Afghanistan	20 Mar 2016
South Africa	229/4	20.0	11.45	1	lost	v England	18 Mar 2016
England	182/6	20.0	9.10	1	lost	v West Indies	16 Mar 2016
India	177/8	20.0	8.85	1	lost	v England	22 Dec 2012

Gayle vs Aswin in twenty20 and all twenty20

 

Format	Inns	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s/6s	Ave	SR	Dismissals
T20Is	1	8	11	4	0/0	-	72.72	0
All T20s	9	57	70	40	3/3	14.25	81.42	4

Head-to-head stats for India and West Indies in T20Is

 

Overall figures

Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	W/L	Ave	RPO	Inns	HS
India	2009-2014	4	2	2	1.000	23.88	7.49	4	159

India win loss record in World T20 Semi Finals

 

Match results

Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
won	15 runs	won	1st	v Australia	Durban	22 Sep 2007
won	6 wickets	lost	2nd	v South Africa	Dhaka	4 Apr 2014

Opening Batsman stats for India and West Indies

 

Team	Runs	Ave	SR	50+	HS	4s+6s	MoM
India	88	11.00	85.43	0	23	11	0
West Indies	252	42.00	135.48	2	100*	35	2

Run rates for india and west indies in various phases of an innings

 

Team	Powerplays (First 6 Overs)	Middle Overs (7th To 15th)	Death Overs (16th To 20th)
India	5.66	6.80	9.41
West Indes	6.87	7.08	8.04

Virat Kohli other indian Top Five batsmens

 

Batsmen	Runs	Balls	Ave	SR	4s + 6s
Virat Kohli	184	139	92.00	132.37	22
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh	181	188	11.31	96.27	20

Virat Kohli sends India India into the World T20 Semi Final

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016
31st Match, India Vs Australia
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, 27th March 2016

Toss - Australia won the toss decided to bat first

 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

India Playing XI:  Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood

Match Summary

Australia 1st Innings 160 for 6 in 20 overs

Aaron Finch 43

Glenn Maxwell 31

Usman Khawaja 26

Shane Watson 18

Hardik Pandya 36/2

Ashish Nehra 20/1

Ravichandran Ashwin 31/1

India 2nd Innings 161 for 4 in 20 overs

Virat Kohli 82*

Yuvraj Singh 21

MS Dhoni 18*

Shane Watson 23/2

Nathan Coulter-Nile 33/1

James Faulkner 35/1

India won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match - Virat Kohli

Super Finish India beat Bangladesh by 1 run with 3 wkts final 3 deliveries

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

25th Match, Group 2, India Vs Bangladesh

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 23rd March 2016

Toss - Bangladesh won the toss decided to field first

 Umpires: Aleem Dar, Bruce Oxenford
Third Umpire: Ian Gould
Match Referee: Chris Broad

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Match Summary

India 1st Innings 146 for 7 in 20 overs

Suresh Raina 30

Virat Kohli 24

Shikhar Dhawan 23

Hardik Pandya 15

Al-Amin Hossain 37/2

Mustafizur Rahman 34/2

Mahmudullah 4/1

Bangladesh 2nd Innings 145 for 9 in 20 overs

Tamim Iqbal 35

Sabbir Rahman 26

Shakib Al Hasan 22

Soumya Sarkar 21

Mahmudullah 18

R Ashwin 20/2

Ravindra Jadeja 22/2

Hardik Pandya 29/2

Suresh Raina 9/1

India won by 1 run

Man of the Match - Ravichandran Ashwin

India Team World T20 Qualification scenarios

 

 India (Points 2; NRR -0.895)

The hot favourites for the tournament, hosts India started with a humbling loss to New Zealand before coming back to winning ways against arch-rivals Pakistan. Their net run rate of -0.895 is currently only above Bangladesh.

Matches left:

vs Bangladesh, Bangalore, 23 March 2016

vs Australia, Mohali, 27 March 2016

Qualification scenarios:

- They should be through if they win their last two matches.

- If they beat Bangladesh and lose out to Australia, they will get eliminated if Australia beats Pakistan. But if Pakistan beat Australia, India will end up in a three-way tie Pakistan and Australia and net run rate will decide who will progress.

- If they lose to Bangladesh and then beat the Aussies, they will end in a two-way tie alongside the winner of Australia-Pakistan clash provided New Zealand get the better of Bangladesh in their last league game. In case Bangladesh beats New Zealand, India will end up on a three-way tie with Bangladesh and winner of Australia-Pakistan encounter.

- They get eliminated if they lose both.

Virat Kohli unbeaten 55 guided India to six wickets win over Pakistan

 

 ICC World Twenty20 2016
19th Match, Group 2, India Vs Pakistan
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 19th March 2016

Toss - India won the toss decided to field first
Match reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain

 Umpires: Ian Gould, Richard Kettleborough
Third Umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Chris Broad

India Playing XI:   Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan Playing XI: Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan

Match Summary

Pakistan 1st Innings 118 for 5 in 18 overs

Shoaib Malik 26

Ahmed Shehzad 25

Umar Akmal 22

Suresh Raina 4/1

Ashish Nehra 20/1

Ravindra Jadeja 20/1

India Innings 119 for 4 in 15.5 overs

Virat Kohli 55

Yuvraj Singh 24

Ms Dhoni 13*

Rohit Sharma 10

Mohammad Sami 17/2

Mohammad Amir 11/1

Wahab Riaz 16/1

India won by 6 wickets

Player of the Match - Virat Kohli

India vs Pakistan World Cup Records

 

Match results

Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
India	won	43 runs	won	1st	ODI v Pakistan	Sydney	4 Mar 1992
India	won	39 runs	won	1st	ODI v Pakistan	Bangalore	9 Mar 1996
India	won	47 runs	won	1st	ODI v Pakistan	Manchester	8 Jun 1999
India	won	6 wickets	lost	2nd	ODI v Pakistan	Centurion	1 Mar 2003
India	tied	-	lost	1st	T20I v Pakistan	Durban	14 Sep 2007
India	won	5 runs	won	1st	T20I v Pakistan	Johannesburg	24 Sep 2007
India	won	29 runs	won	1st	ODI v Pakistan	Mohali	30 Mar 2011
India	won	8 wickets	lost	2nd	T20I v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	30 Sep 2012
India	won	7 wickets	won	2nd	T20I v Pakistan	Dhaka	21 Mar 2014
India	won	76 runs	won	1st	ODI v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015

Blackcaps Spinners scripts New Zealand won super 10 opener

 ICC World Twenty20 2016
13th Match, Group 2, India Vs New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, 15th March 2016

Toss - New Zealand won the Toss elected to bat first

 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Illingworth
Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

India Playing XI :  Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand Playing XI: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi

Match Summary

New Zealand 1st Innings 126 for 7 in 20 overs

Corey Anderson 34

Luke Ronchi 21*

Mitchell Santner 18

Jaspirit Bumrah 15/1

Suresh Raina 16/1

Ashish Nehra 20/1

Ravindra Jadeja 26/1

India 2nd Innings 79 all out in 18.1 overs

MS Dhoni 30

Virat Kohli 23

Ravichandran Ashwin 10

Mitchell Santner 11/4

Ish Sodhi 18/3

Nathan McCullum 15/2

New Zealand won by 47 runs

Man of the Match - Michell Santner