IND vs PAK: The cricketing world was treated to a thrilling match between India and Pakistan, two of the sport’s most bitter rivals. What’s the result? India has now won eight in a row against Pakistan, and this victory is really historic. With this victory, they have progressed to number 1 in the points table.
The target of 192 runs presented no resistance to the strong Indian batting order. Rohit Sharma, the team’s captain, led the effort by batting like a god. He had impeccable timing and demolished the Pakistani pacers with brilliant strokeplay. It was his magnificent pull shot off Haris Rauf that sent the ball flying over deep backward square leg that was the most impressive moment of the innings.
Rohit Sharma may not have scored a century in successive World Cup games, but his performance against Pakistan was crucial to India’s victory. Shreyas Iyer, India’s No. 4, was able to find his groove and contribute an undefeated 53.
Pakistan, meanwhile, was left lamenting a lost chance on the opposite side of the game. When they were 155/2 in the 30th over, it seemed like they were going to post a respectable total. A remarkable change of events, however, resulted in them being bowled out for just 191 runs. This collapse proved decisive, as India took advantage of the situation after Babar Azam’s dismissal and went on to win the game.
India has now won eight matches in a row against Pakistan, and their crushing victory sent them to the top of the standings. Critics and fans alike were impressed by India’s performance and began to recognise the country as a cricket powerhouse.
IND vs PAK: Babar Azam Blamed Shaheen Afridi For Pakistan’s Defeat
In hindsight, a score of 280 would have been a competitive total given the pitch’s nature around the 25th over of the chase. However, Pakistan’s actual performance was much below expectations. After the game, captain Babar Azam said, “We started well. Good partnership between me and Imam. We wanted to play normal cricket (me and Rizwan). Suddenly we had a collapse and didn’t finish well. The way we started, wanted to target 280-290. With the new ball we are not upto the mark. The way Rohit is playing – he played an outstanding innings.”
