Highlights:
- Virat Kohli half century against Pakistan
- Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi took three wickets
- Pant who scored valuable runs in the middle overs
- Disappointed TeamIndia openers
Pakistan captain Babur Azam, who won the toss in the match, opted for fielding. With that .. India openers Rohit Sharma (0) and KL Rahul (3: 8) started the innings with a low score to submit the wicket to Shaheen Afridi. Suryakumar Yadav (1×4, 1×6 off 11: 8 balls) who came next appeared to be playing aggressively. At this stage, Virat Kohli, who played consistently with Rishabh Pant, prevented the fall of the first wicket and established a 53-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Rishabh Pant hit back-to-back sixes off Hasan Ali’s bowling after the crease. After that he tried for a huge shot in the over and gave the wicket to Shadab Khan.
The Indian scoreboard slowed down after Rishabh Pant was out. On the other hand, Virat Kohli played with perseverance to stay at the crease till the end. Ravindra Jadeja (1×4 off 13:13 balls) also failed to take the risk. With that .. India could not get the runs as expected. In slog overs, Jadeja and Kohli were out for five balls. Hardik Pandya (2×4 off 11: 8 balls) was unable to play big shots in the end. With that .. India had to settle for 151 runs.