India beats Pakistan by 6 runs in a T20 World Cup match in New York
New York June 10: In the low-scoring thriller, Indian bowlers held the nerves and finally restricted their arch-rival Pakistan on just 113 in a T20 World Cup match in New York on Sunday. India beats Pakistan by 6 runs.
India was bowled out on 119 runs in 19 overs due to a big collapse but bowlers led by Jaspreet Bumrah did the job for the side.
India was 80 for 3 in 11 overs at one point and the next 7 wickets fell on just 39 runs. They did not even play the full quota of 20 overs.
The star of the batting lineup of the India team was Rishabh Pant, who scored 42 runs and helped India to reach 119 on a wicket where the batting was not easy.
Balls were stopping a bit after hitting the deck and it was not easy to hit the ball on the rise.
Rohit Sharma used a pick-up shot in the early of the inning. He succeeded once after hitting the six but he did not connect on the similar ball and caught on the square leg.
Virat Kohli was also out cheaply after attempting a square cut over the point and failed and caught brilliantly by a man standing on the point.
After losing the first two wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel was promoted to number four and he consolidated the position of India through the partnership Rishabh Pant.
Rishabh Pant got three chances and he capitalized on it but eventually perished his wicket at mid-off. Axar Patel contributed 20 runs with the bat. T20 specialist Surya Kumar Yadav failed to make a decent score here for the team.
In reply to 119, Pakistan made a good start with opener Babar Azam and Rizwan in the first 2 overs. Then came Jasprit Bumrah on the first change bowler and trapped Babar Azam when he scored 13 runs for Pakistan.
Mohammad Rizwan first with Usman Khan and then Fakhar Zaman consolidated the Pakistan inning and at one point, the score of Pakistan was 80 for 3 in 14 overs. Then Fakhar Zaman out.
Mohammad Rizwan was batting on the one side but runs were not coming from the other side thanks to tight spells from Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel. They have built the pressure.
When Mohammad Rizwan tried to relieve the pressure but failed. He was bowled but by Jasprit Bumrah.
The Indian bowlers applied the pressure till the end and eventually won the contest by 6 runs.
For India, Rishabh Pant scored 42 of 31 balls, Axar Patel scored 20 out of 18 deliveries and skipper Rohit Sharma 13 of 12 balls.
Naseem Shah was the stand-out bowler for Pakistan with 3 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs. Haris Rauf also took 3 wickets for 21 runs in 3 overs and Mohammad Amir 2 for 23 in 4 overs.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan was the top scorer with 31 runs in 44 balls, followed by Imad Wasim 15 of 23 balls and Fakhar Zaman 13 of 8 balls.
Jaspreet Bumrah took 3 wickets for just 13 runs in 4 overs, Hardik Pandya 2 for 24 in 4 overs and Axar Patel 1 wicket for 11 runs in 2 overs.
“We didn’t bat well enough. Halfway through our innings, we were in a good position. We didn’t put enough partnership there and fell short with the bat. We spoke about every run matters on a pitch like that. There was enough in the pitch. Was a good wicket to be honest, compared to the last game. With a bowling lineup like that, you feel confident to do the job. Halfway through the stage when they were batting, we got everyone together and said that if it can happen to us, it can happen to them.
A little contribution from everyone can make a huge difference. He’s going from strength to strength (Bumrah). We all know what he can do. Not going to talk too much about him. Want him to be in that mindset throughout the WC. He’s a genius, we all know that. The crowd was superb. They never disappoint wherever we play. I’m sure they’ll be going home with a big smile. It’s just the start, we have a long way to go,” said Rohit Sharma, the captain of India. EOM.
