R of Colombo. A high-voltage match of the T20 World Cup is being played between India and Pakistan today at the Premadasa Stadium. Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team has set a challenging target of 175 runs for Pakistan. In response, Pakistan team looked helpless in front of the Indian bowlers and by the end of the power play, their four main batsmen had returned to the pavilion for just 38 runs.
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Ishan Kishan’s stormy batting condition
In today’s match, Ishan Kishan forced the audience present in the stadium to dance with his batting. Facing only 40 balls, he played an explosive inning of 77 runs, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from him, captain Suryakumar Yadav made an important contribution of 32 runs and Shivam Dubey made an important contribution of 27 runs. Considering the spin and slow pace on the Colombo pitch, the score of 175 runs is considered quite strong.
Pakistan bowed before Indian bowlers
Pakistan had a very bad start while chasing the target of 176 runs. Jasprit Bumrah broke the back of Pakistan by dismissing Sam Ayub and captain Salman Aga in the same over. At the same time, Hardik Pandya has strengthened India’s hold on the match by dismissing Sahibzada Farhan and Akshar Patel by dismissing star batsman Babar Azam (5 runs). Half of Pakistan’s batting lineup has faltered in the first 6 overs.
Controversies and other information related to the match
Apart from cricket, some controversies were also discussed during the match. At the time of the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistani captain Salman Aga, due to which there is a lot of talk on social media. Let us tell you that this match is very important for securing a place in the Super-8. Earlier, Pakistan had also threatened to boycott this tournament, but in the end they agreed to play. Currently the match is being telecasted on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.