PAK: 129/0 in 10 overs, It’s 50 for both openers. It been 15 overs and Pakistan has not lost any wicket.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have gotten Pakistan off to a brisk start in Dubai. The duo guided the side to 120/0 after 15 overs. Mohd Rizwan is at 56 runs in 44 balls, with the help 3 fours and 2 sixes and Babar Azam is at 62 in just 46 balls, with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl against India in a Super 12 match in Dubai.
It seems like Shahid Afridi warning has proved true and India really underestimated Pakistan.
Virat Kohli (57 off 49 balls) and Rishabh Pant (39 off 30 balls) were instrumental in carrying India to 151/7 in 20 overs against archrivals Pakistan in their opening match, however, Afridi’s stunning deliveries got Pakistan off to a flier, after Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Shaheen Shah Afridi at the start of the match had set the stage for Pakistan as he knocked off the Indian openers – Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Virat Kohli was holding the ground for team India, but his innings too came to an end at the hands of Afridi, who was at his best today.
Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi