--- title: "India will face which nation in its first match of the T20 World Cup 2022?" description: "India will face which nation in its first match of the T20 World Cup 2022?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95524/india-will-face-which-nation-in-its-first-match-of-the-t20-world-cup-2022 category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "india", "t20 world cup"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # India will face which nation in its first match of the T20 World Cup 2022? India will [face](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299998/almond-oil-for-face) which nation in its first [match](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2282/the-business-anticipates-a-flat-increase-in-paying-users-for-tinder-of-7) of the T20 [World](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half) Cup 2022? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **In the opening encounter of the T20 World Cup 2022, India will meet Pakistan once more. On January 21, 2022, the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2022 was released. India's campaign will begin on October 23, 2022, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India began its play in the T20 World Cup 2021 against Pakistan as well.** The [**cricket rivalry**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_cricket_rivalry#:~:text=The%20tense%20relations%20between%20the,an%20intense%20sporting%20rivalry%20between) between **India and Pakistan** is among the most **heated on the globe.** The stressful relationship between the two countries, which occur as a consequence of bitter international relationships and disputes during the Partition of British **India** into India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and the [**Kashmir**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95373/what-is-the-name-of-the-40-day-period-of-harsh-winter-in-kashmir-that-begins-december-21-and-ends-on-january-31) dispute, laid the groundwork for the **beginnings of a forceful sporting dispute** between the two countries who shared a common **cricketing legacy.** Pakistan and India first played in **1952,** when **Pakistan visited India.** Since then, **test and limited-overs games** have been played, while some scheduled tours by both teams have been **canceled or postponed owing to political issues.** \ ![India will face which nation in its first match of the T20 World Cup 2022?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2f644410-e929-456f-a8e8-73d5e6752fc6/images/d7d7192e-793f-4de0-b350-bf753713fece.png)\ \ Players on both teams are frequently under great **pressure to succeed and are threatened with harsh emotions in defeat.** Extreme crowd responses to defeats in important [**matches**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94025/in-cricket-matches-how-do-they-measure-the-speed-of-the-delivered-ball) have been documented, with just a **minor degree of hooliganism.** Simultaneously, **India**–**[Pakistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93112/why-is-nawaz-sarif-called-fugitive-pm-in-pakistan)** matches have provided possibilities for cricket diplomacy as a method of **improving relations** between the two nations by allowing **heads of state to exchange visits and [cricket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52017/which-team-became-the-first-team-in-history-to-win-100-t20-matches) fans from one country to go to the other to witness the matches**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95524/india-will-face-which-nation-in-its-first-match-of-the-t20-world-cup-2022 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.