India (148/5) defeat Pakistan (147) by 5 wickets in the 2nd Match of the ACC Asia Cup

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Hardik know he can hit a six even one ball left ,that the confidence he has these day

But you didn't have that confidence and thought Pakistan will win by 3 runs.

 

[castortroy]

India have players like jadeja and pandya whereas pak have useless batters like asif and co

 

[Mp812]

Oh boy. Hardik probalbly hasput BvB on depression pills with his performance

 

[Smbhayi]

comentators calling it a comeback from last year lol

nawaz bowled it short there

Hardik absolutely smashed previous delivery that's why..

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan gave around 10 tuns in the field.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Awesome game. And India Pakistan classic. Well played Pakistan they nearly pulled it off

 

[Marooned]

Our fielding and Rauf over cost Pakistan.

Physical fitness imo was a big factor. Let's hope we get into better shape.

 

[sweep_shot]

Congratulations, India.

A classic T20 game. Crowd got their money's worth.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Magnificent fast bowling by Pakistan despite injuries. They almost pulled off an impossible here. Defending an under par total.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

India vs Pakistan - the greatest sports rivlary

 

[Rajdeep]

Happy India won...extremely well played Pakistan too.

But hopefully Pandya has shut up that troll now

 

[Zerotohero]

Oh boy. Hardik probalbly hasput BvB on depression pills with his performance

Don't worry he will say these are lucky runs or bad bowling but never give pandya the credit he is due

 

[IAJ]

Proud of the bowlers today. They kept Pakistan in the game.

Pakistan should have gone in with Hassan Ali, needed a 4the seamer.

Crap batting, good bowling.

Pandya the difference. He is just too good with the bat.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Manjrekar vs Jadeja twitter battle is epic lol so interesting to see their conversation

 

[fitCricFan]

A great match. Pakistan's batting let them down but nevertheless an excellent game

 

[Geil]

10 runs of the last over of Dahani, 11 runs in the last over by Naseem and 14 runs in the last over of Rauf, smart batting by India at the end there, Pak bowlers always going to leak runs at he end, when the heat is on, Pakk fails

 

[Major]

well played Dandya. Pakistan took a gamble with Nawaz. Someone bowling the last over should be a person who is accurate. THis was the repeat of the Ajmal vs Hussey. Yes Nawaz bowled well but at the end we lost the game because the last ball was short and the batter being a quality player smashed it for six

 

[sindhiboy]

those 14 extras made the difference. and the fact that both naseem and haris were injured

 

[Varun]

Haha Manjrekar interviewing Jadeja: "First question you're okay talking to me right Jaddu?"

 

[castortroy]

When was the last time pak had a player like pandya?

 

[Sunzi]

Good effort considering a poor batting display, the cramping, the slow over rate, Nawaz left to bowl the last over.. Kohli drop.

Generally untidy. Few wides and misfields... decent fight... but much to bemoan really

 

[jnaveen1980]

It was a tight game until India got some freebie wides in crunch moments. Bowlers were cramping. Jadeja was losing the game for India.

 

[IAJ]

Proud of the bowlers today. They kept Pakistan in the game.

Pakistan should have gone in with Hassan Ali, needed a 4the seamer.

Crap batting, good bowling.

Pandya the difference. He is just too good with the bat.

 

[light]

Man what a nail bitter. Could have gone either way.

 

[Sunzi]

Good effort considering a poor batting display, the cramping, the slow over rate, Nawaz left to bowl the last over.. Kohli drop.

Generally untidy. Few wides and misfields... decent fight... but much to bemoan really

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Shaheen would have made a huge difference here.

 

[Geil]

well played Dandya. Pakistan took a gamble with Nawaz. Someone bowling the last over should be a person who is accurate. THis was the repeat of the Ajmal vs Hussey. Yes Nawaz bowled well but at the end we lost the game because the last ball was short and the batter being a quality player smashed it for six

Doesnt matter really, who ever was bowling the last over, Ind would have chased it because u know Pak will fail under pressure

 

[QalandarFan]

This is actually not a bad loss at all, I feel if we play India in Australia in October we will definitely beat them.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Good effort considering a poor batting display, the cramping, the slow over rate, Nawaz left to bowl the last over.. Kohli drop.

Generally untidy. Few wides and misfields... decent fight... but much to bemoan really

Pretty much summed it up, still feel Kohli drop was the biggest factor, have screws been tightened then, it wouldn't have played out the way it did.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Firebat]

Another brilliant installment of cricket's greatest rivalry. Small margins in elite sport.

 

[Front Foot Pull]

poor poor batting approach from the indian top order. why go back from the attacking style of the last year or so.

 

[MenInG]

Good effort considering a poor batting display, the cramping, the slow over rate, Nawaz left to bowl the last over.. Kohli drop.

