India and Pakistan have great T20I records since the last World Cup. So are they favourites?

Not quite. Teams' performance outside World Cup years doesn't really align with performance closer to the world events

VLive Sports DeskSyndicated Wire Coverage (ESPNcricinfo / Sports Feeds)

Oct 21, 2021, 2:38 AM

In the last five years Pakistan and India have won two or more T20Is for every one they have lostAssociated Press

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Editorial Angle:Analysis of India and Pakistan have great T20I records since the last World Cup. So are they favourites?: Not quite. Teams' performance outside World Cup years doesn't really align with performance closer to the world events — assessing tactical impact and tournament progression.
Tactical Context:Top teams and their record in T20 World Cup cycles India and Pakistan will start their campaign in the men's T20 World Cup 2021 as the teams with the most wins since the previous tournament, in 2016.
Tactical Context:South Africa, the best side going into the 2012 edition with 11 wins in 16 matches in the period since the previous World Cup, crashed out in the Super Eights, losing three in a row.
Tournament Context:Part of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021/22. Follow real-time tournament standings, fixture progression, and live scorecards on VLive.

Top teams and their record in T20 World Cup cycles
India and Pakistan will start their campaign in the men's T20 World Cup 2021 as the teams with the most wins since the previous tournament, in 2016. In terms of win-loss ratios, Afghanistan, who turned into a Full-Member nation in mid-2017, are the best while West Indies, the defending champions, are the worst among the eight teams to have directly qualified for the Super-12s, with a ratio of 0.66.