Team India had a dreamy begin to their Cricket World Cup 2023 match in opposition to Pakistan as they bundled out the guests for 191. Asked to bat first, Pakistan began off the proceedings on be aware with Abdullah Shafique and Imam-Ul-Haq stitching partnership. However, Mohammed Siraj supplied the hosts with their first breakthrough within the type of Shafique. Later, your complete bowling unit contributed as Pakistan’s innings got here to an finish in simply 42.5 overs. Only skipper Babar Azam performed a good knock of fifty runs and supplied Pakistan with some hope. But, Siraj struck within the thirtieth over and clear bowled Babar.

The dismissal of the Pakistan skipper left each Indian fan, together with well-known Bollywood singer Arijit Singh excited. In a video going viral on social media, Arijit was seen waving his t-shirt from the stands, to have a good time Babar’s wicket.

Arijit Singh loved that wicket#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/GfC1q8aTZp

— Umpire (@XTweetsCricket) October 14, 2023

Talking in regards to the match, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah hoodwinked the Pakistan batters with semi-old ball and a bagful of methods as India restricted arch-rivals to a lowly 191 in 42.5 overs in a marquee World Cup conflict.

This is Pakistan’s second lowest rating in opposition to India in ODI World Cup after 180 all-out again in 1999.

The two new ball bowlers made the semi-new ball speak by altering the size and utilizing the wobbly seam to run via a circumspect middle-order and put India on the right track of their eighth victory in ODI World Cups.

Kuldeep Yadav‘s (2/35) function because the supporting protagonist was additionally laudable as he did his bit in eradicating Saud Shakeel (6) and Iftikhar Ahmed (4) in fast succession to hasten the slide.

Skipper Rohit Sharma‘s determination to bowl first after successful the toss might need raised a number of eye-brows however the Indian group at all times had issues underneath management regardless of a 72-run third wicket stand between skipper Babar Azam (50 off 58 balls) and Mohammed Rizwan (49 off 69 balls).

It was a matter of 1 wicket and as soon as Siraj (2/50) received one to only transfer in a shade from a shorter size, the Pakistan skipper misjudged it utterly and remained rooted to his crease attempting to steer it to 3rd man.

The sound of timber was what 100,000 at Motera wished to listen to.

Rizwan, on cusp of his half-century received a wobbly seam gradual off-cutter from Bumrah (2/19 in 7 overs), that entered via the hole between bat and pad as Pakistan’s resistance ended at that second.

While Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique (20) and Imam ul Haque (36) had began off effectively with 41 on the board, Siraj saved one on three quarter size and received that to dart in, catching the previous plumb in-front.

(With PTI Inputs)