Generally untidy. Few wides and misfields... decent fight... but much to bemoan really

Pakistan fitness in these conditions is a problem.

 

[Titan24]

What a match. Top performance from Naseem and Nawaz. Shadab was economical as well. Considering lack of experience in bowling that was a great fight back with the ball.

Hardik delivered with both bat and ball today. Kudos to him.

 

[Mp812]

Shaheen would have made a huge difference here.

Lol sure he would have.

 

[Geil]

This was the real good Ind Pak match, a close game, pressure at the end there, and u now who wins when there is a close game

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Shaheen would have made a huge difference here.

The difference between Shaheen and Dhani/Rauf is night and day.

Pakistan made it very close despite a lot of things going wrong.

Pakistan have every chance to win vs India later in the tourney. A very entertaining match all-round. That said Bumrah vs Avesh Khan is hardly a contest either.

 

[Devadwal]

But you didn't have that confidence and thought Pakistan will win by 3 runs.

Dil m kisi time pe ye ni tha ki match harenge .bus toda maje leke match dekhna tha .

 

[Major]

Doesnt matter really, who ever was bowling the last over, Ind would have chased it because u know Pak will fail under pressure

nope.

Your final over bowler needs to be someone who is accurate. Littlest mistakes cost the game.

India won with 2 balls left, Pakistan took them to the depth

 

[Devadwal]

Shaheen would have made a huge difference here.

Rahul ko ya to shahen out karta ya Naseem. 2 bar usko out todi karte

 

[Titan24]

This was the real good Ind Pak match, a close game, pressure at the end there, and u now who wins when there is a close game

Which previous close games do you remember?

Afridi vs Ashwin, Pak won. This could have gone either ways.

Not sure which games are you talking about as reference. ICC tournament ones have been mostly one sided and not close contests.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Both teams were ultra scratchy with bat. Bowled well. Fielding was poor from both. pakistan was slightly better. Average show overall by both sides which somehow was the reason why this became a nailbiter.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

What a performance by Pandya.
A certain poster here got a beating of a lifetime .

 

[Savak]

India handled pressure better than Pakistan. The quality of their middle lower order was clear. India is a battle hardened team.

They played to their actual potential. On potential they should beat Pakistan 9 times out of ten.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Jadeja will nudge the spinners around. Good tactic

Great move by Dravid and co.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I think Pakistan will surprise us later in the tournament. The more they play against this strong Indian team, the better and confident they will get. They gifted their wickets away, were bowling wides, sloppy in the field and their 2 main bowlers got cramps. That jaddu six on Naseem's bowling was the turning point of this match. Pakistan didn't recover after that.

 

[Devadwal]

Proud of the bowlers today. They kept Pakistan in the game.

Pakistan should have gone in with Hassan Ali, needed a 4the seamer.

Crap batting, good bowling.

Pandya the difference. He is just too good with the bat.

Pakistan bowlers were magnificent .they only have 147 runs to defend which they just missed due to hardik brilliance batting .match lost due to Pakistan middle ordere batting

 

[Usman Chadda]

Haris Rauf has to be the dumbest piece of trash we have as a player. Same length every ball at the death

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

nope.

Your final over bowler needs to be someone who is accurate. Littlest mistakes cost the game.

India won with 2 balls left, Pakistan took them to the depth

Naseem got cramps and I think Rauf as well else they could have closed the game. Awesome effort though from this young attack. Congratulations Pakistan really played well. Tough luck. I am happy for India win but that bowling effort was spectacular and only Pakistan pacers can produce such magic

 

[Titan24]

Pak getting penalty of having only 4 fielders around in last 3 overs was pretty crucial as well. Management needs to keep that in check going forward in the tournament.

 

[Rohan]

I think Pakistan will surprise us later in the tournament. The more they play against this strong Indian team, the better and confident they will get. They gifted their wickets away, were bowling wides, sloppy in the field and their 2 main bowlers got cramps. That jaddu six on Naseem's bowling was the turning point of this match. Pakistan didn't recover after that.

Two kind words for Pandya too, please!!!

 

[JaDed]

I think Pakistan will surprise us later in the tournament. The more they play against this strong Indian team, the better and confident they will get. They gifted their wickets away, were bowling wides, sloppy in the field and their 2 main bowlers got cramps. That jaddu six on Naseem's bowling was the turning point of this match. Pakistan didn't recover after that.

Actually I’m going to say the same about India, I feel the more India plays against their seamers the more accustomed we will get.

We need to face Naseem and Shaheen more to get accustomed.

 

[Geil]

nope.

Your final over bowler needs to be someone who is accurate. Littlest mistakes cost the game.

