Last updated on June 13th, 2024 at 02:27 pm
India vs Pakistan: Today, on Sunday (9 June), the most special match for cricket lovers was played between India and Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
The match was scheduled to start at 8 pm Indian time but it started half an hour late due to the pitch being wet.
In IND vs PAK, Pakistan won the toss and chose to field, after which the Indian batsmen stepped into the field.
IND vs PAK: 1st Inning Set Target by India, Only 120 Runs
India were all out for the first time in T20 World Cup history against Pakistan as the first innings performance failed to live up to expectations and the team was all out for 119 runs, losing 10 wickets.
Captain Rohit Sharma contributed 13 runs with four fours and a six, while Virat Kohli lost his wicket playing six balls for three runs. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings of 42 runs, but he got a wicket on the ball of Amir.
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Apart from this, Axar Patel scored 20 runs, while Arshdeep Singh had to return to the pavilion after being run out on 9 runs.
The pitch is being considered the first reason for the weak performance of the Indian batsmen, while some experts say that the Pakistani bowlers also performed well, and Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf took three wickets each, while Amir took 2 and Afridi took one wicket.
India’s poor first innings display has added to their woes but the team needs to build on their bowling and fielding to be able to chase their target.
2nd Inning Recounter by Pakistan
India, despite their weak batting, put up an excellent bowling performance against Pakistan in the second innings to win the match by 6 runs and turn the tide of the historic India-Pakistan encounter in their favour.
In the second innings of the match, India batted first and set a target of 119 runs. The Pakistani bowlers bowled well to restrict them to 119 runs for 10 wickets in 19 overs.
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Pakistan’s batting also started strongly, but they could not stand up to the Indian bowlers. Mohammad Rizwan played a brilliant innings of 31 runs, but he too was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistani captain Babar Azam dug in 13 runs, but he too was dismissed by Bumrah. The next batsmen also scored some runs, but they could not be provocative against India.
The Pakistani team took 7 wickets for 113 runs in 20 overs, helping India win by 6 runs. The brilliant performance of the Indian bowlers helped the team to this crucial win and will be remembered with pride.
IND vs PAK: After Match Statement
Babar, Pakistan captain: We bowled well. In the batting, lost back to back wickets and had too much dot balls. Tactics was simple to play normally. Just strike rotation and the odd boundary. But in that period we had too many dot balls.
Jasprit Bumrah | Player of the Match: It feels really good. We felt we were a little under and the wicket got a little better after the sun came out. We were really disciplined so it feels good. Tried to hit the seam as much as I could, tried to be as clear as I could with my execution and it all came out well so I felt happy.
Felt like we were playing in India, really happy with the support and that gives us energy on the field. We focus on the now. We’ve played two games and played really well. You stick to your processes and look to play well.
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