IND vs PAK, Innings Highlights: India has scored 266 runs while batting first in the third match of Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan. After winning the toss, the Indian team, which came out to bat first, lost its 4 wickets till the score of 66 at one time. From here, Ishaan Kishan and Hardik Pandya handled the innings by sharing a century partnership for the fifth wicket. Shaheen Afridi took 4 wickets while Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf took 3-3 wickets in this match for Pakistan.
Shaheen Afridi gave 2 big shocks to India, 4 batsmen returned till the score of 66
Indian captain Rohit Sharma decided to bat first after winning the toss in this match. For the first 4 overs, the pair of Rohit and Gill took the score to 15 runs while playing carefully. After this, due to rain, the game had to be stopped for about 20 minutes. With the resumption of the match, the Indian team got two major setbacks in the form of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Afridi first bowled Rohit Sharma on his brilliant inswing ball and gave the first blow to India. After this Afridi bowled Virat Kohli and dropped 2 wickets on the score of 27. After this, Shreyas Iyer, who came out to bat, tried to score runs as soon as he came, but on a personal score of 14, he became the victim of Haris Rauf. After Team India got the fourth blow in the form of Shubman Gill on the score of 66, the pressure of Pakistani bowlers was clearly visible.
Ishaan Kishan and Hardik Pandya handled the innings of the Indian team
Ishaan Kishan and Hardik Pandya handled the innings of the Indian team, which lost 4 wickets on the score of 66. Together, where both kept the run pace fast, the score soon crossed 100. Ishaan completed his fourth consecutive half-century in ODIs. Hardik Pandya also supported Ishaan Kishan while attacking the Pakistani bowlers. There was a 138-run partnership between the two for the fifth wicket. Ishaan Kishan became the victim of Haris Rauf by playing an innings of 82 runs in this match.
Indian innings reduced as Hardik returns to the pavilion
After the dismissal of Ishaan Kishan, Hardik Pandya got the support of Ravindra Jadeja. A 35-run partnership was seen between the two for the sixth wicket. Everyone expected that Hardik would be able to complete a century in this match, but on a personal score of 87, Shaheen Afridi sent Hardik to the pavilion, making Hardik his victim. After this Ravindra Jadeja was also dismissed after scoring 14 runs.
Shardul Thakur could not show any special feat with the bat and got out after scoring 3 runs. A 19-run partnership was seen for the 9th wicket between Jaspreet Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav. Bumrah played an inning of 16 runs in 14 balls in this match. Indian team’s innings got reduced to 266 runs in 48.5 overs in this match. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi took 4 while Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah got 3-3 wickets.
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