The second match of the T20 Asia Cup was played on Sunday (28th August). Pakistan vs India matches always live up to the hype. As always, Pakistan sent Babar and Rizwan as the openers. Pakistan lost 2 wickets off 63 runs in just 9 overs. Hardik Pandya cracked the game open with three wickets in the 13th and the 15th over. Pakistan lost their ninth wicket on 128, but Shahnawaz Dahani surprised India with two meaty sixes. Haris Rauf, too, ended up with 13 off seven. Dahani helped the men in green to 147 runs.
Naseem Shah took KL Rahul’s wicket with the second ball of the over. India was 1 for 1 in 0.2 overs. Mohammad Nawaz was on a hat-trick after taking Kohli’s and Rohit’s wicket but Suryakumar Yadav denied him. India was at 53 for 3 in 9.1 overs. Naseem Shah didn’t let Pakistan fans miss Shaheen Afridi as he took another wicket of Yadav. India still had Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik in the hut. In the 20th over, Mohammad Nawaz took Jadeja’s wicket and brought it to six required off three, but Pandya sealed it with a flat six to end up with 33 off 17.
Let’s take a look at the match details and scorecard.
MATCH DETAILS:
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss: India won the toss and opted to field.
SQUADS:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani
BRIEF SCORECARD:
Pakistan: 147 (19.5 overs)
India: 148/5 (19.4 overs)
MAN OF THE MATCH: Hardik Pandya – 33* (17), (3/25) – (India)
RESULT: India won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
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