Published: Oct 23, 2022, 06:11 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 23, 2022, 06:30 PM (IST)
Highlight IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2022, Super 12 Match, Cricket Score: Virat Kohli played a sublime inning of 82 not out as India defeated arch-rivals Pakitan by four wickets in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2022.
Chasing a target of 160 runs, India lost both the openers early but Virat Kohli had other ideas on his mind. He built a good partnership with Hardik Pandya to put India in a commanding position and stayed on the crease till the last moment. In the end, it was Ravichandran Ashwin who hit the winning run in the dramatic final over.
Earlier, Shan Masood fifty got Pakistan back on track after Babar Azam-led team lost wickets in regular intervals. With the start Pakistan got, Babar Azam would be happy at end of the first innings with his team getting 159 for 8 in 20 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed played his part and played a game-changing knock of 51 off 34 balls that gave his team some kind of momentum after the start India got with the ball. Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh were the pick of the bowlers for India as both the pacers picked up three wickets each. Mohammed Shami bowled well but only has a wicket to show for his efforts. (FULL SCORECARD)
Earlier, Iftikhar counter attacked for Pakistan and departed after scoring a well-made 51 off 34 balls as Shan Masood gave him good company after Pakistan lost both their openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in quick succession. Hardik Pandya got India back on track by taking a couple of wickets in the same over as Shami took care of Iftikhar.
The Indian bowlers started the match on a high as Arshdeep Singh removed Babar Azam for a golden duck. Arshdeep Singh didn’t stop there and removed Rizwal as well. The Pakistani batter could only score four runs.
Pakistan: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
India: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
