T20 World Cup 2021 IND vs PAK: Ba bar Adam and Mohammad Rizal hit unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan completed a resounding 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener in Dubai.
Ba bar Adam and Mohammad Rizal hit unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan completed a resounding 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener in Dubai. Chasing a target of 152 runs, the Pakistan openers have looked comfortable as Indian bowlers continue to seek a breakthrough. Earlier, Vi rat Kohl "i" scored his 29th half-century in T20Is before being dismissed for 57 by Shaheen Shah Afraid as India posted 151/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Afraid was on fire as he sent back openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, before Hasan Ali removed Sreekumar ADAV to give Pakistan a great start in the match. Kohl hit five boundaries and a six during his knock. Rishabh Pant also played a good hand as he hit a 30-ball 39, which included two fours and two sixes, before being dismissed by Shadab Khan. Hardin Panda failed to get going in the death overs, "but" India managed to surpass the psychological 150-run mark. Kohl "i" left out Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chauhan, Shards Shakur and Ishaan Krishan from the playing XI, with Va run Chakravarthy making the line-up. Team India will hope to seal a win and get their campaign off to a good start against a top-notch Pakistan team, which has a number of match-winners in its line-up.
Ba bar Adam | Pakistan (winning) captain: This was the team's effort, and the early wickets were very helpful. It gave us a lot of confidence, and our spinners were very good as well. We applied our plans and got the results. We, the openers, kept it simple and built a partnership and because the wicket was getting better 'so' we just wanted to keep batting till the end, which we did. It won't get easier just because we beat India. We will take the confidence, but we're taking it one match at a time, and there's a long way to go in the tournament. We prepared well, and just kept the history out of our mind. We needed quality practice, and warm-up matches, and even our domestic tournament and those games gave us a lot of confidence.
Vi rat Kohl "i" | India (losing) captain: 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. It played slow in the first half and hitting through the line was not that easy as it was in the second half, after 10 overs. We needed those 15-20 extra runs and for that we needed a good start, 'but' Pakistan's bowling didn't allow us to get those extra runs. 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.
Shaheen Afraid, Man of the Match: It is the good wishes of my parents and all Pakistanis. Very happy with my performance. The plan was to bring the ball back in. I was just trying to swing it 'and' I was just looking to give the team a breakthrough. That was what I practiced in the nets as well yesterday. Batting against the new ball was tough. The credit goes to Ba bar and Rizal for the way they played. All teams are good in the tournament 'and' we will look to carry this momentum through and go to the finals.
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