IND V PAK: India Wins the Match by 5 Wickets, Hardik Pandya Named Man of the Match!!!

Asia Cup 2022 has commenced on August 27, which was yesterday and many cricket fans are excited for the clash of Asian champions. India vs Pakistan match is one of the most sought-after clashes in the tournament. India and Pakistan will play their opening match of Asia Cup 2022 against each other today. Both India and Pakistan are part of Group A in Asia Cup 2022. The Hongkong team joined the group. In the other group B, there are Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

The India vs Pakistan match took place on August 28 (Sunday). Both the Asian rivals seeked to dominate each other during the clash. Last time, both the teams faced each other in T20 World Cup 2021 last year in which Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets. The venue of the encounter was Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE. The match began at 7:30 PM IST (6 PM local time). The toss and the match was won by India. India won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan opened the innings for Pakistan. Babar Azam was dismissed early by Bhuvneshwar but Rizwan played a good knock of 43 runs off 42 balls. He was dismissed by Hardik Pandya. Apart from him Hardik also dismissed Iftikar Ahmed and Khushdil. He bowled a spell of 4 overs giving just 25 runs and taking up 3  wickets. Pakistan’s score at the end of the innings was 147/9 and they set a target of 148 for India.

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma opened the innings for India but Rahul departed on a golden duck but then Virat Kohli came in and played a good knock. He scored 35 runs of 34 balls. Jadeja and Kohli were the joint highest scorers for the team. After Kohli and Rohit and Surya were dismissed India was in a difficult position as they required 59 runs of 6 overs. Pandya and Jadeja’s partnership took India all the way but Jadeja lost his wicket in the last over. Hardik Pandya’s quick knock of 33(17) helped India win the match with just 2 balls to go as Pandya finished the match off with a 6 in style.

Hardik Pandya has been named the Man of The Match. India will face Hongkong on 31st August. Tomorrow, Afghanistan will play against Bangladesh tomorrow in the 3rd match of the Asia Cup 2022.