India won with 2 balls left, Pakistan took them to the depth

Yes ur right, someone needs to be accurate, I don't think so Pak bowlers can bowl accurately in these close crunch games

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I think Pakistan will surprise us later in the tournament. The more they play against this strong Indian team, the better and confident they will get. They gifted their wickets away, were bowling wides, sloppy in the field and their 2 main bowlers got cramps. That jaddu six on Naseem's bowling was the turning point of this match. Pakistan didn't recover after that.

The kid was struggling... Pitching outside leg robbed him off a plumb lbw decision that was give out by on-field umpire.. Sometimes this DRS can be the villain..

 

[rhony]

Those wides at the end and Babar's misfield probably lost the game for Pak. It was close because teams haven't adjusted to the pitch. Pak bowling is good. Naseem and Pandya are the reason why the game seemed good quality. Otherwise it's awkward batting by both sides and not getting adjusted to the pitch. Hopefully they will going forward.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I like how some trolls randomly come out of nowhere (after an Indian win ofcourse) and start calling a regular and experienced poster of this forum a 'troll'.

 

[Major]

rohit sharma speaks good english

 

[PakPremi]

Good game especially due to Pakistani bowlers, and that too despite cramping up along with Rizwan. Pakistan only have 3 batsmen, the rest are pretenders. Why not have pace bowling all rounder instead of useless Khushdil and Iftikhar.

 

[Devadwal]

Pak getting penalty of having only 4 fielders around in last 3 overs was pretty crucial as well. Management needs to keep that in check going forward in the tournament.

India also bowled with 4 fielders outside Circle for last 3 over in Pakistan inning

 

[dildilpak]

Pak getting penalty of having only 4 fielders around in last 3 overs was pretty crucial as well. Management needs to keep that in check going forward in the tournament.

Think that was a wash as both teams were similarly penalized. I think the Dubai heat played a part in that.

 

[Geil]

Pak getting penalty of having only 4 fielders around in last 3 overs was pretty crucial as well. Management needs to keep that in check going forward in the tournament.

I feel that was very smart by India by not bein flashy and gifting wickets like how Pak did at the end, very smartly done by India by taking it till the end and winning it.

I dont expect such thing from Pak, they could be incredible individual performance but not smart play from PAK

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Two kind words for Pandya too, please!!!

Will that make your day? Are you that desperate?

 

[Thephenom]

Too many Pakistani batsmen fell for the short ball, leave them and that would of been at least 5-6 extra runs

 

[Rohan]

I like how some trolls randomly come out of nowhere (after an Indian win ofcourse) and start calling a regular and experienced poster of this forum a 'troll'.

Self-proclaimed “regular and experienced” poster does not mean having good/great cricketing IQ

Say with me, “Pandya played well”

 

[Geil]

Which previous close games do you remember?

Afridi vs Ashwin, Pak won. This could have gone either ways.

Not sure which games are you talking about as reference. ICC tournament ones have been mostly one sided and not close contests.

The games like semi-Final against Australia comes in my mind, my point is when there is a close game, it is highly likely that Pak will win

 

[Rohan]

Will that make your day? Are you that desperate?

Did he play well??

 

[Ab Fan]

Good performance from both the teams. Pakistan showed that they are quality T20 sides and are no pushovers or one fluke match winners.

Hardik ultimately was the difference otherwise the game could have gone either way.

 

[Rohan]

All right guys, off to celebrate the win.
Enjoy!!!

 

[Titan24]

The games like semi-Final against Australia comes in my mind, my point is when there is a close game, it is highly likely that Pak will lose

It’s mainly due to lack of experience. Excluding Shadab in T20Is, Bhuvi alone has more experience than entire Pak currently available bowling attack.

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Hardik Pandya produced a brilliant all-round performance to lead India to a tense win in the final over in India's opening game of Asia Cup 2022 against Pakistan.

India keep Pakistan quiet in the powerplay

India started off brilliantly with the ball with Bhuvneshwar Kumar hitting the right areas early on. While Mohammad Rizwan overturned an LBW decision against him and survived a caught-behind review from India, the early movement gave India hope.

Bhuvneshwar, however, resorted to the surprise short ball strategy to send back Babar Azam for 10 and give India the early wicket. Soon Fakhar Zaman walked off, having felt a nick to a short one from Avesh Khan, to hand India the advantage in the Powerplay.

Rizwan rebuilds, but Hardik Pandya dents Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan found able support from Iftikhar Ahmed and the duo rebuilt for Pakistan in a promising partnership. Iftikhar found the fence a few times and even hit a six off Yuzvendra Chahal, but Hardik Pandya brought India back into the game with a double strike.

He first had Iftikhar caught behind with a sharp bouncer to break the partnership and then went on to dismiss Rizwan and Khushdil Shah in the space of three balls in the next over to leave Pakistan reeling at 97/5, the short ball ploy clearly putting Pakistan in an uncomfortable situation.

