Pakistan beat India in World Cup for very first time with 10- wicket success

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scored proficient fifties after Shaheen Afridi starred with the brand-new ball as Pakistan thumped India by 10 wickets to tape-record their very first World Cup win over their competitors at the 13 th effort.

Pakistan had actually lost all 12 of their previous World Cup matches versus India, with 7 beats in the 50- over competitors and 5 losses in the 20- over variation, consisting of in the inaugural T20 last back in 2007.

That barren run was snapped in design on Sunday, with skipper Babar (68 no off 52 balls) and Rizwan (79 no off 55) placing on an unbroken 152 – their 4th century stand in T20 internationals this year – as the 2009 champs topped India’s 151 -7 with 13 balls to spare in Dubai.

Left- arm fast Shaheen (3-31) had earlier struck two times inside the very first 3 overs prior to returning in the future to dismiss Virat Kohli (57 off 49), whose pre-tournament favourites were humbled by their Group 2 competitors.

Shaheen provided Pakistan a dream start, pinning Rohit Sharma (0) lbw for a golden duck in his very first over and after that bowling KL Rahul (3) with a fast nip-backer in his 3rd as India toppled to 6-2 after being placed.

That ended up being 31 -3 when Suryakumar Yadav (11) edged Hasan Ali behind while trying a back-foot punch and Pakistan wicketkeeper Rizwan jumped to his right to declare a great catch.

India’s innings was restored by Rishabh Pant (39 off 30) and Kohli’s 53- run stand – Pant the dominant force in it, striking 2 6s with one hand off the bat prior to he slog-swept back to bowler Shadab Khan (1-22).

Kohli, who had actually previously clubbed Shaheen for a skillful 6 over long-on, finished a 45- ball, 29 th T20 I fifty while bossing a 41- run alliance with Ravindra Jadeja (13 off 13) for the 5th wicket.

Kohli was ultimately dismissed for the very first time by Pakistan in a T20 World Cup when he edged Shaheen’s slower-ball bouncer behind on the pull in the penultimate over.

Shaheen’s over failed after that, choosing 17 in overall, as Hardik Pandya (11 off 8) sculpted a no-ball complete toss for 4 and after that, from the resulting complimentary hit, Shaheen missed out on with his shy at the non-striker’s stumps and seen on as the ball scuttled away to the border.

Haris Rauf (1-25) clawed things back with a seven-run last over, that included Pandya’s wicket, prior to Babar and Rizwan provided Pakistan a consistent start to the chase, nailing their fifty collaboration in the 8th over.

Pakistan were addressing around 6.50 runs an over at that phase however then sped up with the 13 th over, bowled by leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy, seeing a 6 each from Babar and Rizwan.

Babar’s 6 off Chakravarthy took him to a 40- ball, 21 st T20 global fifty, while Rizwan clinched his ninth from 41 shipment when he pulled Jasprit Bumrah for 4 in the 15 th over.

Rizwan started Mohammed Shami’s 18 th over with a 6 and 2 fours, prior to Babar sealed his group’s thumping success with a scuttled 2 to long-on as Pakistan caused a very first 10- wicket T20 I beat on India.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan — Babar and Rizwan were currently having great days at the midway phase, with the previous captaining well and the latter taking a dazzling diving catch. Their nights just improved in the 2nd innings as they made easy work of India’s overall.

Rizwan’s knock, which included 3 6s and 6 fours, was his ninth fifty-plus rating in T20 internationals in2021 He is balancing over 100 in this format this fiscal year, without any one having actually struck more than his 831 runs in that time. His nearby opposition? That would be Babar (591 runs).

Dawid Malan might be ranked No 1 amongst T20 I batsmen however it is challenging to argue that Babar is not the very best batter around in this format, with his innings versus India, in which he handled 2 6s and 6 fours, revealing all his skill and no little muscle either.

Shaheen Shah Afridi — fast, expert, ravaging. Shaheen sent out Pakistan’s fans wild when his complete ball trailed in and caught Rohit plumb in front for a golden duck and he then castled Rahul in his follow-up over as the India opener played throughout the line. Shaheen returned late on for his 4th and last over, in which he dismissed Kohli and almost got Pandya, too, as the latter was rushed by a brief ball and swelled into the air.

Virat Kohli — you lack superlatives for him. His 6 off Shaheen was superb however a number of coruscating extra-cover drives opted for 4, Kohli touching them to the fence without any component of over-hitting. You can’t state Pant never ever overhits however, kid, is he enjoyable to enjoy! Aside from those one-handed 6s, he likewise cut Mohammad Hafeez perfectly for 4 from on top of his stumps to reveal he has grace in addition to power.

Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf — these 2 supported Shaheen perfectly, addressing simply 5.50 and 6.25 runs an over respectively. Leg- spinner Shadab kept things tight in the center overs, while quick bowler Rauf’s 17 and 20 th overs opted for an integrated 11 as he blended his rate well.

Pakistan are back in action versus New Zealand in Sharjah on Tuesday (2.30 pm, Sky Sports Cricket). New Zealand are likewise India’s next challengers however that clash, in Dubai, does not come till Sunday (1.30 pm, Sky Sports Cricket) with Virat Kohli’s side having a prolonged break in between matches.

Monday’s sole encounter is the Group 2 video game in between Scotland and Afghanistan ( 2.30 pm, Sky Sports Cricket). Scotland remain in red-hot type having actually won all 3 of their matches in round one to advance to the Super 12 for the very first time in their history and will be positive of making that 4 triumphes from 4 when they fulfill Mohammad Nabi’s males in Sharjah.

Watch the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in the United Arab Emirates, reside on Sky Sports Cricket in between now and November 14.