IND VS PAK T20WC: 29-year record broken, India’s first World Cup loss to Pakistan

Today, for the first time in the 29-year history of the World Cup, India lost to Pakistan. And in this match, Pakistan won by 10 wickets against India. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Indian openers Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Hussain could not face the first bat. Shahin Afridi took 3 wickets while Hasan Ali took 2 wickets. With the help of Virat Kohli’s 57 and Rishabh Pant’s 37, the Indian team scored 151 for 7 at the end of 20 overs. Chasing a target of 152, Pakistan’s openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babur Azam batted brilliantly to give Pakistan the victory without losing a single wicket. Mohammad Rizwan scored 79 while Babar Azam scored 68.

Pakistan’s innings:

From Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam gave a good start. At the end of 10 overs, Pakistan scored 71 runs without losing any wickets. And the Indian bowlers were thirsty for a wicket and breaking Pakistan’s opening pair became a big challenge for India. Pakistan captain Babar Azam hit a superb fifty and with this, Pakistan’s score crossed 100 runs. At the end of 14 overs, Pakistan scored 112 runs. After captain Babur Azam, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan also hit fifty against India. At the end of 15 overs, Pakistan scored 121 runs without losing a single wicket. Pakistan won the match by 152 runs in 17.5 overs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 79 off 55 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Babar Azam scored 68 off 52 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Not a single bowler from India failed to break the pair. With this victory, Pakistan broke the 29-year record of losing to India in the World Cup and also won the match without losing a single wicket.

India’s innings:

After losing the toss, India came down to bat first. From India, openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma came on the field. But India suffered a major setback in the first over. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion with 0 runs on the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma, who was facing the first ball, was lbw out by Shaheen Afridi. Not only that, in his second over, Shaheen Afridi dismissed KL Rahul, raising concerns for the Indian team. After taking two wickets, Suryakumar Yadav and Kohli tried to handle the Indian team. Suryakumar Yadav, who was in good form, was dismissed by Hasan Ali for 11 and sent back to the pavilion. India lost 3 wickets for 31 runs. After which the pair of Pant and Kohli batted brilliantly. But Rishabh Pant was out for 39 runs. However, Captain Kohli completed fifty by playing a superb innings. However, once again Shaheen Afridi struck out Virat Kohli for 57 runs. At the end of 20 overs, India scored 151 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. From Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets while Hasan Ali took 2 wickets.

Team India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Jaspreet Bumrah

Pakistan team: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shabad Khan, Hasan Khali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

The two teams have clashed 12 times in the ICC World Cup. And every time the Indian team has won. Seven times in the 50 overs World Cup and five times in the T20 format, India has tasted defeat to Pakistan. And cricket pundits are saying that only Team India will win today’s match.

Pitch as well as weather

Dubai’s ground is big and batting on the pitch will not be easy. Initially the pacers can get help here, as well as the spinners in the middle overs can also put pressure. Amidst this pressure, more than 150 runs in a match can be challenging. The maximum temperature is expected to be 31 degrees. However, given the dew effect during the second innings, the team would prefer to chase the run here.