New Delhi: Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the Super-12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Batting first after losing the toss, India had set a target of 152, courtesy skipper Virat Kohli’s tough half-century and his 53-run stand with Rishabh Pant after Shaheen Afridi (3/31) shook the star-studded Indian batting. kept. Lineup with your magical spell.
In reply, fifties from skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan chase down the target in just 17.5 overs. This is Pakistan’s first win over India in World Cup history (ODI and T20). Rizwan remained unbeaten on 79 off 55 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes, while his teammate Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 68 off 52 balls with six fours and two sixes.
During the post-match presentation, Team India captain Virat Kohli said, “We didn’t perform well. Credit where it is due and Pakistan got us out today. They got off to a great start with the ball, going 3 for 20. Wicket was not a good start.. We needed quick wickets but with the bat they gave us absolutely no chance. It played slow in the first half and it was not as easy to hit through the line as it was in the second half, after 10 overs .
“We needed those 15-20 extra runs and for that we needed a good start but Pakistan’s bowling didn’t allow us to score those extra runs. We could have argued for a slower bowler, but It’s important that we stay calm and understand our strengths, because with dew, even slow bowlers can’t be effective. This is just the first match of the tournament, not the last.”
For the first time, India won a T20I by 10 wickets and Pakistan won a T20I by 10 wickets. The unbeaten 152-run partnership between Azam and Rizwan is Pakistan’s highest partnership against India for any wicket in T20Is.
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