India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Men in Blue failed to keep up winning streak
Dubai : For the first time ever, Team India had to face defeat from Pakistan in T20 World Cup championship. On Sunday Pakistan cricket team played the game well and managed a 10-wicket victory over the Indian side. For Pakistan, Babar scored a half-century (68 not out off 52 balls) and helped his team to achieve 152 run target in 17.5 overs.
Another fact that is associated with the game is that India has never lost a T20 International by 10 wickets and Pakistan won by such a margin for the first time, and what an occasion to achieve the feat.
During the chase, Pakistan appeared confident in their shots while Indian bowlers were seen struggling to stop the rival openers. Bhuvneshwarβs lack of pace and non-existent swing made it easy for Rizwan to effortlessly cart him over square leg for a six. Skipper Babar was also elegant as he punched Mohammed Shami off the back-foot and rocked back to pull Jadeja over deep mid-wicket for a six.
When India batted, Kohli got support from Rishabh Pant (39 off 30 balls) during a 53-run stand but had to do the bulk of heavy lifting in a pressure cooker scenario, something he has been accustomed to for the past one decade.
Things became hard for India when they lost the openers in couple of overs during the start of the game. Rohit Sharma was back in pavilion before he could even adjust his footwork. KL Rahul (3) thought that the ball will straighten but it shaped in to breach his defence and disturb the off-stump.
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant did give some boost to the scorecard but Pakistan bowlers were in good shape to keep the score under check.
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