New York – India beat Pakistan by six runs in a crucial Group A match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in New York on Sunday.
Chasing a below-par 120-run target for the victory, Pakistan scored 113/7 in the allocated 20 overs. Mohammad Rizwan was the top scorer who made 31 runs. Imad Wasim made 15 runs, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Usman Khan 13 each and Naseem Shah 10 runs. Player of the match Jasprit Bumrah bagged three wickets and Hardik Pandya two while Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took one wicket apiece.
After being asked to bat first by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, India was bowled out at 119 on the last ball of the penultimate over. Rishabh Pant was the top scorer with 42 runs followed by Axar Patel who made 20. Skipper Rohit Sharma made 13 runs. No other batter could enter the double figures as India scored just 23 runs after losing five wickets in the last five overs. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf bagged three wickets each, Mohammad Amir two and Shaheen Shah Afridi one while Arshdeep Singh was run out.
Imad Wasim has replaced out-of-touch Azam Khan for Pakistan while India has fielded the same playing eleven which beat Ireland.
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj
Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir
