The Males in Blue had a fantastic begin within the World Cup 2023 recreation in opposition to Pakistan on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The Indian bowlers restricted the Males in Inexperienced to only 191 runs. Rohit Sharma gained the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first on the world’s largest stadium. Pakistahj batters had a very good begin with Shafique and Imam constructing a very good stand.
However then Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj helped the hosts with their first breakthrough within the type of Shafique. Not solely Siraj however the entire bowling unit performed an important position in limiting Pakistan to a below-average whole of 191 runs in 42.5 overs.
It was the Pakistan skipper who was the one one to face with the bat, scoring fifty runs. However Siraj chipped in and eliminated him within the thirtieth over of the sport. After witnessing Babar’s dismissal, Indian followers went loopy together with the well-known Bollywood singer Arijit Singh. Within the video that’s doing rounds on social media, Arjit was noticed waving his t-shirt from the stands to rejoice Babar’s wicket.
Arijit Singh loved that wicket😂#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/GfC1q8aTZp
— Umpire (@XTweetsCricket) October 14, 2023
@arijitsingh dance in Ahmedabad #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/gowBqaKCrE
— SANJAY ARYA (@aryasanjay173) October 14, 2023
That is additionally Pakistan’s lowest whole in opposition to India on the subject of the ODI World Cup after they have been bundled out for 180 runs again in 1999.
Left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav additionally bowled nicely, choosing up two wickets after conceding 35 runs. He eliminated Saud Shakeel (6) and Iftikhar Ahmed (4) in fast succession.
Throughout the time of the toss, Babar Azam mentioned, “We additionally wished to bowl first. Now we have had good two wins, and momentum and confidence is excessive. Jam-packed stadium, we are going to get pleasure from it. We wish to be good within the subject, we had a few good apply periods. Identical group for us”.