IND vs PAK: Ramiz Raja, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), praised the Babar Azam-led team following their painful loss to India in their opening T20 World Cup 2022 match on Sunday (October 23).
At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pakistan scored a difficult total of 159/8 while bowling first, but ace batsman Virat Kohli led India to an exciting last-ball victory by four wickets.
Pakistani players did it their all to keep the game close until the bitter finish but were unable to secure the victory. In his most recent tweet, Ramiz praised the team’s performance against India and acknowledged that cricket can occasionally be harsh and unfair.
“The best! We all know that this game can be harsh and unfair, and you win some and you lose some. With bat and ball, #TeamPakistan couldn’t have offered more. I’m so pleased with the work!” The tweet was written by Ramiz Raja.
Pakistan lost their prized opening pair of captain Babar Azam and top-ranked T20I hitter Mohammad Rizwan quickly after being forced to bat first. But Pakistan managed to score a solid total of 159/8 at the MCG in front of a packed house thanks to Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed’s fifty-plus scores.
With significant wickets of Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the powerplay overs, Pakistani pacers got off to a strong start. Suryakumar Yadav, an in-form hitter, was bowled by Haris Rauf for just 15 runs. Giving Pakistan the advantage in the match.
However, Virat Kohli, a former captain of India. He delivered one of his best T20I innings to save his team from defeat. While assisting India in scoring the seemingly impossible 48 runs in the final three overs. Kohli struck an undefeated 82 runs off 53 balls.
He hit two back-to-back sixes on Rauf’s final two deliveries in the 19th over. And a massive six on Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery in the final over.
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Virat Kohli has been formally declared the Player of the Match. As if there was ever any chance that anyone may have any doubts at all. Since India crossed the finish line, we all knew who was going to win the honor, to be completely honest.
India’s T20 World Cup campaign gets off to a memorable and successful start. That with a thrilling victory over archrival and neighboring Pakistan. That concludes the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Super-12 game, people.
On the final ball of the match, India narrowly defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets in a magnificent roller-coaster ride. The match had it everything, from Arshdeep Singh’s brilliant start to Virat Kohli’s dramatic climax. We hope you enjoyed our reporting.
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