Asia Cup cricket: Pakistan beat India in thrilling Super 4 finish | Cricket News
Pakistan trailed India on the penultimate ball of the match by five clearances.
Mohammad Rizwan scored the highest with 71 as Pakistan beat India with 5 goals in the opening Super Four of the Asia Cup.
Chasing 182 to win, a 73rd stand between left-handed Rizwan and 42-year-old Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan hit their goal with a spare ball in Dubai on Sunday, the second time the two sides have met. together for a week after not playing for almost a year.
Rizwan was sidelined after half a century in a row in his 17th game but Khushdil Shah, with a 14-match unbeaten streak and Asif Ali, who made 16 from eight tackles, ensured Pakistan took the lead. Arshdeep Singh.
Paying off after Arshdeep beat the third with ease, Asif hit six and two rounds before falling, with two balls left, for Iftikhar Ahmed to beat the remaining two runs.
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Prior to that, Virat Kohli’s 60 guided India to 181 sevens after being asked by Babar Azam to beat first.
Kohli, who hit 60 out of 44 balls before being eliminated in the final, helped India survive middle-class stuttering to register for the total competition.
He reached his 32nd half-century in 36 balls with a six-beat bowler Mohammad Hasnain while chanting “Kohli, Kohli” at a crowded stadium.
Foot skater Shadab Khan featured a 2 for 31 from his 4 passes.
“It was a high pressure game and you can’t let anything go by,” said India captain Rohit Sharma after the game.
“When there is a collaboration in between with Rizwan and Nawaz, we remain calm and confident [in ourselves], but the partnership went on longer than we expected and they played brilliantly. There will be times when things don’t go according to plan but I believe in the potential of [younger] you.
“It’s a good learning experience when you play games like this. Normally, 180 is a good score on any court but if you don’t use the mids, it’s always going to be tough.”