Haris Rauf strikes Rohit Sharma for four runs to put Pak on top in the first T20I against India. The wicket-keeper took 3/32 in 4 overs to restrict the visitors to a competitive total of 163 runs. Axar Patel and KL Rahul were dismissed for four runs each, leaving India requiring 245 runs to win the game.
Nawaz Shaheen
The Pakistan batting line-up has been quite impressive. Haris Rauf has been a great bowler with the ball, but his price can be high at times, but he also has a knack for picking wickets. In the first innings of Pak vs. India, Haris Rauf struck Rohit Sharma for four runs with a six over midwicket, and he then took the next two wickets as India fell behind in the innings.
India has a strong batting line-up, but Pakistan has some very good pacers. Their pacers average over 140 kph, which makes them a tough team to bowl against. The match will be a nail-biter, and the next wicket will be crucial.
India needs 54 runs from 24 balls. Rohit Sharma is batting at number four, but he looks weak against Haris Rauf. Rauf struck him off the second ball of the innings. Suryakumar Yadav then countered with some stylish boundaries. This gave Pakistan the upper hand in the Pak vs. India test.
After 14 overs, India is 90-4. Kohli cuts Shadab to the boundary ropes on the first ball of the 14th over. Shadab bowls a perfect cover in the next over, conceding just one run. Shaheen ends the over with a yorker to keep India at ninety-four.
Mohammad Shami enters the attack for India. Iftikhar Ahmed hits a boundary with a pull shot through mid-wicket. He top-edges the ball to fine-leg. The innings ended with a stand of four. Haris Rauf has a chance to make a breakthrough in the innings.
After a poor start, India needs to break this partnership early. The Indians must leave this position and break the Pakistan batting lineup. The hosts’ second innings are going to be crucial. They need to get to 150 or more and should finish the match close to that.
Suryakumar Yadav
India vs. Pakistan, the second T20I of the year, started dramatically as La Nina threatened to wash out the match but instead lent the game an intense atmosphere. The pitch was soaked with rain, and the first few overs were filled with scary swings. The bounce was superb, and the pace and movement were spectacular. The Pakistan bowlers did a great job summoning pace and catching the Indian batters in the act.
Rohit Sharma walks back to the crease on 4 off 7. Iftikhar Ahmed takes a brilliant diving catch in the slips to dismiss Rohit Sharma for only four. After that, India’s Suryakumar Yadav hits a confident drive through the covers for two. Haris Rauf then bowls a dummy in front of Rohit Sharma.
India was in the middle of their innings, facing a challenging total of 160. However, they were able to bat first and recover from their early openers’ loss. Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood scored half-centuries in their first innings. In the second innings, India lost KL Rahul to Haris Rauf. However, the opening partnership with Naseem Shah and Virat Kohli was not a disaster.
After being reduced to 31/3 at the end of the powerplay, India rebuilt their innings. Virat Kohli hit a match-saving 83. He came to the crease after Naseem Shah bowled out KL Rahul. When the match reached this point, India was on the brink of defeat.
After being knocked out of the Asia Cup, India vs. Pakistan has a three-day break before their next T20 game on July 20. After that, the teams will face Zimbabwe in Perth, Australia. Both teams have shown signs of improvement in recent First Round games against Scotland and Ireland.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the captains of the two teams. Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have bowled quality overs against Pakistan. The Pakistani side reached the semi-finals in the last T20 World Cup. They also have Shaheen Afridi, who is fit for the match. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are also part of the India side.
Haris Rauf is an expensive bowler, but he can also pick wickets. The pacer struck Rohit Sharma with a length delivery, and he was dismissed on 4 runs. In his next over, he bowled Suryakumar Yadav, who had been defending the length delivery that took off. A short ball rolled on the stumps, and the inside edge trapped him.
Haris Rauf
The Indian captain pokes away from an inswinging 145 kph delivery from Haris Rauf. This is a good catch for Iftikhar Ahmed. Rohit Sharma is now on four. He looks a bit shaky on the field.
India has a lot of work to get back in this game. India has to bowl better. Earlier, Shaheen Shah Afridi trapped Rohit Sharma in the final match of the T20 World Cup. However, Arshdeep bowled some excellent overs in this match. He bowled an inswinger which thudded into Rohit Sharma’s pads. Haris Rauf then followed up with a bruising short ball to remove Suryakumar Yadav.
After Rohit Sharma’s innings, the Indian openers faced a tough Pakistani bowling attack. The team lost four wickets in the first innings of their innings. They were eventually dismissed for 159 after an aggressive start from Pakistan.
Haris Rauf bowled a decent spell with pace and movement. India needed 54 runs from 24 balls. In reply, Virat Kohli smashed two boundaries through covers. However, the Indian captain hit two sixes in his last over.
With Rohit and Rahul out, Pakistan is batting on a high note. But Haris Rauf struck Rohit Sharma on four runs. After this, Rahul and Pandya fell, and the momentum shifted in Pakistan’s favor.
Haris Rauf took the second wicket of the innings. Suryakumar Yadav slapped the ball over mid-wicket for four before edging it to Rizwan and walking back for 15. After the second wicket, Naseem over brought five runs.
The match between India and Pakistan will be broadcast on Disney+ Hotstar. The Indian captain Rohit Sharma made the toss and elected to bowl first. The Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, scored 159/8. In reply, India scored 160/6.
Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 82 in the Pak vs. India T20 World Cup 2022 match. Kohli and Hardik Pandya struggled to score big runs, but Kohli’s 82-run knock in the last over helped India rescue their innings.
Pakistan’s pace attack was a big part of their success. The pace bowlers got wickets early, especially Haris Rauf, and the Indian batters found plenty of movement and bounced in the ball. Hardik Pandya claimed three wickets in 20 overs.
Rain threatened to spoil India vs. Pakistan game, but it only added to the excitement. The rains in the run-up to the match juiced up the pitch. The pitch had a scary swing early and an incredible bounce throughout. The last over of the innings proved crucial, as Rauf’s strike hit Rohit Sharma for four runs.
Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood scored half-centuries to steer Pakistan to a decent total. Both players scored the fifties in the first innings and then added 76 for the third wicket.