India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma's team pulls off sensational 4-wicket win
1 min read . Updated: 23 Oct 2022, 05:47 PM IST
PremiumIndia pull off a sensational four-wicket win against Pakistan in their T20 World Cup match.
Rohit Sharma-led India pulled off a sensational four-wicket win against Babar Azam’s Pakistan in their T20 World Cup match at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. And all credit goes to an explosive half-century by star batter Virat Kohli and all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
With this win, India is at top of Group 2 with two points.
Winning the toss, India put Pakistan in to bat first. Fiery and top bowling spells by Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh helped India restrict arch-rival Pakistan to 159/8 in the high-voltage clash of the Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
For India, Arshdeep Singh bagged three wickets Hardik Pandya returned with a stunning figure of 3-30.
Shan Masood top-scored for Pakistan with 52 not out while Iftikhar Ahmed played a crucial knock of 51 runs.
Chasing 160, India got off to a terrible start as opener KL Rahul was sent back to the pavilion by the pacer Naseem Shah for just four of eight balls. The opener disappointed in a crucial match once again, with an inside edge landing straight into the stumps. India was 7/1 at this point.
India received second jolt when captain Rohit nicked one straight into the slips to Iftikhar Ahmed. The skipper lost his wicket for just 4 off 7 balls to pacer Haris Rauf. India was two down at 10 runs in 3.2 overs.
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