Everyone was expecting a tight contest between Shaheen Afridi and Indian batters, but the Indian skipper attacked on the very first ball and showcased his intent of scoring runs quickly. India completed the target in 31 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Impact of Rohit Sharma’s knock
His knocks were very impactful. At the start, Indian batters never let Pakistan bowlers set their line and length. They could have created problems for the Indian batting lineup, but the veteran batter attacked right from the first ball. He attacked every bowler on the attack; the 36-year-old never let the opposition bowlers set their line and length. He scored 86 runs on just 63 balls with the help of six sixes and six fours.
Review of the match IND vs PAK in the ICC World Cup 2023
The Men in Blue won the toss and decided to bowl first at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shubman Gill made his comeback to the side, with Ishan Kishan leaving out of the playing eleven. India picked their first wicket at the score of 41, and a nice stand between Babar Azam and Rizwan smelled a big target on the board, but suddenly Babar Azam missed the stump line delivery of Siraj that took off his off stump.
Jasprit Bumrah trapped Mohammed Rizwan with an off-cut. The Pakistan team kept losing wickets at regular intervals and bowled out 191.
Rohit Sharma sent the first ball of the inning for a four; on the other hand, Shubman Gill showed his class while playing through the offside, but unfortunately he could not stretch his classy batting. The skipper was looking at the song; he was scoring very fluently. Virat Kohli went early in the dressing room, and Shreyas Iyer also shared a treat with Rohit Sharma to score a stunning half century.
He remained unbeaten till the end, along with Kl Rahul, and won the match for India with plenty of overs to his left and seven wickets in hand. The Pakistan team looked off-color in every department of the game.
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