India gave Pakistan a decisive victory and made the recruits happy by giving them a Diwali gift. With a tremendous twist and turn in the last over, India turned the game of defeat into a win and by giving a Diwali gift to the cricket lovers, India has opened the account in the T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan.
Virat-Hardik’s partnership of 113 runs
Team India has got a target of 160 runs in this high voltage match of this T20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In which the team lost the first wicket in the form of KL Rahul. However, Virat Kaholi and Hardik Pandya had to give victory to India after listening to the bat on the crease. Virat and Hardik registered a partnership of 113 runs. Virat scored a personal score of 82 runs and was declared the man of the match. 68 runs were required off the last 25 balls, but Hardik was dismissed on 40 runs and with that the partnership ended for both players.
Virat Kohli bowls India to victory in the last over, Pakistan lose
India had to score 160 runs to win against Pakistan, which the Indian team achieved in the last ball. Virat Kohli played an important role in India’s victory by playing an unbeaten innings of 82 runs. Hardik Pandya also played a useful innings of 40 runs. Earlier, the Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly in the opening overs and middle overs of the match, due to which Pakistan could only reach the score of 159 runs. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya proved to be very effective in bowling for the Indian team. Under the leadership of captain Rohit Sharma, Team India is entering a World Cup for the first time. In the last T20 World Cup, India lost by 10 wickets to Pakistan. In such a situation, team India will now want to take revenge by washing this army of Babar Azam in Melbourne. Team India has not won a T20 World Cup for 15 years, so it is necessary to fulfill this dream as well.
India win by 4 wickets
Team India beat Pakistan by four wickets in a thrilling match. The hero of the Indian team’s victory was Virat Kohli who played an unbeaten innings of 82 runs off 53 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin hit a four off the last ball to give India the win. With this win, India avenged their defeat in last year’s World Cup. India did not start well and lost the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul early. After this, India’s Suryakumar and Akshar Patel also failed to perform, due to which India’s score was reduced to 31 runs for 4 wickets. Then a century partnership of 113 runs between Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya helped India win the match. Kohli hit six fours and four sixes in his innings. Along with this, Hardik Pandya played an innings of 40 runs.