Kohli was quick to offer his congratulations to Rizwan and Babar, with the two captains sharing a hug, before the players ran to their teammates to celebrate together. Rizwan was equally hard-hitting, taking Pakistan to the brink of victory by hitting Mohammad Shami for a six and two fours in consecutive balls. They flayed the bowling all around the ground and their running - not always a strong suit of Pakistan - was good, both players aware to quick singles.īabar went to his 41-ball half-century with a towering six off Varun Chakravarthy, with the 13th over of the run chase disappearing for 16 runs. The tone was set from the third ball of the reply, when Rizwan swatted a six into the stands, and he and Babar rarely looked troubled. Not only was history against them, but Pakistan have had a tumultuous build-up to the World Cup, with coaches stepping down and England and New Zealand withdrawing from tours of the country.īut this win will be scarcely believable for Pakistan fans, who remained until the very end in Dubai as the India supporters filtered out. But no-one could have envisioned a victory this big. Virat Kohli congratulated Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan on their victory Pakistan change history Pakistan shared a huddle at the end of the innings as they soaked in what is a remarkable win. They saw Pakistan produce a brilliant batting performance to stun India, one of the tournament favourites, and overturn their long history of losing to India at major events. There was a packed stadium in Dubai for the first meeting between these two sides since the 2019 World Cup.īollywood stars and former players were among the crowd, who never let up on the noise. It is the first time Pakistan have won a T20 by 10 wickets - and the first time India have lost one by such a margin. Virat Kohli had earlier made 57 to anchor India in their 151-7, despite a thrilling 3-31 from fast bowler Shaheen Afridi. The way our batters have been performing over the last couple of months, I am confident that they will perform in the game against India as well.Both players leapt into the air after Babar hit the winning runs before the team came together to celebrate a famous night in Pakistan's cricket history. We are very confident about the event and matches coming forward,” said Azam.įurthermore, elaborating on the main strengths of this Pakistani side that will be taking on Team India who are one of the favourites to win the ICC World T20 2021 tournament, Azam opined: We shouldn’t be thinking too much about the past. “It is important to keep things simple and stick to the basics. Speaking on Pakistan's dismal track record against India, having lost 12 matches to their Asian neighbours in ODIs and T20Is formats, the 27-year-old captain responded by saying:
It seems that the tables have turned now and he won't be featuring in the main squad against India tomorrow night. It is noteworthy to recall that Sarfaraz was the last Pakistan captain to lead the Pakistani team to a major victory, defeating Virat Kohli’s Indian side in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. That’s why we have opted for this final 12,” said Azam during the virtual media interaction ahead of possibly the biggest World Cup T20I in international cricket. But we considered best XI for this match as Shoaib Malik also plays spin very well. "Sarfaraz is a good player of spin and has good confidence of playing against India. While Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has shown his faith in veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik over the likes of former captain and wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed in his final 12, he briefed the media by saying that Pakistan considered their best XI to take the field against India on Sunday. Pakistan's 12 for their #T20WorldCup opener against India.
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