Match Details
10:55 PM IST, Local Time: With both Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf injured, Pakistan's depth meets its climax. It ends with a fifer for Kuldeep Yadav. A resounding victory for India as they won by a margin of 228 runs, steamrolling the no. 2 ranked ODI side. This is also India's highest margin of victory against Pakistan in ODIs.
With the rain being around, it took a reserve day to see a full match take place between the Asian Giants. On this day, it is the Men in Blue that emerges on top and chokeslams the neighbors.
Two centuries- Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, two half-centuries- Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, a fifer from Kuldeep Yadav, an all-rounder performance helps India soar high. Not only it's a massive win because the opponent is Pakistan, but it will boost the net run rate to a huge extent.
In pursuit of chasing a mammoth 357 runs in 50 overs, Pakistan got a scratchy start, losing Imam-ul Haq early. Jasprit Bumrah got the banana swing from one end while Mohammed Siraj coupled him up with excellent deliveries. The pace duo exerted pressure and constantly challenged the edges of Fakhar Zaman and Imam which resulted in the wicket of the latter.
It was Bumrah with the first blow and right after the first powerplay, Hardik Pandya cleaned up skipper Babar Azam with peach stuff. Just when Pakistan were 44-2 after 11 overs, the rain came in to spoil the excitement. But thankfully for the fans, it did not last long.
Mohammad Rizwan and Zaman walked off with the bat after the break. Shardul Thakur was introduced right after and made things happen. He induced the wicket of the wicketkeeper with a peach stuff. Then it was just the Pakistani batters handling the hotness of Kuldeep Yadav with the ball who was spitting fire.
Zaman who looked scratchy failed to handle him first, offering the fourth blow to their own side by getting bowled. Salman Agha tried to revive but failed to do it for long. He took a blow at the right cheek and blood rushed off his nose in the middle while trying to sweep Jadeja. Soon after, the batter found himself trapped. A five-wicket haul from the left-arm wrist spinner pushed Pakistan's scoreboard to 128-8 at the end. With both Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf injured, that meant the end of batting for the Men in Green. The Indian flag rises on top and there will be plenty of areas where Babar Azam and his men would look to assess and rectify.