Cricket is a great leveler they say, very well say.1st of all congratulations to all Pakistan's fans around the world this is the moment they were waiting for long years and finally, it has come after 29 years Pakistan beat India in any World Cup match. And they have done it in some fashion by 10 wickets and this is the 1st time Pakistan has beaten India by 10 wickets in any match and this is 1st time India has lost a match by 10 wickets.
you can check out our last blog preview of Pak vs Ind and t20 WC
Let's take a deep dive into it.
Pakistan's Supremacy
Everything was right on target for Pakistan from the toss I think that was a great toss to win in those situations where we know dew will be having its part at some time.Yes you can't control the toss but sometime it's important to have luck on your side.
After that Pakistan's biggest weapon with the new ball Shaheen Shah Afridi was right on business from his very 1st ball,he trapped Rohit in front of the stumps with a Yorker from hell an inswing Yorker at 145kph as your 1st ball you can't take it. After that he got another great T20 batsman KL Rahul with another inswing delivery and I think that set the tone for Pakistan.
| Shaheen Afridi |
After that Hassan came to bowl the final over of the power play and he got the prize wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav to dent further.
At that moment India was 30/3 and they were way behind in this match. That was a very critical moment and they could have collapsed further but then captain himself Virat Kohli got into the business but they were never ahead of Pakistan.At one moment when Pant got set and Virat was on the other end that was the moment for India to gain the momentum but Shadab Khan did the job. They did well to get 151 on the board at the end with the help of some classy inning from Virat but the other factor was dew in the 2nd innings and you have to add some extra runs because of that. But India looked clearly 20 to 30 runs short.
Ruthless Rizwan and Brilliant Babar
After that 151 everyone thought that this is fighting total but these 2 gentlemen Babar and Rizwan were thinking in another way. They didn't give any chance to Indian bowlers to get back into the game. The new ball was crucial and they saw it off perfectly after that they know there will be dew in the later half and they have to stay there irrespective of results and they have done the job in the finest fashion. So Pakistan ended the streak of 5-0 in T20 World Cups and got off the mark and now the scoreline is 5-1.
| Babar and Rizwan |
What happened to India?
All the stats, facts, and analysis went wrong there, I don't believe the stats too much in this format because this is the format of the very little margins and momentum. But there are always match-ups where you can look out and Pakistan was more clinical in their plans and in execution as well. We all know that Indian top-order batsmen are a little weak against left-arm seamer with the new ball we have seen that in CT 2017 final and in Asia Cup 2016 when they were exposed against Amir. In the early of their innings they don't like to use their feet too much and they don't like to come forward which costs them once again but I think the wicket of SKY was the big turning point because he is such a class player in those middle overs. India took a little bit lightly Pakistan but when they saw 30/3 then they woke up and said now this is serious trouble. After that you can spot the difference between Virat's batting and other top-order batters, Virat was coming fully forward to negate that swing but didn't do that. So that was a big mistake in their plan and execution.
In the bowling department, India didn't make too many mistakes because that was all the class and elegance of those 2 batters Babar and Rizwan they didn't give them a single chance to get back. Virat could have done only one thing, he could have brought Varun Chakravarty with a new ball because he was a surprise package and with the hard new ball he could have done better but some wishes were never fully filled.
What Dhoni said?
Dhoni is the legend of the game and he said after the Pak Vs Ind match in 2016's World Cup there will be one day when Pakistan will beat India because every record has to be broken and every streak has to be ended and yesterday the Sunday was that day where Pakistan beat India in the most dominant fashion.
What's next?
That was just the 1st match for both sides and Pakistan now will be really happy side because things have become a little easier for them but another big encounter is coming our way on 26th October Vs mighty New Zealand so see you all there.
For India, it will be a test of their nerves again and they have been really good in a pressure situation in the recent past. They could have said that was not our day so let's forget it and go further because this is a very good T20 side. This is the last scene of the match when Virat came to congratulate to Babar and Rizwan after all cricket is a gentlemen's game.
| Virat with Babar and Rizwan |
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Will Pakistan meet India in the final again?
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Pakistan is best in every field I proud to be a Pakistani
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