Pakistan avenged their group-stage defeat to India by beating their arch-rivals of their first match of Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 stage on Sunday, September 4. Mohammad Rizwan’s stable 71 and a surprising counter-attack from all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Babar Azam’s males full a 5-wicket win.
Pakistan gunned down a 182-run goal in a last-over thriller. Pakistan wanted simply 7 runs within the final 6 balls however younger Arshdeep Singh gave it his all to take the match to the wire. He dismissed Asif Ali within the closing over however Pakistan hit the successful runs within the penultimate supply.
The 5-wicket win will give Babar Azam’s males a terrific likelihood to achieve the ultimate of the continental event. This was additionally Pakistan’s highest profitable T20I chase vs India in Dubai.
India bowlers didn’t step up on the large evening because the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal have been taken to the cleaners. India now must win their remaining Super 4 matches towards Sri Lanka and Afghanistan to face an opportunity of reaching the ultimate.
India vs Pakistan, Super 4 Highlights Asia Cup 2022
Earlier on Sunday, India posted 181 on the board of their quota of 20 overs after a welcome fifty from Virat Kohli, his second within the ongoing Asia Cup marketing campaign. Kohli couldn’t get going within the closing over whereby he additionally farmed strike as the previous captain performed out as many as 3 dot balls towards Haris Rauf, who was distinctive on the loss of life for Pakistan. Kohli acquired out within the 4th ball of the ultimate over as he failed in his try and convert a single right into a double, getting run-out.
However, Kohli led India’s cost after the powerplay as he anchored the Indian innings at the same time as he was shedding companions at common intervals. Kohli hit 60 off 44 balls, hitting a six and 4 boundaries in a knock that after once more established that the previous captain is slowly however steadily regaining type within the shortest format of the sport.
Kohli ran laborious between the wickets and made up for not taking dangers and hitting the large ones persistently. It was Kohli’s seventh fifty in Asia Cup historical past because the star batter took his tally to 154 runs in 3 matches.
Questions have been requested about Kohli’s place within the T20I aspect after a poor run in England. Kohli had scored solely 81 runs in 4 T20Is in 2022 however the former skipper took a break for the West Indies and Zimbabwe excursions. Ever since his return, Kohli has regarded relaxed, as identified by former head coach Ravi Shastri, and confirmed glimpses of regaining the rhythm that has eluded him within the latest previous.
Virat Kohli did the job within the center overs after India acquired off to a surprising begin, due to captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain KL Rahul. Rohit made his intentions clear from the phrase go, dancing down the observe to hit a boundary towards spectacular younger Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah within the first over. Rohit hit a six to complete the primary over – a trademark pick-up shot that flew into the mid-wicket stands.
Rohit saved going for it and KL Rahul, who regarded shaky within the group stage, confirmed indicators of regaining his contact with a 28-ball 20 when he hit two assured sixes. The opening partnership between Rahul and Rohit learn 54 in simply 5 overs as India walked the discuss of being aggressive and proactive on the prime.
MIDDLE-ORDER FLOPS
However, India’s middle-order struggled to get going within the big-ticket match towards Pakistan.
Suryakumar didn’t get going, managing 13 off simply 10 deliveries earlier than falling to Mohammad Nawaz within the tenth over. Suryakumar, who had torn into the Hong Kong batting unit, couldn’t get the identical rhythm going towards the Pakistan spinners within the center overs.
India’s resolution to ship Rishabh Pant at No. 5 failed because the wicketkeeper-batter, who made the XI forward of Dinesh Karthik, struggled to get going. He regarded scratchy, managing simply 14 runs in 12 balls earlier than getting out to Shadab Khan. Pant tried to reverse sweep the leg-spinner however was caught at level. It was a disappointing knock from Pant, who didn’t look convincing.
It was an off-day for Hardik Pandya in addition to the all-rounder fell for a 2-ball duck. Hardik chipped a Mohammad Hasnain supply straight to the brief mid-wicket fielder in Nawaz.
India have been reeling at 131 for five within the fifteenth over earlier than Kohli joined fingers with Deepak Hooda, who was despatched in at No. 7, months after he hit a T20I hundred batting higher-up the order.
Hooda couldn’t do the ending act to perfection because the all-rounder managed simply 16 from 14 deliveries.
Ravi Bishnoi made positive India acquired previous 180 as he hit two boundaries, due to misfielding from Fakhar Zaman within the final two deliveries of the ultimate over.
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