What time does India v Pakistan start at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
It will be the first Super 12 match at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 for each side and both will be keen to get their campaign off to a winning start and put their rivals on the back foot.
What time does the India v Pakistan T20 World Cup match start?
The toss will be held at 6:30pm local time.
The first ball in the India v Pakistan match at the T20 World Cup will be bowled at 7:00pm AEDT.
This will be 1:30pm IST and 1:00pm in Pakistan, while viewers around the world will be able to tune in through their respective broadcaster.
How do I watch India v Pakistan in the T20 World Cup?
The India v Pakistan match will be televised and live-streamed across continents with the Star Network, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN, PTV and Times Internet among the major broadcasters.
Star Network have television rights in India, while in Pakistan PTV & ARY Digital Networks will broadcast the game.
| TERRITORY | Television Exploitation | Digital Exploitation |
| India | Star Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives | Star Network | |
| Pakistan | PTV & ARY Digital Networks | TBC |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Rabbithole |
| Canada | Times Internet (Willow) | Hotstar |
| USA | Times Internet (Willow) | ESPN+ |
| USA, Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN+ | |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub |
| Malaysia | Astro | Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | Now TV | Now TV, Yupp TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel Nine | Kayo |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport |
| PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands | PNG Digicel | PNG Digicel |
| Rest of the World(Continental Europe, SE Asia & Central /South America) | Yupp TV |
Audio broadcast is also available in either English, Hindi, Urdu and Bangla, depending on the region.
| Details | Territory | Platform | Language |
| Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India)(AIR) | India | FM/AM | Hindi |
| Digital 2 Sports Global | India | Digital Platform | Hindi/English |
| Shamal Media Services Pvt Limited 106.2 FM | Pakistan | FM | Urdu |
| Sports Entertainment Network Radio | Australia/New Zealand | FM | English |
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Australia | FM | English |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | UK | FM | English |
| Radio 4 | Dubai | FM | Hindi |
| Asiatec MEC Limited | Bangladesh | FM | Bangla |
Which team won the last time India and Pakistan met at a T20 World Cup?
Pakistan fans will have fond memories of the 10-wicket victory their side registered at last year's event, while India will be keen to extract some revenge for that thumping.
It was key pacer Shaheen Afridi that did the majority of the damage for Pakistan that day, with the left-arm quick helping himself to three big wickets as India were restricted to a below par score of 151/7.
That score was never going to be enough, with Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam reaching the target without loss and with more than two overs remaining.
What happened when India and Pakistan met in recent T20Is?
Since last year's T20 World Cup the two rivals met twice at the Asia Cup and each team registered a win apiece.
Will India or Pakistan come out on top this time at the MCG? Tune in on Sunday 23 October to find out!
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami. Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
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