T20 World Cup: India beat Pakistan yet again to se...

India continued their T20 World Cup dominance of Pakistan with a thumping 61-run victory in Colombo sealing the defending champions and event favourites’ spot within the Tremendous 8s.

India – who rolled Pakistan for 114 in a chase of 176 – have gained eight of their 9 video games towards their rivals throughout all editions of this competitors, and 16 from 17 if 50-over World Cups are additionally included, with the one blemish a 10-wicket drubbing in Dubai in 2021.

This newest fixture between the cricketing heavyweights solely occurred after Pakistan reversed their determination to boycott, having initially mentioned they’d not play in response to the ICC’s determination to take away Bangladesh from the occasion for refusing to journey to India.

Ultimately, the outcome was acquainted, with Hardik Pandya (2-16) clinching India’s triumph when he cleaned up Usman Tariq for a duck after two dropped catches earlier within the 18th over.

India posted 175-7 after shedding the toss – at which there have been no captains’ handshakes, similar to in final yr’s Asia Cup – as Ishan Kishan pumped 77 from 40 balls on the high of the order.

Pakistan, for whom spinner Saim Ayub bagged 3-25 and got here ever so near a hat-trick within the fifteenth over, suffered a dreadful begin to the chase, plummeting to 13-3 in two overs with Saim (6) pinned lbw by Jasprit Bumrah (2-17) one ball after smoking a six.

Pakistan subsided in reply amid a blizzard of rash photographs as they suffered a primary lack of the World Cup after wins over Netherlands and USA, though they are going to guide a Tremendous 8s spot in the event that they keep away from an upset towards Namibia in Colombo on Wednesday (9.30am UK).

India have three victories from as many matches after labouring previous USA and thrashing Namibia, with Suryakumar Yadav’s males to conclude spherical one towards Netherlands in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (1.30pm UK).

Batter Kishan and bowling assault drive India to complete win

India – co-hosting this event with Sri Lanka – raced to 51-1 of their powerplay as Kishan clubbed boundaries, predominantly by means of the leg-side, after opening associate Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a second successive T20 worldwide duck having additionally failed to attain within the victory over USA on the primary weekend.

Pakistan, in stark distinction, have been 38-4 from six overs within the chase, with Sahibzada Farhan (0) holing out off Hardik Bumrah eradicating Saim and Salman Agha (4), and Axar Patel castling Babar Azam (5).

The highest-order meltdown got here after Pakistan had fought again with the ball as soon as Saim bowled Kishan with a sharply-turning supply within the ninth over – Kishan trudging off having cracked 10 fours and three sixes and reached fifty from 27 balls.

Saim pinned Tilak Varma (25 off 24) lbw on the sweep within the fifteenth over earlier than Hardik was caught within the deep for a golden duck subsequent ball, whereas he then thought he had accomplished a hat-trick by nicking off Shivam Dube (27 off 17) just for a overview to indicate no edge.

Dube, Suryakumar (32 off 29) and Rinku Singh (11no off 4) took India to a successful whole, whereas unconventional Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq, who bowls after a protracted pause throughout his run-up, claimed 1-24, having Suryakumar pouched within the deep.

Usman Khan (44 of 34) gave Pakistan slender hope within the chase after the woeful starting however when he was stumped off Axar to make it 73-5, and two additional wickets shortly adopted, the sport was all however up.

India spinner Varun Chakravarthy (2-17) then struck twice in as many balls within the sixteenth over – he reviewed for a hat-trick to no avail – earlier than Hardik had the ultimate say and the gamers left the sector with out shaking fingers.

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