Dubai. In the Super-12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021, Pakistan defeated the Indian team (India vs Pakistan) by 10 wickets in a one-sided match. Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team set a target of 152 runs in front of Pakistan (IND vs PAK) thanks to the half-century of captain Virat Kohli. Pakistan achieved the target in 17.5 overs due to the stormy half-centuries of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan’s first win over India in World Cup history (ODI and T20).
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan started cautiously. Both the players added 43 runs in the powerplay. In the ninth over, Babar Azam started playing fast by hitting a six off Jadeja. In the 13th over, Babar scored his 21st half-century in T20 Internationals by hitting a six off Varun Chakraborty. Rizwan also completed his half-century playing the captain well. Rizwan has scored a century and eight half-centuries in 18 T20 International matches in the year 2021. This player has scored more than 800 runs this year at an average of about 104. Babar played an unbeaten 68 off 52 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 79 off 55 balls with the help of 6 fours and three sixes.
Earlier, despite the initial setbacks, India scored a respectable score of 151 for 7 against Pakistan. Captain Virat Kohli stepped on the crease in the first over. He scored 57 runs in 49 balls, which included five fours and a six, before being dismissed in the 19th over. Due to the brilliant bowling of Shaheen Shah Afridi (3 for 31), India were struggling at 31 for three at one time. Kohli shared 53 runs in 40 balls for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant (39 runs in 30 balls, two fours, two sixes).
Afridi dismissed Rohit-Rahul cheaply
The start was not favorable for India by any means. Kohli lost the toss and India then lost the wickets of both openers Rohit Sharma (nil) and KL Rahul (three) within 13 balls and six runs. Rohit’s weakness again came to the fore on the ball coming in with an angle in front of the left-arm fast bowler. After Afridi got him out leg before in the first over, Rahul scattered the bails on the first ball of the next over. Suryakumar Yadav (11 off eight balls) instilled confidence by hitting Afridi for a six at backward square leg but Mohammad Rizwan off Hasan Ali (2 for 44) did not allow his innings to prolong his innings by taking a superb catch behind the wicket. After the powerplay, India’s score was 36 runs for three wickets.
Pant hits Hasan Ali for 2 consecutive sixes
Kohli’s six on Afridi’s ‘Cow Corner’ was visible, but after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he also had to play carefully. India reached 50 runs in nine overs with a four on Pant’s Shadab Khan at short fine leg. Pant showed his skill of hitting sixes with the help of one hand against Hasan Ali, whose 12th over of his innings saw him hitting sixes at square leg and long off in successive deliveries. But when the match was rolling, Pant was looking dangerous when he waved the ball in the air from leg-spinner Shadab Khan (1 for 22 runs) and handed the bowler back a simple catch.
Kohli scored his third half-century against Pakistan
After Pant’s dismissal, the run-rate slowed down again. India could reach triple digits in 15 overs. India scored 64 runs in the middle nine overs and lost the wicket of Pant. He added 51 runs for three wickets in the last five overs. Kohli scored a half-century in 45 balls but Ravindra Jadeja (13 off 13 balls), who came to bat at number six, was seen struggling. Hardik Pandya also scored 11 runs. Afridi came in to bowl his second spell in the 19th over and dismissed Kohli to prevent him from playing another unbeaten innings against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Kohli had earlier played three unbeaten innings of 78, 36 and 55 runs.
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