Late flourish from Pakistan

After 17 overs, Pakistan still had just 114 on board, and they lost Mohammad Nawaz off the first ball of the next over, but Haris Rauf and Shahnawaz Dahani gave them a fighting total with some lusty blows towards the end.

33 runs came off the last three overs as Pakistan put up a competitive total on a tricky wicket in Dubai. With 147 on board, it was still quite a task to stop India's star-studded batting line-up.

Naseem Shah offers promising sign of future for Pakistan

Naseem Shah, who was making his T20I debut, after an impressive showing in the Netherlands in the ODIs, gave India an early jolt when he sent back KL Rahul for a golden duck with a pacy delivery that took the inside edge onto the stumps.

While it was Rohit Sharma who fell for a duck in the first over in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup fixture last year between these sides, it was Rahul this time that left India in early trouble. Naseem's rise offers Pakistan several options ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

Virat Kohli walked in at No.3 and survived a dropped catch two balls later, but went on to cash in on his slice of luck as Rohit settled in. Kohli remained a tad edgy, but his intent ensured India were out of the rut. But before the budding stand with Rohit could bloom in full, Pakistan struck again, this time with Mohammad Nawaz.

Nawaz strikes twice

Nawaz struck with the wicket of Rohit Sharma shortly after the batter had smashed him for a six and the breakthrough put Pakistan back in the contest. It soon tilted the game further when Kohli chipped a simple catch to long off in the 10th over, giving Nawaz his second wicket of the night.

The twin blow had come at a bad time for India with the duo having settled down well on a tacky wicket. Pakistan went on to stifle India with tight lines and India could not quite break the shackles despite the promotion of the left-handed Ravindra Jadeja, and the ICC No.2 ranked T20I batter, Suryakumar Yadav joining hands.

Pandya show again

Pandya walked in with India losing Suryakumar to a superb delivery from the impressive Naseem. With 59 needed off 34 balls, Pandya turned the momentum around in brilliant fashion.

He crunched a four off Naseem later in the over, but then played through two good overs to move to 14 off 10 balls. Jadeja, meanwhile, helped India back with a four and a six off the 18th over bowled by Naseem.

Pandya then turned it around India's way with three fours in the penultimate over to leave India with just seven to win off the final over. Nawaz pushed the game till the end, sending back Jadeja off the first ball of the final over, but Pandya sealed the game with a six off the fourth ball of the over to seal a win for India.

The crucial win gave India vital points in the Asia Cup, with the tournament acting a prelude to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup two months later in Australia.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2766956

 

[Titan24]

India also bowled with 4 fielders outside Circle for last 3 over in Pakistan inning

Didn’t realize that. Still more tough while you defending a total under pressure so something teams would need to look out for

 

[Rana]

Might as well pick Hassan instead of Khushdil or Asif Ali

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Good game especially due to Pakistani bowlers, and that too despite cramping up along with Rizwan. Pakistan only have 3 batsmen, the rest are pretenders. Why not have pace bowling all rounder instead of useless Khushdil and Iftikhar.

they dont have one.. the cupboard is empty...

but having said that they will lose more games if they continue with Iftikhar, Khushdil and Asif ali...


They can win games against AFG , BAN and SRL but not against top tier teams.

 

[Zerotohero]

Oh boy. Hardik probalbly hasput BvB on depression pills with his performance

Self-proclaimed “regular and experienced” poster does not mean having good/great cricketing IQ

Say with me, “Pandya played well”

Yup like RG saying he is the best fit for PM post.

 

[prisha]

I hope they get rid of rahul, what an absolute waste of a spot in team

 

[Geil]

It’s mainly due to lack of experience. Excluding Shadab in T20Is, Bhuvi alone has more experience than entire Pak currently available bowling attack.

I think its more with being aware and sharp on the field and making the right decisions on the field and making a good plan before the game, I dont see that with PAK team,

Pak has good players but they are not guided rightly by whoever takes those decisions be it coach, captain

 

[Anis Shivani]

Yes Rauf was bad, but ultimately it's the unresolved problem of the three dud bats in the middle.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Helluva match and can't believe Pakistan bowled well enough to take this match to the last couple of balls.

Disappointing to come up short but our bowlers getting cramps and the over rate penalty... unfortunately, that was the difference maker. Fantastic to watch Naseem bowl his heart out - a memorable spell for him.

Pakistan will need to fix its middle order issues. That's where they lost the game and I hope Haider replaces Khushdil in the next match.

 

[Zerotohero]

Rahul is the weakest link, either better to make pant open and retain same batting order. Hooda to replace avesh Khan. It will add more depth to batting and he can bowl a few overs