Pakistan defeated Virat Kohli-led team India as captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit half-centuries to inspire Pakistan for a 10-wicket historic win at a Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday (October 24).
Babar (68) and Rizwan (79) helped Pakistan to take apart India’s bowlers as Pakistan reached their target with 13 balls to spare in Dubai while chasing 152 for victory.
Left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi set up victory — their first over India in six attempts in the tournament — with figures of 3-31 that kept their opponents to 151-7 despite a valiant 57 from skipper Virat Kohli.
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During an exclusive chat with WION’s Digvijay Singh Deo, the two-time World Cup-winning coach John Buchanan opened up about thoughts on India vs Pakistan clash. He said, “It’s going to hurt, that’s for sure. It’s hammering. That’s just a real comprehensive loss against a fantastic Pakistan.”
“However, your first game in the tournament is always a little bit tricky. You are just not quite settled as a team, you are just not sure about a range of things. It’s always nice to get the first game underway and ideally get away with a win but in this case, India haven’t”
“I don’t think there will be of long-term concern for India, I think it reflects on a range of this ‘can I change the bowling line-up’ also the batting. But I think there won’t be too many changes on India’s side. One of these games tends to reflect relatively quickly and just go back to what you were doing in the lead-up and in individual performance and prepare for the next game”.
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During the post-match presentation, Indian skipper Kohli said, “We didn’t execute properly. Credit where it’s due and Pakistan outplayed us today. They started brilliantly with the ball, and 3 wickets for 20 runs was not a good start. We needed wickets early but with the bat they gave us absolutely no chances.”
“We could make the argument of getting in another slower bowler, but it’s important to stay composed and understand our strengths, because with the dew the slower bowlers couldn’t be effective either. This is just the first game of the tournament, not the last.”
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