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India-Pakistan will come face-to-face in T20 World Cup, both the teams are in the same group

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There is good news for those who enjoy the India-Pakistan cricket matches. In the T20 World Cup to be held in UAE in October-November this year, India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group of Super-12. Both these teams are in Group 2. Teams from New Zealand and Afghanistan are also in this group.

At the same time, England, Australia, South Africa and West Indies have been kept in Group-1 of Super-12. There will be 6-6 teams in each group. The other teams in the group will be decided by the results of the World Cup qualifier rounds. The World Cup will be held from October 17 to November 14. A total of 45 matches will be played including the qualifying round. Out of this, 12 matches will be played in the Qualifier round and 30 matches will be played in the Super-12 round. Apart from this, 2 semi-finals and 1 final match will be played.

The India-Pakistan match is one of the most watched matches in any ICC tournament. In the 6 T20 World Cup held so far, only twice (2009 and 2010) there was no match between India and Pakistan. In the 2007 World Cup, there were two matches including the final between the two teams. At the same time, in 2012, both the teams met in the Super-8 round. In 2014 and 2016, India and Pakistan played in the group stage.