Pakistan lose last eight wickets for 36 to be bundled out for 191,Rohit Sharma then scores 86 from 63 balls as India win with 117 balls to spare to make it eight victories out of eight against Pakistan in 50-over World Cup; game played at 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.India extended their immaculate record against Pakistan in World Cups to 8-0 as a dreadful batting collapse from their opponents set them on their way to a seven-wicket win at a packed Ahmedabad.
The 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium was the venue for the showpiece game in world cricket - one rarely seen these days due to political tensions - with the hordes of India supporters watching their side raze Pakistan for 191 after Babar Azam's team lost their last eight wickets for just 36 runs once the skipper fell for 50.
Pakistan crumbled from 155-2 with India wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav (2-35) striking twice in an over and seamer Jasprit Bumrah (2-19) castling Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Shadab Khan (2) in successive overs as the batting side were bundled out in 42.5 overs.
India reached their target with a whopping 117 balls to spare as skipper Rohit Sharma followed his 63-ball century against Afghanistan with a 63-ball 86, smoking fives sixes, including his 300th in the format.
India cantered to a third straight win at this World Cup to move top of the table, above New Zealand on net run-rate, with Shreyas Iyer (53no) clinching victory, and his half-century, with a four off Mohammad Nawaz midway through the 31st over.
India vs Pakistan in 50-over World Cups
- 1992 – India won by 43 runs (Sydney)
- 1996 – India won by 39 runs (Bangalore)
- 1999 – India won by 47 runs (Manchester)
- 2003 – India won by six wickets (Centurion)
- 2011 – India won by 29 runs (Mohali)
- 2015 – India won by 76 runs (Adelaide)
- 2019 – India won by 89 runs (Manchester)
- 2023 - India won by seven wickets (Ahmedabad)
- Rohit's charges remain undefeated against Pakistan in all 50-over World Cups after previous successes in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019, with this latest victory an absolute thrashing as they underlined their status as tournament favourites.
- India will look to make it four wins from four when they face Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday (9.30am UK time), with Pakistan hoping to bounce back from their Ahmedabad drubbing when they play Australia in Bangalore on Friday (9.30am UK time).
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Rohit: India won't get too high
India skipper Rohit Sharma:
"The bowlers were the ones who set the game up for us. Restricting Pakistan to 190 was a great effort. I don't think it was a 190 pitch.
"Whoever gets the ball, does the job for the team and that's something we pride ourselves in and speak about. We have six individuals who can get wickets for us.
"We don't want to get get our hopes too high or too low. We want to keep balanced, that's the key. It's a long tournament."
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Babar: Collapse cost Pakistan
Pakistan captain Babar Azam:
"We were building a partnership and then had a collapse in the middle order. We didn't finish well. It was not good for us. The way we started we targeted 280 but the collapse cost us and the total score was not good. With the new ball we are not up to the mark."
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