Pakistan achieves its 13th successful time against India in the cricket World Cup with a 10-wicket win in Dubai; Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan Score Unbeaten in 1950s After Shaheen Afridi Starred with New Ball for 2009 Champions; T20 World Cup continues on Monday with Scotland vs Afghanistan
Babar Azam’s unbeaten 68 of 52 balls came in an unbroken position of 152 with opening partner Mohammad Rizwan (79th of 55)
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smoothly scored the fifties after Shaheen Afridi starred with the new ball as Pakistan hit India for 10 wickets to record their first World Cup victory over rivals on the thirteenth attempt.
Pakistan had lost all 12 previous World Cup matches against India, with seven defeats in the 50-year-old competition and five losses in the 20-year version, including the inaugural T20 final in 2007.
That sterile streak was snapped in style on Sunday, with Captain Babar (68th to 52 balls) and Rizwan (79th to 55) hitting an unbroken 152, their fourth century in T20 international matches this year, as the 2009 champions passed 151. from India. 7 with 13 balls to spare in Dubai.
Shaheen (3-31), quick with his left arm, had struck twice in the first three overs before returning later to send off Virat Kohli (57 of 49), whose pre-tournament favorites were humiliated by Group rivals 2.
Shaheen gave Pakistan a dream start, pinning Rohit Sharma (0) lbw for a gold duck in his first over and then launching KL Rahul (3) with a quick pinch in his third as India fell to 6-2. after being inserted.
That turned to 31-3 when Suryakumar Yadav (11) edged Hasan Ali from behind while attempting a back foot strike and Pakistan goalkeeper Rizwan jumped to his right to claim a good catch.
India’s innings were revived by Rishabh Pant (39 versus 30) and Kohli’s 53-run position: Pant, the dominant force in her, hit two sixes with one hand off the bat before returning to pitcher Shadab Khan (1- 22). .
Kohli, who had previously beaten Shaheen by six masters on a pitch, completed a 45-ball T20I, 29th T20I fifty while commanding a 41-run alliance with Ravindra Jadeja (13-of-13) for the fifth wicket.
Kohli was finally fired for the first time by Pakistan in a T20 World Cup when he outplayed Shaheen’s slowest pitcher on the pull in the penultimate substitution.
Shaheen’s over went awry after that, going for 17 overall as Hardik Pandya (11-of-8) made a full pitch off the ball for four and then from the resulting free hit, Shaheen missed with his shy on the stumps of the not forward. and watched as the ball slipped to the edge.
Haris Rauf (1-25) got things back with a seven-run final, which included the Pandya wicket, before Babar and Rizwan gave Pakistan a firm start in the chase, nailing their partnership of fifty in the eighth.
Pakistan was running around 6.50 races at that stage, but then accelerated with the 13th lap, launched by Varun Chakravarthy, who rotates the leg, and saw a six each from Babar and Rizwan.
Babar’s six off Chakravarthy brought him to 40 balls, 21st T20 international fifty, while Rizwan secured his ninth of 41 deliveries when he knocked out Jasprit Bumrah by four in the 15th.
Rizwan started Mohammed Shami’s 18th over with six and two fours, before Babar sealed his team’s resounding victory with two long-term runs when Pakistan inflicted a first 10-wicket loss in T20I on India.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan – Babar and Rizwan were already having good days in the middle of the stage, with the former captaining well and the latter making a brilliant catch. Their afternoons only got better in the second inning as they did light work with the India total.
Rizwan’s hit, which featured three sixes and four fours, was his ninth score of more than fifty in T20 international games in 2021. He is averaging more than 100 in this format this calendar year, with no one hitting more than his 831 races in that time. Your closest rival? That would be Babar (591 races).
Dawid Malan may be No. 1 among T20I hitters, but it’s hard to argue that Babar isn’t the best hitter in this format, with his innings against India, in which he hit two sixes and six fours, showing all his finesse. and no. little muscle either.
Shaheen Shah Afridi – fast, skillful, devastating. Shaheen drove Pakistan fans wild when his full ball came up and caught Rohit up front for a golden duck and then castled Rahul in his follow-up when India’s first game played across the line. Shaheen returned late for his fourth and final change, in which he fired Kohli and nearly caught Pandya as well, as the latter was rushed by a short ball and shot up into the air.
virat Kohli – you run out of superlatives for him. His six in front of Shaheen was sublime, but a couple of extra covering hits went for four, Kohli stroked them to the fence without any element of excessive hitting. Can’t say that Pant never overdoes it, but boy is this fun to watch! Aside from those one-handed six, he also cut Mohammad Hafeez wonderfully for four from the top of his stumps to show he has poise and power.
Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf – These two backed Shaheen wonderfully, with just 5.50 and 6.25 runs respectively. Legged pitcher Shadab kept things tight in the middle, while pitcher Rauf’s quick 17 and 20 went for a combined 11 as he mixed his pace well.
Pakistan They are back in action against New Zealand in Sharjah on Tuesday (2.30pm, Sky Sports Cricket). New Zealand too From india upcoming opponents, but that clash, in Dubai, doesn’t come until Sunday (1:30 PM, Sky Sports Cricket) with Virat Kohli’s team having a long break between games.
The only meeting on Monday is the Group 2 match between Scotland and Afghanistan (2.30 pm, Sky Sports Cricket). Scotland are in top form having won all three of their first round matches to advance to the Super 12 for the first time in their history and will be sure to pull off those four wins out of four when they take on Mohammad Nabi’s men in Sharjah.
Watch the ICC Men’s World Cup T20, in the United Arab Emirates, live on Sky Sports Cricket from now until November 14.
