IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022: India registers win over Pakistan by 5 wickets
IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022: India registered a win over Pakistan in a thrilling clash by five wickets in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Cricketer Jadeja, Pandya played a crucial knocks which helped India to register win over Pakistan.
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Jadeja smash 35 while Pandya hammered 33* in 17 balls. For Pakistan Mohammad Nawaz bagged three and Naseem Shah scalped two wickets.
Chasing 148 runs, India got off to a bad start as they lost their opener, KL Rahul, without even scoring a run. Rahul's wicket brought Virat Kohli out on the crease, who is playing his 100th T20I.
With one wicket loss, the Indian experienced duo of Rohit Sharma and Kohli played with caution but kept smashing the boundaries to keep the scoreboard running.
Virat Kohli was in red-hot form as he kept smashing boundaries to keep India in a hunt of the run chase. Rohit also opened his hand but his stint was cut short as he was dismissed by Mohammad Nawaz after scoring 12 runs. Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja then came to bat on the crease.
India bowled 15 dot balls in the first 4 overs itself, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh produced a marvellous bowling display.
In the last, over of the innings, Arshdeep ended Pakistan's inning as he helped India bundle out Men in Green for 147.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Men in Blue for registering a 5-wicket win in their opening match at the T20 Asia Cup on Sunday.PM Modi lauded the Indian side for displaying superb skill and grit "TeamIndia put up a spectacular all-round performance in today's AsiaCup2022 match. The team has displayed superb skill and grit. Congratulations to them on the victory," tweeted PM Modi.
-PTC News
