India Beats Pakistan India won from Pakistan by 6 runs. This was the 7th victory for India against Pakistan in T20 World Cups, while Pakistan has won only one game against India in T20 World Cups. It was achieved in 2021 when Pakistani openers chased down a 152-run target. But this time, in this match, Pakistan bowlers performed well to restrict Indian batters to a 119-target. However, Pakistani batters could not finish well, especially Imad Wasim and Iftikhar Ahmed, who played very slow innings. Imad Wasim hit 15 runs in 23 balls, and Iftikhar hit 5 runs in 9 balls, leading Pakistan to lose this match.
Match Highlights
After winning the toss, Pakistan chose to field first. Pakistan started their bowling with the most successful bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi. Indian captain Rohit Sharma played aggressively, hitting a six in the first over of the match. Then Naseem Shah came into action, taking the wicket of Virat Kohli in the second over of the match. Rohit Sharma was then out by Shaheen in the third over of the match. There was a good game between Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant, with a crucial 39-run partnership between both players. However, Naseem Shah succeeded in breaking this partnership by getting the wicket of Axar Patel. In the tenth over of the match, Rishabh Pant attacked Haris Rauf by hitting three consecutive fours in his first over. Still, Haris Rauf made a comeback in his second over by taking the wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav. After this wicket, India lost wickets continuously, scoring around 30 runs, and the whole team was all out in the second last over, setting the target of 120 for Pakistani bowlers. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf each took three wickets, and Mohammad Amir took two wickets, while Shaheen Shah Afridi took one wicket. This was a remarkable performance by Pakistani pacers to hold India to 119 runs.
In order to chase this low target, Pakistani openers Babar Azam and Mohammad started well. Still, then Jasprit Bumrah came to bowl and took the crucial wicket of Pakistani captain Babar Azam. After this wicket, there was a slow partnership of 27 runs between Rizwan and Usman Khan. Then, after a drinks break, Axar Patel took the wicket of Usman Khan. Fakhar Zaman played a short knock of 13 runs, and then Imad and Iftikhar were on the crease. After spending a lot of time on the pitch, both players only wasted balls and the emotions of Pakistani cricket. Iftikhar hit 5 runs in 9 balls by wasting two full tosses and one no ball, and Imad hit 15 of 23 balls. In the last over, 18 runs were needed, with Shaheen and Naseem on the crease. Naseem tried to take this game for his team by hitting two fours, but it was too late, and India won by six runs. Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets, Hardik Pandya got two wickets, Arshdeep and Axar took one wicket each.
Man of the Match:
Jasprit Bumrah was awarded as the man of the match. He had an amazing spell, taking three wickets and giving only 14 runs in 4 overs. He also took the crucial wicket of Mohammad Rizwan, which was the turning point of the match. He also bowled very economically in the second last over of the match, giving only three runs and taking the wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed.
Top scorer of the match:
Indian batter Rishabh Pant hit 42 runs in 31 balls, hitting six 4s. He scored these runs because Pakistan gave a couple of chances by dropping catches, and this inning of Rishabh Pant played a crucial role for India.
Pakistan Playing XI
- Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
- Babar Azam (c)
- Usman Khan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Shadab Khan
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Imad Wasim
- Naseem Shah
- Shaheen Shah
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Amir
India Playing XI
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Virat Kohli
- Rishabh Pant (wk)
- Surya Kumar Yadav
- Shivam Dube
- Hardik Pandya
- Axar Patel
- Ravindera Jadeja
- Arshdeep Singh
- Mohammad Siraj
- Jasprit Bumrah