Match Recap: India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2024
India vs Pakistan Low scoring thrilling as India beats Pakistan by 6 runs in T20 World Cup 2024 match played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, USA.
India vs Pakistan Match Highlights
Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
Pakistan with one change Imad Wasim in And Azam Khan out.
India with the same squad.
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India Innings
Pakistan seamers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi made early inroads, dismissing the dangerous Indian openers Virat Kohli (4) and Rohit Sharma (13) cheaply. India were 20/2 after 3 overs.
Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel tried to rebuild the innings, but Axar (20) fell to Naseem Shah with India at 62/3 after 8 overs. Pant took on the Pakistani bowlers, but after Surya Kumar Yadav (7) and Shivam Dube (3) departed cheaply, the Indian batting collapsed.
The dangerous Pant (42) was dismissed by Mohammad Amir in the 15th over, and Ravindra Jadeja fell for a duck soon after. India lost 7 wickets for just 96 runs. Some late runs added from Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj took India to 119 in 19 overs.
Naseem Shah (3/21) and Haris Rauf (3/21) were the pick of the Pakistani bowlers. Shaheen Shah Afridi (1/29) and Mohammad Amir (2/23) provided excellent support.
Pakistan Innings
Pakistan’s chase started disastrously, with Babar Azam (13) dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah early. Mohammed Rizwan and Usman Khan attempted to rebuild, but Usman (13) fell with Pakistan at 66/2 after 11 overs, still needing 54 runs.
Fakhar Zaman batted aggressively to keep Pakistan in the hunt, but his dismissal by Hardik Pandya triggered a collapse. Rizwan (31 off 44) was clean-bowled by Bumrah soon after.
Some poor shot selection from Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, and Iftikhar Ahmed left Pakistan needing 18 off the final over. Naseem Shah hit two boundaries, but it wasn’t enough as Pakistan fell short by 6 runs.
Conclusion
Jasprit Bumrah was the man of the match for his outstanding figures of 3/14 in 4 overs which derailed Pakistan’s chase. Hardik Pandya (2/24) was excellent in support.
It was a heartbreaking defeat for Pakistan fans, while Indian supporters could hardly believe their team had won such a tense, low-scoring thriller against their arch-rivals.
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